Earl Averill vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Earl Averill
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Earl Averill comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Earl Averill led in home run production (HR/PA+ 266 vs 175), slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 113), and contact rate (K%+ 120 vs 98). Sam Mertes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 118). Earl Averill was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Earl Averill and Sam Mertes

Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1668
138.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7215
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6353
528.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2019
167.9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
104.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
33.35
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
10.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
19.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
63.78
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1327.45
110.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3390
281.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2826
235.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1224
101.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
96.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
178.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1376
165.15
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1371.6
114.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
64.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
518
43.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
13.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
1.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
70
5.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
127
10.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
55.12
55.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Earl Averill and Sam Mertes

Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1589
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31017
27
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10339
9
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3969
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4210
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0