Willie Grace vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Sam Mertes are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .720) and slugging (.398 vs .367). Willie Grace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .346). By the career numbers, Sam Mertes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Sam Mertes

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
155.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47.65
73.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47
72.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
88
135.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
55.22
85.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.88
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Sam Mertes

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Willie Grace and Sam Mertes

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
34.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.64
36.64