Sam Hentges vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Sam Hentges
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Hentges as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Hentges led in home run suppression (HR9+ 206 vs 111), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 82). Role difference aside, Sam Hentges holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sam Hentges and Jose Mercedes

Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
7.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
206.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
8.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
9.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
38.19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.05
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
34.58
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Sam Hentges and Jose Mercedes

Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
7.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
206.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Hentges and Jose Mercedes

Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
100800
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
145
4350
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hentges
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA