Eddie Lake vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Eddie Lake
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Lake holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Eddie Lake led in walk rate (BB%+ 167 vs 126), contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 98), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 105). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 100). The edge belongs to Eddie Lake.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Lake and Sam Mertes

Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
156.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
3199
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
2595
486.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
599
112.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
446
83.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
105
19.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
153
28.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
343.84
64.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
839
157.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1153
216.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
442
82.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
193
36.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
596
111.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
368.7
69.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
102.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
58.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
10.25
10.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
50
9.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
52
9.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
97
18.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
53.61
53.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Eddie Lake and Sam Mertes

Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31017
27
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10339
9
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3275
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.326
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Eddie Lake and Sam Mertes

Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
40.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Eddie Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Eddie Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64