Milt Laurent vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Milt Laurent
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Milt Laurent. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .593) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .278). 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 Milt Laurent and Sam Mertes

Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
156.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
739
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
543.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
157
127.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
40
32.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
65.01
52.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
211
171.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
197
159.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
90
73.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
80
64.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
167
135.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
71.55
58.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
36
29.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
16.68
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Milt Laurent and Sam Mertes

Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
2.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
2.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
4.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.751
3.751
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.78
88.78
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Milt Laurent and Sam Mertes

Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
6.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
11.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.45
11.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
40.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
7.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
37.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Milt Laurent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Milt Laurent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64