Matt Lawton vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Matt Lawton
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matt Lawton holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Matt Lawton led in contact rate (K%+ 143 vs 98), walk rate (BB%+ 146 vs 126), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 105). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 87). The edge belongs to Matt Lawton.

Hitting Stats for Matt Lawton and Sam Mertes

Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1334
143.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5570
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4763
513.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1273
137.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
851
91.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
28.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
14.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
45.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780.12
84.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
214.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2048
220.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
81.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
631
67.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
1249
134.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785.86
84.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
10.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
73.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
613
66.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
9.09
9.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.11
1.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
113
12.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
165
17.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
7.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
231
24.88
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Lawton and Sam Mertes

Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
1.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
1.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31384
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10461.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2595
2.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2696
2.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
2.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.133
2.133
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Lawton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Lawton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0