Vance Law vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Vance Law
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Sam Mertes holds a real edge over Vance Law in this comparison. Sam Mertes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 92), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 102). Vance Law held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 103 vs 98). The edge belongs to Sam Mertes.

Hitting Stats for Vance Law and Sam Mertes

Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
169.19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
4298
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3802
530.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
972
135.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
682
95.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
26.94
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
9.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
40.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
473.78
66.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
1430
199.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
1389
193.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
453
63.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
442
61.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
824
115.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
494.19
68.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
56.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
602
84.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
7.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
43
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
92
12.84
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
34
4.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
60
8.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Vance Law
Career
Per 600 PA
56.67
56.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Vance Law and Sam Mertes

Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
1.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
28404
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
9468
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
2.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4248
4.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4125
3.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.225
3.225
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.88
82.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Vance Law and Sam Mertes

Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
10.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Vance Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64