Tommy Leach vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Tommy Leach
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tommy Leach comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Tommy Leach led in home run production (HR/PA+ 271 vs 175), contact rate (K%+ 125 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 113). Sam Mertes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 119). Tommy Leach was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Leach and Sam Mertes

Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
142.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9051
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7959
527.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2143
142.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1642
108.85
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
17.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
11.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
4.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
33.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1132.07
75.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2942
195.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2995
198.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
89.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
53.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2102
139.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1232.65
81.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
54.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
666
44.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.59
13.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
15.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
361
23.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
0.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
375
24.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 600 PA
96.27
96.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tommy Leach and Sam Mertes

Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
0.67
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39972
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13324
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4008
2.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
1.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
0.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6927
4.68
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6468
4.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.063
3.063
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.64
46.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Leach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tommy Leach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0