Cliff Lee vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Cliff Lee and Sam Mertes are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 101 for Cliff Lee, 105 for Sam Mertes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 113). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Sam Mertes

Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
181.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1718
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1583
552.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
165.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
112.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
30.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
28
9.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
53.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247.11
86.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
732
255.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
202.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
216
75.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
216
75.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
394
137.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266.86
93.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
104
36.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
64.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9.24
9.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
10.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.84
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
25
8.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Sam Mertes

Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31017
27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10339
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.708
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0