Jim Lemon vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Jim Lemon
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-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 Jim Lemon in this comparison. Sam Mertes led in contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 60), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 98), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 101). Jim Lemon held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 200 vs 175). The edge belongs to Sam Mertes.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lemon and Sam Mertes

Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1010
156.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
3870
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3445
534.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
901
139.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
581
90.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
121
18.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
25.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
49.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
529.93
82.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1584
245.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
1282
198.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
446
69.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
529
82.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
811
125.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
536.42
83.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
56.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
787
122.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
73
11.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 600 PA
41.94
41.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Lemon and Sam Mertes

Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
1.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
1.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22654
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
2.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
2.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1857
2.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lemon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Lemon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0