Bob Lennon vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Bob Lennon
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Lennon. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .449) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .221). Bob Lennon had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Mertes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Lennon and Sam Mertes

Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
268.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
557.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
91.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.46
31.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
23.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
183.53
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Lennon and Sam Mertes

Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lennon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Lennon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0