Jim Lentine vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Jim Lentine
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Lentine. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .703) and slugging (.398 vs .332). Jim Lentine had the advantage in on-base percentage (.371 vs .346). 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 Jim Lentine and Sam Mertes

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
234.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
243
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
205
506.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
54
133.33
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
43
106.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
27.41
67.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
68
167.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
217.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
23
56.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
20
49.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
42
103.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
29.93
73.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
76.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
93.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
6.39
6.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.88
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.94
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Lentine and Sam Mertes

Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.42
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Lentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0