Johnny Lewis vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Johnny Lewis
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Johnny Lewis. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .317). Johnny Lewis had the advantage in home run production (22 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 Johnny Lewis and Sam Mertes

Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
182.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
876
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
771
528.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
175
119.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
123
84.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
16.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
35.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
92.69
63.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
277
189.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
273
186.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
97
66.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
74
50.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
149
102.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
93.03
63.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
132.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.52
4.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
47.06
47.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Johnny Lewis and Sam Mertes

Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5484
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1828
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
1.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
2.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
2.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.08
86.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Johnny Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0