Al Libke vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Al Libke
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sam Mertes comes out clearly ahead of Al Libke across most offensive categories. Sam Mertes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 74), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 85), and contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 68). Sam Mertes was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Libke and Sam Mertes

Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
157.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
968
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
880
545.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
236
146.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
109.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
27.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
60
37.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
104.09
64.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
320
198.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
316
195.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
73
45.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
95
58.88
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
159
98.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
112.98
70.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
69.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
8.64
8.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Al Libke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Al Libke and Sam Mertes

Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31017
27
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10339
9
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Al Libke and Sam Mertes

Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
36.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
30.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Libke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Libke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64