Dick Loftus vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Dick Loftus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Dick Loftus. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .603) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .296). 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 Dick Loftus and Sam Mertes

Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
250.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
232
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
548.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
53
137.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
41
106.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
31.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
20.41
52.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
65
168.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
67
173.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
54.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
55
142.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
22.96
59.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
31.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Loftus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Dick Loftus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.14
33.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Dick Loftus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Loftus and Sam Mertes

Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31017
27
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10339
9
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Dick Loftus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Dick Loftus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.029
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Loftus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Loftus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0