Bernell Longest vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Bernell Longest
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bernell Longest and Sam Mertes are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .716) and slugging (.398 vs .356). Bernell Longest had the advantage in on-base percentage (.360 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 Bernell Longest and Sam Mertes

Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
47
133.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
543.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
159.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
130.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
27.12
77.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
68
193.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
216.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
28
79.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
25
71.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
53
150.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
30.39
86.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bernell Longest and Sam Mertes

Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
5.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0