Bobby Lowe vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Bobby Lowe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Bobby Lowe across most offensive categories. Sam Mertes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 36), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 47), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 83). Bobby Lowe held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 139 vs 98). Sam Mertes was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Lowe and Sam Mertes

Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1821
140.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7766
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7078
546.85
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1934
149.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1548
119.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
17.77
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
85
6.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
29.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
914.14
70.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2547
196.78
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2479
191.53
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
87.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989
76.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2053
158.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018.16
78.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
36.62
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
33.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.81
17.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
11.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
303
23.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
303
23.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bobby Lowe and Sam Mertes

Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47613
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15871
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4226
2.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4756
2.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
0.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9490
5.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8982
5.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.935
4.935
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
0.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Bobby Lowe and Sam Mertes

Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
11.57
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bobby Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64