Jonathan Lucroy vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Jonathan Lucroy
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Jonathan Lucroy and Sam Mertes are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for Jonathan Lucroy, 105 for Sam Mertes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 113). The overall lean goes to Jonathan Lucroy, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jonathan Lucroy and Sam Mertes

Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1210
158.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4591
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4140
541.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
148.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
785
102.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
28.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
45.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
567.22
74.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1723
225.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
200.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
483
63.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
548
71.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
923
120.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
589.47
77.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
369
48.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
662
86.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.94
6.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
136
17.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
5.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 600 PA
76.92
76.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jonathan Lucroy and Sam Mertes

Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
1.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28578
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9526
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8322
7.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
0.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8985
8.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8918
8.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.728
7.728
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
0.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jonathan Lucroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.24
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0