Steve Lyons vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Steve Lyons
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Sam Mertes holds a real edge over Steve Lyons in this comparison. Sam Mertes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 37), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 82), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 91). Steve Lyons held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 106 vs 98). The edge belongs to Sam Mertes.

Hitting Stats for Steve Lyons and Sam Mertes

Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
853
214.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2388
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2162
543.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
545
136.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
409
102.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
25.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
136
34.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
226.11
56.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
736
184.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
706
177.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
264
66.33
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
196
49.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
441
110.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
240.9
60.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
156
39.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
91.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
6.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
45
11.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
42
10.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
8.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
74
18.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Lyons and Sam Mertes

Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
1.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
0.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
15231
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5077
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
2.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
1.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2271
4.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2204
3.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.728
2.728
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.73
64.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0

Pitching Stats for Steve Lyons and Sam Mertes

Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
11.57
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
51
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64