Carlos May vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Carlos May holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Carlos May led in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 98), on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 105), and batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 101). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 98). The edge belongs to Carlos May.

Hitting Stats for Carlos May and Sam Mertes

Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Sam Mertes

Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
1.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0