Denis Menke vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Denis Menke
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Denis Menke holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Denis Menke led in walk rate (BB%+ 149 vs 126), on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 105), and contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 98). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 99). The edge belongs to Denis Menke.

Hitting Stats for Denis Menke and Sam Mertes

Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1598
161.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5934
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5071
512.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
128.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
91.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
22.75
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
10.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
37.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
681.5
68.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1878
189.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
203.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
605
61.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
606
61.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1110
112.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
703.39
71.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
70.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
853
86.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
99
10.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
88
8.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
38.64
38.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Denis Menke and Sam Mertes

Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
0.99
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38272
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12757.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3108
2.19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
2.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
4.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6796
4.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.092
4.092
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.65
84.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
0.48
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0