Henry Mercedes vs. Lance Niekro — Career Comparison

Henry Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Lance Niekro
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lance Niekro posted the stronger offensive profile against Henry Mercedes. Lance Niekro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .640) and slugging (.421 vs .315). Henry Mercedes had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 vs .288). By the career numbers, Lance Niekro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Mercedes and Lance Niekro

Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
278.82
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
218.69
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
146
515.29
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
559.63
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
36
127.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
95.29
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
84.11
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.24
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.16
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.07
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.76
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
16.55
58.42
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.86
64.89
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
162.35
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
235.51
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
190.59
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
172.71
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
68.41
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
60
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
88.6
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
35
123.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
62.71
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.76
63.65
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.47
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.52
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
194.12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.12
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.61
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.31
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.24
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Henry Mercedes and Lance Niekro

Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.66
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.26
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.98
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1239
27
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
9
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
4.69
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
9.02
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
5.25
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
9.8
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
5.16
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
9.71
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.34
98.34
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.118
3.118
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.732
7.732
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.26
78.26
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.9
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Lance Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Lance Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0