Ken Harrelson vs. Sam Mertes — Career Comparison

Ken Harrelson
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Ken Harrelson 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+ 104 for Ken Harrelson, 105 for Sam Mertes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 113). The overall lean goes to Sam Mertes, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ken Harrelson and Sam Mertes

Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
900
160.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2941
524.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
703
125.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
464
82.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
16.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
42.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
410.42
73.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1218
217.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
194.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
374
66.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
421
75.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
664
118.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
401.49
71.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
68.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
577
102.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.83
5.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
16.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
9.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.35
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
83
14.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
63.86
63.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ken Harrelson and Sam Mertes

Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
1.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
1.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20670
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6890
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4403
5.75
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4753
6.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
6.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.639
5.639
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0