Sam Mertes vs. Carlos Narváez — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Carlos Narváez
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mertes and Carlos Narváez are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .307). Carlos Narváez had the advantage in slugging (.413 vs .398). By the career numbers, Sam Mertes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Carlos Narváez

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
161.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
461
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
541.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
130.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
58
75.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
35.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
54.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.99
68.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
223.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
141
183.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
51
66.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
65.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
86
111.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
51.24
66.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
52.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
152.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Carlos Narváez

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
8.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
9.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1032
9.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.746
8.746
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.22
93.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Carlos Narváez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carlos Narváez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3