Sam Mertes vs. Brett Nicholas — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Brett Nicholas
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mertes and Brett Nicholas are closely matched on the surface stats. Brett Nicholas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .744) and slugging (.456 vs .398). Sam Mertes had the advantage in on-base percentage (.346 vs .300). By the career numbers, Brett Nicholas 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 Brett Nicholas

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
201.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
561.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
141.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
13.4
73.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
256.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
33
180
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
125.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
12.73
69.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
120
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Brett Nicholas

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
7.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.77
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.143
6.143
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and Brett Nicholas

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.85
30.85
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
11.57
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Brett Nicholas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Brett Nicholas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72