Sam Mertes vs. Jim Northrup — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Northrup
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Northrup holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Jim Northrup led in contact rate (K%+ 126 vs 98), slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 113), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 101). Sam Mertes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 97). The edge belongs to Jim Northrup.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Jim Northrup

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1392
160.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5215
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4692
539.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
144.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
841
96.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
25.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
17.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
47.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
665.78
76.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2015
231.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1733
199.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
603
69.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
610
70.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
1060
121.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
678.07
78.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
51.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
635
73.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
8.21
8.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
128
14.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
77
8.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 600 PA
50.65
50.65

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Jim Northrup

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
1.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
0.99
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32103
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10701
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2715
2.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2843
2.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2788
2.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Northrup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Northrup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0