Sam Mertes vs. Ken Oberkfell — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ken Oberkfell
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ken Oberkfell holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Ken Oberkfell led in contact rate (K%+ 215 vs 98), batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 101), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 113 vs 105). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 28). The edge belongs to Ken Oberkfell.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Ken Oberkfell

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1602
173.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5528
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4874
529.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
146.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1044
113.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
25.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
310
33.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
635.72
69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1766
191.68
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1923
208.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
558
60.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
446
48.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
975
105.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
684.75
74.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
59.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
7.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
38.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
15.53
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
1.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.67
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
112
12.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
109
11.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 600 PA
56.88
56.88

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Ken Oberkfell

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1499
1.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33755
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
1.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3003
2.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4701
3.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4576
3.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.34
97.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.053
3.053
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Oberkfell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Oberkfell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0