Sam Mertes vs. Peter O'Brien — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Peter O'Brien
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mertes and Peter O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .716) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .282). Peter O'Brien had the advantage in slugging (.434 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 Peter O'Brien

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
216
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
200
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
546
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
38
114
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
23.39
70.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
237
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
55
165
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
17
51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
26
78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
32
96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
20.05
60.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
48
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
219
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Peter O'Brien

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
374.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.852
2.852
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Peter O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Peter O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0