Sam Mertes vs. Ron Oester — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ron Oester
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sam Mertes comes out clearly ahead of Ron Oester across most offensive categories. Sam Mertes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 55), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 99), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 96). Ron Oester held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 104 vs 101). Sam Mertes was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Ron Oester

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1276
164.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
4665
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4214
541.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
1118
143.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
853
109.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
24.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.24
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
265
34.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
485.1
62.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
1500
192.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
1491
191.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
458
58.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
344
44.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
760
97.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
507.76
65.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
369
47.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
11.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
681
87.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
6.85
6.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
51
6.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.47
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
116
14.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
66
8.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Oester
Career
Per 600 PA
60.61
60.61

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Ron Oester

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1261
1.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Ron Oester
Career
Per 9 Innings
30846
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Ron Oester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10282
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
2.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3350
2.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6150
5.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6025
5.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.778
4.778
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.33
90.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
0.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Oester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Oester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Oester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Oester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0