Sam Mertes vs. Ben Oglivie — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ben Oglivie
Baby BoomersPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ben Oglivie comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Ben Oglivie led in home run production (HR/PA+ 222 vs 175), slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 113), and batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 101). Sam Mertes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 101). Ben Oglivie was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Ben Oglivie

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
159.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6598
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5913
537.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.799
0.799
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
146.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
97.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
49.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903.69
82.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2663
242.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2210
200.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
71.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
81.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1450
131.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907.89
82.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
50.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
852
77.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
7.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
122
11.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
87
7.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
157
14.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 600 PA
55.41
55.41

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Ben Oglivie

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
1.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37499
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12499.2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3399
2.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3594
2.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3520
2.53
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.374
2.374
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ben Oglivie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ben Oglivie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0