Sam Mertes vs. Shohei Ohtani — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Shohei Ohtani
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Shohei Ohtani comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Shohei Ohtani led in home run production (HR/PA+ 228 vs 175), slugging (SLG+ 150 vs 113), and walk rate (BB%+ 159 vs 126). Sam Mertes held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 88). Shohei Ohtani was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Shohei Ohtani

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1033
143.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
3730
518.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
145.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
533
74.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
26.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
45
6.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
38.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
71.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832.85
115.78
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2172
301.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1616
224.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.957
0.957
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.047
1.047
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
98.42
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1097
152.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797.26
110.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.48
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
75.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
1104
153.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
49
6.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
165
22.94
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
208
28.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
79.33
79.33

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Shohei Ohtani

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1611
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.608
0.608
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and Shohei Ohtani

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
66.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
6.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
11.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.41
11.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
36.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
32.67
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.64
36.64
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41