Sam Mertes vs. Al Oliver — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Al Oliver
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Oliver holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Al Oliver led in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 98), batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 113). Sam Mertes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 70). The edge belongs to Al Oliver.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Al Oliver

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2368
145.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9778
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9049
555.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2743
168.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918
117.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
77
4.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
13.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
50.62
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1341.44
82.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4083
250.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3360
206.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
72.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326
81.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2296
140.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1407.28
86.35
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
5.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
32.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
756
46.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
12.93
12.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
5.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
254
15.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
84
5.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
148
9.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Al Oliver

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
1.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53755
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17918.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9040
4.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9669
4.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9538
4.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.523
4.523
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
0.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0