Sam Mertes vs. Gene Oliver — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Gene Oliver
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCatcher

Sam Mertes and Gene Oliver are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 105 for Sam Mertes, 100 for Gene Oliver), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Sam Mertes, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Gene Oliver

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
786
191.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
2467
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2216
538.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
546
132.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
337
81.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
301.74
73.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
946
230.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
776
188.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
268
65.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
320
77.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
495
120.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
293.05
71.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
52.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
420
102.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5.87
5.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
62
15.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
24
5.84
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
45
10.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Gene Oliver

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
1.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
14845
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4948.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3693
6.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4028
7.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3963
7.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.889
5.889
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.18
86.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Gene Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gene Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.15