Sam Mertes vs. Matt Olson — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Matt Olson
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Matt Olson comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Matt Olson led in walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 126), slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 113), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 113 vs 105). Matt Olson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Matt Olson

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
141.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5197
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4496
519.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1155
133.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
610
70.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
28.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
33.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
62.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817.74
94.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2283
263.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1824
210.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
82.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
93.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1232
142.24
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790.35
91.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.47
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
70.77
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
142.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
105
12.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Matt Olson

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31797
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10599
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9188
7.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
0.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10013
8.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9962
8.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.213
8.213
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.02
98.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
0.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0