Sam Mertes vs. Tim Olson — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Tim Olson
Gen XNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Olson. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .615) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .302). Tim Olson had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Mertes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Tim Olson

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
261.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
99
507.69
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
92.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.21
52.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
158.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
179.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
47.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
87.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
102.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
5.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tim Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Tim Olson

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tim Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tim Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0