Sam Mertes vs. Spike Owen — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Spike Owen
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueShortstop

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Spike Owen holds a real edge over Sam Mertes in this comparison. Spike Owen led in contact rate (K%+ 198 vs 98), walk rate (BB%+ 132 vs 126), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 105). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 54). The edge belongs to Spike Owen.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Spike Owen

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1544
164.99
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5615
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4930
526.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1211
129.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
891
95.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
320
34.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
570.28
60.94
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
179.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1795
191.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
587
62.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
439
46.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
980
104.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
596.93
63.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
60.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
519
55.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
10.82
10.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
1.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
67
7.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
96
10.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
8.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
144
15.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
56.94
56.94

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Spike Owen

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
1.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1397
1.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36963
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12321
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2190
1.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4002
2.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6342
4.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6192
4.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.147
4.147
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
0.55
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0