Sam Mertes vs. Albert Pujols — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Albert Pujols
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Albert Pujols comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Albert Pujols led in contact rate (K%+ 198 vs 98), home run production (HR/PA+ 234 vs 175), and slugging (SLG+ 153 vs 113). Albert Pujols was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Albert Pujols

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3080
141.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13041
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11421
525.47
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.921
0.921
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3384
155.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1979
91.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
31.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
32.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405
64.64
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2265.33
104.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6211
285.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4880
224.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.918
0.918
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1914
88.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2218
102.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3429
157.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2207.2
101.55
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
5.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1373
63.17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
14.54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
1404
64.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
9.29
9.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
5.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
426
19.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
160
7.36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
73.13
73.13

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Albert Pujols

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
1.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2326
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60728
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20242.2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17617
7.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
0.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19608
8.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19461
8.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
0.77
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and Albert Pujols

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.68
44.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
11.57
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63