Sam Mertes vs. Carl Taylor — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Carl Taylor
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mertes and Carl Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .722) and slugging (.398 vs .352). Carl Taylor had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 vs .346). 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 Carl Taylor

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
245.13
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
846
504.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
225
134.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
178
106.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
47
28.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
113.54
67.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
298
177.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
218.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
113
67.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
115
68.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
218
130.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
124.24
74.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
81.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
77.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
7.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
30
17.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.33
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Carl Taylor

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5575
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1858.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
4.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
5.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
5.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.19
75.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Carl Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carl Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07