Sam Mertes vs. Tony Taylor — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Tony Taylor
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Sam Mertes holds a real edge over Tony Taylor in this comparison. Sam Mertes led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 49), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 81), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 99). Tony Taylor held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 115 vs 98). The edge belongs to Sam Mertes.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Tony Taylor

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2195
154.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8501
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7680
542.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2007
141.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1548
109.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
21.03
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
86
6.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
32.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883.75
62.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2702
190.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2698
190.42
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
70.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
598
42.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
107.85
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
941.33
66.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5.51
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
43.27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1083
76.44
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7.85
7.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
91
6.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
166
11.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
234
16.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
345
24.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
67.83
67.83

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Tony Taylor

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
1.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49374
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16458
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
2.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4696
2.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9156
5.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8937
4.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.61
97.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.81
89.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
0.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0