Sam Mertes vs. Sandy Thompson — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Sandy Thompson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mertes and Sandy Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .733) and slugging (.398 vs .377). Sandy Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 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 Sandy Thompson

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
645
146.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2638
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2361
537
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
164.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
134.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
22.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
5.46
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.59
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
29.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
334.97
76.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
889
202.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
206.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
350
79.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
308
70.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
651
148.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
381.95
86.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
170
38.67
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527.6
527.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
16.68
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
20.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
12.74
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
13.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
96.55
96.55

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Sandy Thompson

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14554
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4851.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
1.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
2.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.82
86.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0