Sam Mertes vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Mertes and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .744) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .346). Sam Mertes had the advantage in slugging (.398 vs .364). By the career numbers, Jack Thornton 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 Jack Thornton

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Jack Thornton

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and Jack Thornton

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5