Sam Mertes vs. Mike Trout — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Mike Trout
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Trout comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Mike Trout led in walk rate (BB%+ 200 vs 126), slugging (SLG+ 148 vs 113), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 134 vs 105). Mike Trout was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Mike Trout

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1648
137.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7201
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5967
497.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.984
0.984
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
146.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
970
80.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
27.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.58
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
33.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
65.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1455.7
121.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3401
283.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
243.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.107
1.107
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1196
99.65
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
84.82
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
150.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1398.1
116.49
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
8.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067
88.9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
10.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1663
138.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
75
6.25
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
214
17.83
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
252
21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
84.92
84.92

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Mike Trout

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
1.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1444
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37786
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12595.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3485
2.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3552
2.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3531
2.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.429
2.429
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0