Sam Mertes vs. Larry Walker — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Larry Walker
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Larry Walker comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Larry Walker led in slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 113), home run production (HR/PA+ 212 vs 175), and batting average (AVG+ 133 vs 101). Larry Walker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Larry Walker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
148.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8030
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6907
516.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2160
161.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1244
92.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
35.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
28.62
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
916
68.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1560.08
116.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3904
291.71
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3211
239.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.965
0.965
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.042
1.042
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1355
101.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1311
97.96
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1376
165.15
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2283
170.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1526.49
114.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
10.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
68.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
8.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1231
91.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.52
6.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
11.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
230
17.19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.68
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
306
22.86
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
75.16
75.16

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Larry Walker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
1.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
1.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47036
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15678.2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3976
2.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4246
2.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4189
2.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0