Sam Mertes vs. Neil Walker — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Neil Walker
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver Slugger

Sam Mertes and Neil Walker are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 105 for Sam Mertes, 106 for Neil Walker), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 109). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Neil Walker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1306
152.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5152
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4583
533.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1224
142.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
815
94.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
27.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
17.35
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
47.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
670.36
78.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1953
227.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1739
202.52
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
611
71.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
609
70.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1071
124.73
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
685.25
79.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.41
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
53.57
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
931
108.42
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
5.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
97
11.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
6.29
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Neil Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
59.26
59.26

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Neil Walker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1271
1.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31285
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10428.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2761
2.38
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2944
2.54
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5770
4.98
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5705
4.92
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.489
4.489
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.53
92.53
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
0.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and Neil Walker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
40.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Neil Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Neil Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5