Sam Mertes vs. Danny Walton — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Danny Walton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Danny Walton. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .313). Danny Walton had the advantage in home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Danny Walton

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
202.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
881
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
779
530.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
174
118.5
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
115
78.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
18.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
59
40.18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
95.04
64.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
293
199.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
272
185.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
69
46.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
107
72.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
148
100.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
91.97
62.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
59.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
163.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Walton
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Danny Walton

Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.17
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
2.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
1.97
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.21
90.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Walton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Walton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01