Sam Mertes vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 98), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 126), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 105). Sam Mertes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 147). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Lou Whitaker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4405
528.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Lou Whitaker

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0