Sam Mertes vs. Art Whitney — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Art Whitney
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against Art Whitney. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .554) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .285). 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 Art Whitney

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
146.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
4001
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3681
552.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
820
122.97
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
693
103.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
22.56
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
89
13.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
127
19.05
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
313.97
47.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1751
210.16
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
991
148.61
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
170.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
475
71.23
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
349
52.34
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
818
122.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
354.16
53.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
302
45.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
25.94
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.13
23.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
67
10.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
67
10.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Art Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Art Whitney

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
1.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
26052
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8684
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
1.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2195
2.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
4.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3454
3.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.52
88.52
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.514
3.514
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.17
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and Art Whitney

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
11.57
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
12.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.39
12.39
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
42.88
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
7.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.906
1.906
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
38.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Art Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Art Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88