Sam Mertes vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Sam Mertes and Ernie Whitt 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, 103 for Ernie Whitt), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 109). The overall lean goes to Sam Mertes, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Ernie Whitt

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3774
530.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
147.27
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
24.72
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
45.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1546
217.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1378
193.58
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
534
75.02
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
61.25
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.04
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
491
68.98
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
8.7
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.63
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Ernie Whitt

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
1.19
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
1.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2532
2.2
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6091
5.83
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
0.48
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.06
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6647
6.36
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
6.31
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.27
84.27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33