Sam Mertes vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Billy Williams
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Williams comes out clearly ahead of Sam Mertes across most offensive categories. Billy Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 175), contact rate (K%+ 150 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 143 vs 113). Sam Mertes held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 114). Billy Williams was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Sam Mertes and Billy Williams

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2488
141.91
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9350
533.32
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2711
154.63
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
106.94
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1763
100.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
24.76
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.8
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
24.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
54.07
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663.76
94.9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4599
262.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3799
216.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
83.42
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
80.43
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
84.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1376
165.15
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1681.76
95.93
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.45
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
422
50.65
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1045
59.61
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
10.38
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
45.37
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1046
59.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.22
13.22
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
10.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.46
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.16
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
200
11.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
139
7.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Billy Williams

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2161
1.02
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
0.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0