Sam Mertes vs. Jim Williams — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jim Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Jim Williams posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Mertes. Jim Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .744) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .346). By the career numbers, Jim Williams 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 Jim Williams

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1190
142.83
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
147.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1627
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1494
550.95
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
171.11
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
126.49
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
33.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.79
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
40.33
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
44.62
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711.12
85.35
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232.32
85.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
627
231.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
201.88
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
209.1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
84.82
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
86.54
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
94.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1376
165.15
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
174.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756.1
90.75
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.79
93.96
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.96
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.43
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
91
33.56
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1627
1627
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
91
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
29
10.69
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
51
18.81
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
52
19.18
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
98.08
98.08

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and Jim Williams

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.03
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.37
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9726
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3242
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
1.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
0.56
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.18
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3381
2.94
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
2.22
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3179
2.77
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
2.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.87
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.908
1.908
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.67
35.67
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.1
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0