Sam Mertes vs. George Wright — Career Comparison

Sam Mertes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
George Wright
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameShortstop

On the career numbers, Sam Mertes posted the stronger offensive profile against George Wright. Sam Mertes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .318). George Wright had the advantage in batting average (.301 vs .279). 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 George Wright

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
142.83
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
591
120.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4999
600
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4405
528.71
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2873
586.13
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
147.27
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
866
176.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
106.94
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
671
136.89
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
22.56
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
25.3
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.96
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
60
12.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.8
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.24
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
40.33
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
195
39.78
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.12
85.35
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
351.24
71.66
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1751
210.16
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1143
233.19
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
201.88
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
934
190.55
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
83.42
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
665
135.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
86.54
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
326
66.51
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1376
165.15
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
980
199.93
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756.1
90.75
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
403.96
82.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.96
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
50.65
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
68
13.87
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
378
45.37
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
24.28
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
13.22
13.22
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.71
24.71
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
16.68
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.41
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
47
9.59
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.08
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
47.53
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
67
13.67
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
70.15
70.15

Fielding Stats for Sam Mertes and George Wright

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
1.03
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
1.01
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.37
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.21
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31017
27
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15858
27
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10339
9
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5286
9
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2532
2.2
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
1.53
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.56
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2095
3.57
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.18
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
0.75
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
2.94
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3438
5.85
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
2.77
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2996
5.1
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.14
87.14
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.035
5.035
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.84
20.84
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.1
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.34
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Sam Mertes and George Wright

Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Sam Mertes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Mertes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
George Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8