Matt Mervis vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Matt Mervis
Gen ZDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Matt Mervis and John Orton are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Mervis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.563 vs .540) and slugging (.322 vs .274). John Orton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.265 vs .241). By the career numbers, Matt Mervis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Mervis and John Orton

Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
78
180
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
600
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
544.62
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
90
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
107.14
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
50.77
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
77.68
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.23
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.97
50.69
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
62
143.08
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
155.36
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.38
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.62
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
96.92
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
40.05
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.7
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
207.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
162.05
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.68
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Matt Mervis and John Orton

Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.22
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1282
27
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
427.1
9
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
7.92
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
6.07
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.42
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
881
6.83
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.36
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
6.73
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.52
98.52
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.845
6.845
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.636
5.636
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.7
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4