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Sam Mertes

Samuel Blair Mertes (Sandow)

Positions: Leftfielder and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 6, 1872 in San Francisco, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1896
Teams (by GP): Giants/Orphans/WhiteSox/Cardinals/Phillies 1896-1906

Final Game: September 15, 1906
Died: March 12, 1945 in Villa Grande, CA
Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Daly City, CA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1896 23 PHI NL 37 157 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 8 10 .238 .288 .322 .609 61 46 2 4 O/46
1898 25 CHC NL 83 316 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 27 34 28 .297 .388 .383 .771 121 103 6 7 O6/43
1899 26 CHC NL 117 474 426 83 127 13 16 9 81 45 33 35 .298 .349 .467 .816 124 199 0 15 *O/36
1900 27 CHC NL 127 548 481 72 142 25 4 7 60 38 42 26 .295 .356 .407 .763 113 196 3 22 O3/6
1901 28 CHW AL 137 623 545 94 151 16 17 5 98 46 52 34 .277 .347 .396 .743 107 216 6 20 *4/O
1902 29 CHW AL 129 544 497 60 140 23 7 1 79 46 37 43 .282 .334 .362 .696 97 180 2 8 *O/623451
1903 30 NYG NL 138 592 517 100 145 32 14 7 104 45 61 46 .280 .360 .437 .797 123 226 3 11 *O/32
1904 31 NYG NL 148 611 532 83 147 28 11 4 78 47 54 48 .276 .346 .393 .739 124 209 3 22 *O/6
1905 32 NYG NL 150 627 551 81 154 27 17 5 108 52 56 51 .279 .351 .417 .769 127 230 5 15 *O
1906 33 TOT NL 124 507 444 57 107 16 10 1 52 31 45 58 .241 .315 .329 .644 101 146 3 15 *O
1906 33 NYG NL 71 291 253 37 60 9 6 1 33 21 29 32 .237 .323 .332 .655 102 84 3 6 O
1906 33 STL NL 53 216 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 10 16 26 .246 .304 .325 .629 99 62 0 9 O
10 Yrs 1190 4999 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 422 379 .279 .346 .398 .744 113 1751 33 139
162 Game Avg. 162 681 600 95 167 26 15 5 98 54 57 52 .279 .346 .398 .744 113 238 4 19
NYG (4 yrs) 507 2121 1853 301 506 96 48 17 323 165 200 177 .273 .348 .404 .753 122 749 14 54
CHC (3 yrs) 327 1338 1176 200 349 42 28 17 188 110 109 89 .297 .361 .423 .784 119 498 9 44
CHW (2 yrs) 266 1167 1042 154 291 39 24 6 177 92 89 77 .279 .341 .380 .721 102 396 8 28
PHI (1 yr) 37 157 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 8 10 .238 .288 .322 .609 61 46 2 4
STL (1 yr) 53 216 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 10 16 26 .246 .304 .325 .629 99 62 0 9
NL (8 yrs) 924 3832 3363 541 936 149 84 34 544 304 333 302 .278 .348 .403 .751 117 1355 25 111
AL (2 yrs) 266 1167 1042 154 291 39 24 6 177 92 89 77 .279 .341 .380 .721 102 396 8 28

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1896 23 PHI NL 37 157 -10 2 0 -2 -2 -12 -1.0 5 -7 -0.5 .473 .494 -0.3 -0.3 -5 $ O/46
1898 25 CHC NL 83 316 8 2 0 -2 -3 5 0.4 10 15 1.4 .506 .503 1.7 -0.5 17 $ O6/43
1899 26 CHC NL 117 474 11 6 0 2 -6 13 1.1 15 28 2.6 .510 .508 2.5 -0.4 26 $ *O/36
1900 27 CHC NL 127 548 10 2 0 -3 -4 6 0.4 15 21 2.0 .504 .503 2.3 -0.6 24 $ O3/6
1901 28 CHW AL 137 623 6 4 0 6 1 17 1.5 20 37 3.5 .511 .509 3.0 0.6 31 $2,700 *4/O
1902 29 CHW AL 129 544 -2 5 0 -1 -6 -4 -0.4 18 14 1.4 .497 .498 1.6 -0.7 15 $ *O/623451
1903 30 NYG NL 138 592 15 4 0 6 -7 18 1.8 17 35 3.5 .513 .511 2.9 -0.0 29 $ *O/32
1904 31 NYG NL 148 611 14 4 0 6 -7 18 2.0 18 36 3.9 .513 .512 3.2 -0.1 30 $ *O/6
1905 32 NYG NL 150 627 17 6 0 -2 -8 13 1.4 19 32 3.3 .510 .509 3.6 -1.1 34 $ *O
1906 33 NYG NL 71 291 1 2 0 0 -4 -1 -0.2 9 8 0.7 .498 .499 0.7 -0.5 8 $ O
1906 33 STL NL 53 216 -0 0 0 -4 -3 -7 -0.9 7 -0 -0.2 .484 .495 0.3 -0.9 4 $4,000 O
10 Seasons 1190 4999 70 38 0 6 -48 66 6.2 151 217 21.6 .506 .504 21.5 -4.3 211 $6,700
NYG (4 yrs) 507 2121 47 17 0 10 -26 47 5.0 63 110 11.4 .510 .508 10.4 -1.6 100 $
CHC (3 yrs) 327 1338 28 11 0 -3 -12 24 2.0 40 64 6.0 .507 .505 6.5 -1.5 66 $
CHW (2 yrs) 266 1167 4 9 0 5 -5 13 1.1 38 51 4.9 .504 .504 4.6 -0.1 46 $2,700
PHI (1 yr) 37 157 -10 2 0 -2 -2 -12 -1.0 5 -7 -0.5 .473 .494 -0.3 -0.3 -5 $
STL (1 yr) 53 216 -0 0 0 -4 -3 -7 -0.9 7 -0 -0.2 .484 .495 0.3 -0.9 4 $4,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1896 23 PHI NL 157 113 13 3.0 107 .256 .238 .296 .288 .361 .322 .395 .609 .756 61 .293 -8.7 -0.8 .688 .273 .084 .0
1898 25 CHC NL 316 196 39 5.2 91 .329 .297 .278 .388 .342 .383 .356 .771 .699 121 .622 8.3 0.9 .899 .312 .086 1.9
1899 26 CHC NL 474 314 69 5.7 98 .309 .298 .288 .349 .350 .467 .374 .816 .724 124 .624 11.0 1.1 .926 .352 .169 15.0
1900 27 CHC NL 548 361 69 5.0 95 .301 .295 .282 .356 .343 .407 .372 .763 .714 113 .572 9.4 0.9 .823 .279 .112 11.8
1901 28 CHW AL 623 414 73 4.6 95 .289 .277 .282 .347 .338 .396 .378 .743 .716 107 .530 5.1 0.5 .812 .299 .119 9.0
1902 29 CHW AL 544 365 60 4.3 93 .307 .282 .278 .334 .334 .362 .374 .696 .709 97 .510 -1.7 -0.2 .742 .247 .080 2.0
1903 30 NYG NL 592 383 81 5.6 95 .297 .280 .282 .360 .346 .437 .368 .797 .714 123 .652 15.4 1.6 .901 .362 .157 12.1
1904 31 NYG NL 611 407 72 4.6 80 .298 .276 .262 .346 .321 .393 .339 .739 .660 124 .654 15.9 1.8 .813 .306 .117 7.4
1905 32 NYG NL 627 412 80 5.2 85 .301 .279 .267 .351 .329 .417 .348 .769 .678 127 .669 17.9 2.0 .864 .334 .138 9.1
1906 33 TOT NL 507 352 46 3.5 75 .275 .241 .252 .315 .319 .329 .321 .644 .640 101 .543 0.4 0.0 .668 .259 .088 1.9
1906 33 NYG NL 291 199 27 3.6 77 .268 .237 .255 .323 .322 .332 .325 .655 .647 102 .560 1.0 0.1 .710 .292 .095 1.9
1906 33 STL NL 216 153 19 3.3 73 .285 .246 .248 .304 .314 .325 .316 .629 .630 99 .518 -0.5 -0.1 .611 .215 .079 .0
10 Yrs 4999 3317 602 4.8 90 .298 .279 .275 .346 .336 .398 .360 .744 .696 113 .590 72.9 7.9 .819 .305 .119 72.7
162 Game Avg. 681 452 82 4.8 90 .298 .279 .275 .346 .336 .398 .360 .744 .696 113 .590 10 1 .819 .305 .119 10
NYG (4 yrs) 2121 1401 260 4.9 86 .295 .273 .268 .348 .331 .404 .348 .753 .678 122 .647 50.2 5.5 .837 .328 .131 30.8
CHC (3 yrs) 1338 871 177 5.3 95 .310 .297 .283 .361 .345 .423 .369 .784 .714 119 .603 28.6 2.9 .878 .313 .127 29.4
CHW (2 yrs) 1167 779 133 4.5 94 .297 .279 .280 .341 .336 .380 .376 .721 .713 102 .520 3.4 0.3 .779 .274 .101 11.3
PHI (1 yr) 157 113 13 3.0 107 .256 .238 .296 .288 .361 .322 .395 .609 .756 61 .293 -8.7 -0.8 .688 .273 .084 .0
STL (1 yr) 216 153 19 3.3 73 .285 .246 .248 .304 .314 .325 .316 .629 .630 99 .519 -0.5 -0.1 .611 .215 .079 .0
NL (8 yrs) 3832 2538 469 4.9 89 .298 .278 .273 .348 .336 .403 .355 .751 .691 117 .611 69.5 7.5 .831 .314 .125 61.2
AL (2 yrs) 1167 779 133 4.5 94 .297 .279 .280 .341 .336 .380 .376 .721 .713 102 .520 3.4 0.3 .779 .274 .101 11.3

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 32 NYG NL WS PHA W 5 19 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 .176 .263 .235 .498 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 19 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 .176 .263 .235 .498 4 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1896 23 37 157 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 8 10 .238 .288 .322 .609 61 46 2 4
1897 24 37 157 143 20 34 4 4 0 14 19 8 10 .238 .288 .322 .609 61 46 2 4
1898 25 120 473 412 65 114 8 12 1 61 46 42 38 .277 .355 .362 .717 100 149 8 11
1899 26 237 947 838 148 241 21 28 10 142 91 75 73 .288 .352 .415 .767 112 348 8 26
1900 27 364 1495 1319 220 383 46 32 17 202 129 117 99 .290 .353 .412 .766 113 544 11 48
1901 28 501 2118 1864 314 534 62 49 22 300 175 169 133 .286 .351 .408 .759 111 760 17 68
1902 29 630 2662 2361 374 674 85 56 23 379 221 206 176 .285 .348 .398 .746 108 940 19 76
1903 30 768 3254 2878 474 819 117 70 30 483 266 267 222 .285 .350 .405 .755 111 1166 22 87
1904 31 916 3865 3410 557 966 145 81 34 561 313 321 270 .283 .349 .403 .753 113 1375 25 109
1905 32 1066 4492 3961 638 1120 172 98 39 669 365 377 321 .283 .350 .405 .755 115 1605 30 124
1906 33 1190 4999 4405 695 1227 188 108 40 721 396 422 379 .279 .346 .398 .744 113 1751 33 139

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1896 23 45 183 168 17 34 4 4 0 12 19 8 12 .202 .247 .274 .521 11 37
1898 25 87 325 278 43 79 4 8 1 45 27 34 29 .284 .374 .367 .741 37 83
1899 26 123 485 437 76 122 12 15 9 74 43 32 37 .279 .328 .437 .765 63 117
1900 27 145 609 537 73 150 26 4 7 61 40 44 30 .279 .337 .382 .719 70 127
1901 28 162 712 627 94 161 17 18 5 98 49 55 40 .257 .323 .365 .688 73 137
1902 29 151 632 579 67 160 26 8 1 89 53 42 50 .276 .327 .354 .682 67 129
1903 30 160 669 587 103 157 35 15 8 108 49 66 53 .267 .345 .419 .764 83 138
1904 31 154 646 561 94 161 31 12 4 88 51 59 50 .287 .358 .406 .764 81 148
1905 32 157 662 581 89 166 29 18 5 119 56 60 53 .286 .358 .423 .781 88 150
1906 33 130 558 484 75 129 19 12 1 69 37 54 61 .267 .345 .362 .707 60 124
10 Yrs 1314 5481 4839 731 1319 203 114 41 763 424 454 415 .273 .339 .387 .726 633 1190
162 Game Avg. 162 676 597 90 163 25 14 5 94 52 56 51 .273 .339 .387 .726 78 1190

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1904 NL  3.9 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1899 NL  .467 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1901 AL  137 (9th)
1903 NL  138 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1903 NL  517 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1901 AL  623 (6th)
1903 NL  592 (10th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1903 NL  100 (6th)
1904 NL  83 (10th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1903 NL  226 (7th)
1904 NL  209 (6th)
1905 NL  230 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1903 NL  32 (1st)
1904 NL  28 (2nd)
1905 NL  27 (6th)

Triples s c a p y
1899 NL  16 (6th)
1901 AL  17 (3rd)
1903 NL  14 (7th)
1905 NL  17 (2nd)
1906 NL  10 (7th)
Career  108 (130th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL  9 (3rd)
1900 NL  7 (6th)
1903 NL  7 (2nd)
1905 NL  5 (7th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1901 AL  98 (4th)
1903 NL  104 (1st)
1904 NL  78 (2nd)
1905 NL  108 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1903 NL  61 (8th)
1904 NL  54 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1902 AL  43 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1899 NL  45 (7th)
1900 NL  38 (5th)
1901 AL  46 (2nd)
1902 AL  46 (2nd)
1903 NL  45 (5th)
1904 NL  47 (2nd)
1905 NL  52 (4th)
Career  396 (73rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1903 NL  81 (9th)
1904 NL  72 (6th)
1905 NL  80 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1903 NL  53 (2nd)
1904 NL  43 (4th)
1905 NL  49 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1904 NL  204 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1900 NL  22 (2nd)
1901 AL  20 (3rd)
1904 NL  22 (5th)
Career  139 (207th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1899 NL  15.0 (2nd)
1900 NL  11.8 (3rd)
1901 AL  9.0 (10th)
1903 NL  12.1 (2nd)
1904 NL  7.4 (8th)
1905 NL  9.1 (7th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL  47.3 (2nd)
1900 NL  68.7 (6th)
1903 NL  73.9 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1901 AL  414 (5th)
1903 NL  383 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (344), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 73 (338), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 21 (779), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (840), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Fred Schulte (910)
  6. Frank Chance (910) *
  7. Casey Stengel (909) *
  8. Les Mann (909)
  9. Billy Southworth (908) *
  10. Dave Foutz (907)
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  4. Chone Figgins (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Patsy Tebeau (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Patsy Tebeau (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Walt Wilmot (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Patsy Tebeau (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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