Sam Mertes was a left fielder in MLB history. Across 1190 career games, with a .279 batting average and 40 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | PHI | 37 | 143 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 10 | .238 | .288 | .322 | .609 |
| 1898 | CHC | 83 | 269 | 45 | 80 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 27 | 34 | 28 | .297 | .388 | .383 | .771 |
| 1899 | CHC | 117 | 426 | 83 | 127 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 45 | 33 | 35 | .298 | .349 | .467 | .816 |
| 1900 | CHC | 127 | 481 | 72 | 142 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 42 | 26 | .295 | .356 | .407 | .763 |
| 1901 | CWS | 137 | 545 | 94 | 151 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 98 | 46 | 52 | 34 | .277 | .347 | .396 | .743 |
| 1902 | CWS | 129 | 497 | 60 | 140 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 46 | 37 | 43 | .282 | .334 | .362 | .696 |
| 1903 | NY1 | 138 | 517 | 100 | 145 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 104 | 45 | 61 | 45 | .280 | .360 | .437 | .797 |
| 1904 | NY1 | 148 | 532 | 83 | 147 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 47 | 54 | 48 | .276 | .346 | .393 | .739 |
| 1905 | NY1 | 150 | 551 | 81 | 154 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 52 | 56 | 51 | .279 | .351 | .417 | .769 |
| 1906 | NY1 | 71 | 253 | 37 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 32 | .237 | .323 | .332 | .655 |
| 1906 | STL | 53 | 191 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 26 | .246 | .304 | .325 | .629 |
| Career Totals | — | 1190 | 4405 | 695 | 1227 | 188 | 108 | 40 | 721 | 396 | 422 | 378 | .279 | .346 | .398 | .744 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CWS | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Career Totals | — | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |