Sam Mertes
1898–1906 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,154G
.280AVG
.350OBP
.401SLG
1,193H
40HR
682RBI
379SB
1–0W–L
8IP
0K
1.17ERA
0GS
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,154 | 4,863 | 4,261 | 676 | 1,193 | 185 | 106 | 40 | 682 | 428 | 338 | 379 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 1,710 | .280 | .350 | .401 | .751 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.783 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1902-08-18 to 1902-09-01
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 1903-08-12 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1904-10-04 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1905-09-24 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 602 | 2506 | 624 | 19 | 377 | 245 | 156 | .288 | .347 | .404 |
| Away | 552 | 2357 | 569 | 21 | 305 | 183 | 182 | .272 | .319 | .399 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 286 | 75 | 2 | 54 | 33 | 24 | .310 | .378 | .446 |
| May | 198 | 850 | 190 | 8 | 106 | 88 | 56 | .261 | .327 | .385 |
| June | 204 | 874 | 224 | 8 | 127 | 71 | 72 | .288 | .338 | .418 |
| July | 206 | 877 | 226 | 9 | 129 | 65 | 53 | .286 | .332 | .421 |
| August | 239 | 1015 | 248 | 4 | 126 | 93 | 59 | .280 | .336 | .372 |
| September | 222 | 898 | 211 | 5 | 126 | 71 | 68 | .268 | .314 | .375 |
| October | 19 | 63 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | .352 | .413 | .741 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 125 | 521 | 133 | 5 | 77 | 50 | 43 | .292 | .351 | .404 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 125 | 535 | 125 | 4 | 62 | 52 | 31 | .276 | .331 | .389 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 118 | 506 | 129 | 4 | 92 | 53 | 29 | .297 | .360 | .457 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 111 | 443 | 98 | 4 | 56 | 38 | 36 | .252 | .307 | .401 |
| cincinnati-reds | 110 | 450 | 102 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 36 | .252 | .300 | .379 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 102 | 426 | 114 | 4 | 58 | 39 | 28 | .308 | .359 | .473 |
| chicago-cubs | 79 | 325 | 70 | 2 | 38 | 29 | 32 | .245 | .305 | .325 |
| new-york-giants | 53 | 239 | 59 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 24 | .280 | .339 | .341 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Chicago Cubs | 83 | 269 | 80 | 1 | 47 | 27 | .297 | – | – |
| 1899 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 429 | 127 | 9 | 81 | 46 | .296 | – | – |
| 1900 | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 481 | 142 | 7 | 60 | 39 | .295 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Chicago White Sox | 137 | 543 | 151 | 5 | 98 | 46 | .278 | – | – |
| 1902 | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 496 | 140 | 1 | 79 | 46 | .282 | 7 | – |
| 1903 |  New York Giants | 138 | 514 | 145 | 7 | 93 | 45 | .282 | – | – |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 148 | 530 | 147 | 4 | 83 | 47 | .277 | – | – |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 150 | 553 | 154 | 5 | 106 | 52 | .278 | – | – |
| 1906 | New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 446 | 107 | 1 | 35 | 31 | .240 | – | – |