How Billy Sample's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players
Billy Sample totaled 5,548 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1983, posting 1,245, well above the league average of 365.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 6, well below the league average of 383.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 1,029 in 1984 to 352 in 1985 and 373 in 1986, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 6 to 1,245 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Billy Sample Lifetime Inning Played
Stats similar to Inning Played for Billy Sample
| Billy Sample
Inning Played |
|---|
| Career | 5548 |
| Season Avg. | 616.4 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1262.3 |
| More Info | See More |
Billy Sample Inning Played Per Season
Billy Sample's Inning Played for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy Sample Inning Played by Team
Billy Sample's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy Sample Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression
A running total of Billy Sample's career Inning Played, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Billy Sample Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Billy Sample's seasonal Inning Played alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Billy Sample Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Billy Sample's MLB career with Inning Played alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
