Harold Baines vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Harold Baines
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Harold Baines comes out clearly ahead of Billy Sample across most offensive categories. Harold Baines led in home run production (HR/PA+ 173 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 137 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 96). Billy Sample held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 127). Harold Baines was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Harold Baines and Billy Sample

Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2830
153.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11092
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9908
535.95
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2866
155.03
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
684
146.68
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1945
105.21
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
26.4
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.65
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
20.77
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
921
49.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1611.5
87.17
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4604
249.04
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3942
213.23
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1299
70.27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1628
88.06
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
137.56
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640.47
88.74
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
57.45
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
10.12
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
1441
77.95
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
7.7
7.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.49
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
5.36
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
298
16.12
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.84
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.84
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
68
3.68
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Harold Baines
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Harold Baines and Billy Sample

Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
1.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
1.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26867
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8955.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
2.04
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
2.16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
2.32
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2100
2.11
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.29
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Harold Baines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Baines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0