Pedro Ballester vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Pedro Ballester
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIShortstop
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Billy Sample posted the stronger offensive profile against Pedro Ballester. Billy Sample posted stronger numbers in OPS (.715 vs .676) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .286). By the career numbers, Billy Sample had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pedro Ballester and Billy Sample

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
36
157.66
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
560.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
33
144.53
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
14.44
63.24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
218.98
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
38
166.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
100.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
79.56
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.31
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
153.28
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
15.58
68.24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Pedro Ballester and Billy Sample

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.58
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.25
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.889
3.889
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0