Sam Barkley vs. Hank Gowdy — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Hank Gowdy
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Hank Gowdy posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Barkley. Hank Gowdy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .672) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .314). By the career numbers, Hank Gowdy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Barkley and Hank Gowdy

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
200.45
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3143
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2735
522.11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
140.88
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
108.05
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
124
23.67
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.15
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.01
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
172
32.83
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
282.39
67.32
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382.53
73.03
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
979
186.89
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
790
188.32
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1079
205.98
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
270
51.54
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
61.47
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
571
109
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
306.28
73.01
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417.02
79.61
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.73
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
176
41.95
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
59.37
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
247
47.15
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.72
12.72
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
1.26
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
12.79
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
11.26
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.34
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
12.6
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
89.39
89.39

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Hank Gowdy

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
265.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
1006.03
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
2.78
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
288
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.45
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
32.91
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4066
7.23
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4718
1326.94
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3814
6.78
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601
1294.03
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.874
4.874
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.44
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
30.94
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
12.94
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0