Sam Barkley vs. Mike Heath — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Mike Heath
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Mike Heath are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.314 vs .303) and batting average (.258 vs .252). Mike Heath had the advantage in home run production (86 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Barkley 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 Mike Heath

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1325
173.39
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4585
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4212
551.19
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1061
138.84
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
102.03
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
101.42
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
22.64
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.53
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
11.25
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
37.43
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
59.28
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
202.31
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1361
178.1
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
60.46
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
61.37
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
110.58
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468.32
61.29
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.88
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
36.38
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.14
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
616
80.61
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.37
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.19
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
121
15.83
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.07
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.23
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Mike Heath

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
1.23
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
0.99
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29550
27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
4.83
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
0.54
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
5.48
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
5.37
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.372
4.372
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.82
80.82
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.07
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.06
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
0.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.3