Sam Barkley vs. Tommy Helms — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Tommy Helms
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Tommy Helms are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .650) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .308). Tommy Helms had the advantage in batting average (.269 vs .258). 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 Tommy Helms

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1435
161.45
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5333
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2329
555.18
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4997
562.2
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
602
143.5
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1342
150.98
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
119.71
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
25.09
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.36
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.83
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
31.28
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485.37
54.61
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1709
192.27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1588
178.66
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
46.58
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
55.07
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
53.67
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
96.42
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.15
59.98
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.69
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
25.99
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
301
33.86
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
17.72
17.72
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.4
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.73
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
126
14.18
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.71
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.5
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
8.21
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
45.21
45.21

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Tommy Helms

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
1.07
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
1.02
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33827
27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11275.2
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2909
2.32
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
2.78
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3624
2.89
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.1
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6663
5.32
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6533
5.21
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.854
4.854
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.44
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
0.69
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0