Sam Barkley vs. Ken Reitz — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Ken Reitz
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Ken Reitz are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .296). Ken Reitz had the advantage in home run production (68 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 Ken Reitz

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
158.77
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5079
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2329
555.18
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4777
564.32
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
602
143.5
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
146.84
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
108.68
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
28.71
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.42
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
8.03
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
38.16
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467.57
55.24
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1714
202.48
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1462
172.71
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
43.24
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
64.74
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
99.94
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490.27
57.92
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.13
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
21.74
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.55
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
518
61.19
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
9.81
9.81
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.02
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.79
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
157
18.55
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.18
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.65
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.84
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Ken Reitz

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
1.06
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
1.01
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33694
27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11231.1
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
0.8
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
1.99
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.09
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.88
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
2.79
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.627
2.627
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.18
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ken Reitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Reitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0