Sam Barkley vs. Don Ross — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Don Ross
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Don Ross are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Ross posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.338 vs .314) and home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). Sam Barkley had the advantage in slugging (.359 vs .334). By the career numbers, Don Ross 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 Don Ross

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
177.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1681
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1488
531.11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
390
139.2
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
111.01
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
63
22.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.43
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.28
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
79
28.2
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
170.1
60.72
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
497
177.39
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
188.32
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
200.24
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
129
46.04
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
57.82
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
279
99.58
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
191.37
68.31
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.78
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
41.95
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
59.25
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
24.99
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
24.01
24.01
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.85
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.42
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.57
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.14
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.71
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Don Ross

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
1.04
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15189
27
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5063
9
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.01
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.641
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Don Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0