Sam Barkley vs. Jerry Scala — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Jerry Scala
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Jerry Scala are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .627) and slugging (.359 vs .306). Jerry Scala had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 vs .314). 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 Jerry Scala

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
216.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
222
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
193
521.62
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
43
116.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
102.03
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
31
83.78
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.32
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.41
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.7
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.43
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
20.6
55.68
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
59
159.46
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
188.32
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
191.89
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
70.27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
55.07
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
19
51.35
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
44
118.92
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
21.54
58.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.7
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
41.95
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.97
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
86.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
6.94
6.94
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.7
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.41
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.11
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Jerry Scala

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
1.04
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15189
27
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5063
9
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.25
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.145
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jerry Scala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Scala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0