Sam Barkley vs. Billy Shantz — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Billy Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Billy Shantz are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Barkley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .637) and slugging (.359 vs .328). Billy Shantz had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Billy Shantz

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
190.31
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
381
553.51
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
98
142.37
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
102.03
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
114.77
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.89
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.81
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
27.6
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
36.63
53.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
199.05
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
125
181.6
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
126
183.05
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.04
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
55.07
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
29
42.13
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
58
84.26
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
41.25
59.93
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
40.68
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
11.16
11.16
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.98
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Billy Shantz

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.23
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.04
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2857
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
952.1
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.08
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
4.68
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
4.6
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.38
98.38
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27