Sam Barkley vs. Matt Shaw — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Matt Shaw
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Matt Shaw are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Shaw posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .672) and slugging (.394 vs .359). Sam Barkley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .295). By the career numbers, Matt Shaw 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 Matt Shaw

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
173
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
437
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
393
539.59
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
89
122.2
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
102.03
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.4
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
21
28.83
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.12
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.85
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
41.48
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.8
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282.39
67.32
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.97
69.99
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
212.81
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
129
177.12
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
57
78.26
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
60.41
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
88
120.82
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
49.42
67.86
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
41.95
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
52.17
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
129.06
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.65
4.65
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.34
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.86
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.21
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
77.27
77.27

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Matt Shaw

Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.13
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.01
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3048
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.72
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.68
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
2.61
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.68
97.68
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.305
2.305
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Matt Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0