Sam Barkley vs. Charlie Spikes — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
Charlie Spikes
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and Charlie Spikes are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie Spikes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .672) and slugging (.389 vs .359). Sam Barkley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .308). By the career numbers, Charlie Spikes 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 Charlie Spikes

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
180.11
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
2232
600
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
548.12
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
502
134.95
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
102.03
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
353
94.89
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
72
19.35
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.23
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
17.47
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
41.48
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
149
40.05
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
242.47
65.18
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
793
213.17
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
678
182.26
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
240
64.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
68.82
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
431
115.86
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
243.72
65.52
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.91
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
41.95
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
154
41.4
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
388
104.3
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.08
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.49
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
49
13.17
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.26
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.72
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.16
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
13.98
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 600 PA
51.92
51.92

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and Charlie Spikes

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.12
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
1.04
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12879
27
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4293
9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
4
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
1.94
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4066
7.23
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
2.11
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3814
6.78
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.05
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.531
6.531
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.87
92.87
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Spikes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Spikes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0