Brian Barton vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Brian Barton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Brian Barton and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Barton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .330). Billy Sample had the advantage in home run production (46 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Brian Barton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Barton and Billy Sample

Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
278.21
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
153
512.85
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
41
137.43
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
28
93.85
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.45
71.91
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
201.12
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
207.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
77.09
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
43.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
22.14
74.23
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
6
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.69
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
130.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.35
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.76
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
6.65
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Brian Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Brian Barton and Billy Sample

Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Brian Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
2.32
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.29
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.74
71.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0