Gus Bell vs. Sam Chapman — Career Comparison

Gus Bell
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Gus Bell and Sam Chapman are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Gus Bell, 99 for Sam Chapman), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 116). The overall lean goes to Gus Bell, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Gus Bell and Sam Chapman

Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1741
147.69
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7073
600
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6478
549.53
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1823
154.64
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1329
142.39
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1240
105.19
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
887
95.04
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
26.38
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.6
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.57
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
17.47
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
49.46
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935.32
79.34
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
735.9
78.85
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2884
244.65
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
2183
233.89
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2320
196.8
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1906
204.21
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
865
73.38
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942
79.91
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1601
135.81
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
987.44
83.76
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
760.36
81.47
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
470
39.87
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
53.95
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
682
73.07
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
11.12
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.21
8.21
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.82
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.75
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.5
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.25
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.39
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.63
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.17
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.46
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
49.18
49.18
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.9
51.9

Fielding Stats for Gus Bell and Sam Chapman

Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
1.56
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
1.01
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28489
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9496.1
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
3.32
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.05
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3687
3.49
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
3.44
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.213
2.213
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.92
64.92
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.03
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0