Jay Bell vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Jay Bell
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jay Bell comes out clearly ahead of Billy Sample across most offensive categories. Jay Bell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 114 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 96). Billy Sample held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 94). Jay Bell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bell and Billy Sample

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2063
145.2
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8525
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7398
520.68
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1963
138.16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
91.99
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
27.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.72
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
13.72
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
46.17
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077.49
75.84
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3076
216.49
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
202.21
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1123
79.04
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
60.53
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
125.84
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108.32
78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
4.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
60.04
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.76
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1443
101.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.91
5.91
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
11.19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
4.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
165
11.61
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
91
6.4
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
4.22
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
10.63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60.26
60.26
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Jay Bell and Billy Sample

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006
1.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1903
1.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50656
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16885.1
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3202
1.71
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5609
2.99
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.12
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9031
4.81
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8811
4.7
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.392
4.392
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
0.6
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0