Josh Bell vs. Sam Chapman — Career Comparison

Josh Bell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Bell holds a real edge over Sam Chapman in this comparison. Josh Bell led in contact rate (K%+ 123 vs 71), walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 99). Sam Chapman held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 218 vs 118). The edge belongs to Josh Bell.

Hitting Stats for Josh Bell and Sam Chapman

Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
149.97
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5149
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4503
524.72
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4988
534.43
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
134.36
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
142.39
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
715
83.32
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
95.04
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
26.22
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.33
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.57
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
22.49
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
180
19.29
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
51.04
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
686.43
79.99
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735.9
78.85
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1997
232.71
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
233.89
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1758
204.86
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1906
204.21
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
604
70.38
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
676
78.77
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
126.67
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
682.97
79.59
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760.36
81.47
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.26
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
67.24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
562
60.21
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.85
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
962
112.1
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
73.07
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.35
5.35
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.75
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.78
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
139
16.2
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
14.68
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.47
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.39
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.98
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.45
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.46
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
19.05
19.05
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.9
51.9

Fielding Stats for Josh Bell and Sam Chapman

Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
1.09
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
1.06
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23132
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7710.2
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6539
7.63
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3727
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
0.66
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.08
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7168
8.37
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3958
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7103
8.29
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3847
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.09
99.09
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.589
7.589
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
0.7
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0