William Bell vs. Chris Sampson — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Chris Sampson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Sampson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.42 and 1.369 for Chris Sampson. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Chris Sampson

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
9.79
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.18
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.42
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
38.38
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1517
38.07
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.77
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
34.93
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Chris Sampson

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.53
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.42
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.51
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Chris Sampson

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
1521.74
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
478.26
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.04
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-1.43
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA