Cy Block vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Cy Block
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Cy Block and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Cy Block posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.383 vs .330). Billy Sample had the advantage in slugging (.384 vs .358). By the career numbers, Cy Block had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cy Block and Billy Sample

Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
17
170
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
53
530
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
160
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
146.68
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
140
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
107.65
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
80.5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
19
190
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
230
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
79.56
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
140
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
90.5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
12.17
12.17
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Cy Block
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Cy Block and Billy Sample

Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16644
27
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5548
9
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.05
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.03
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
2.32
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.29
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Cy Block
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.2
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Block
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0