Larry Bowa vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Larry Bowa and Billy Sample 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+ 96 for Larry Bowa, 99 for Billy Sample), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 92 vs 96). The overall lean goes to Billy Sample, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Billy Sample

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8418
554.85
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2191
144.41
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
119.63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
502
107.65
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
17.27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.13
54.58
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2682
176.78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
987
65.06
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
98.67
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924.36
60.93
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.12
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
31.24
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
37.5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
12.17
12.17
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.83
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
121
7.98
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
20.96
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.65
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
129
27.66
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
75.18
75.18
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Billy Sample

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
1.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57250
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19083.1
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3323
1.57
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10398
4.9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10187
4.8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.97
97.97
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.574
4.574
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
0.6
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0