Tom Browning vs. Bill Sampen — Career Comparison

Tom Browning
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Browning built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sampen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sampen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 66), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 87). Tom Browning held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 99). Role difference aside, Bill Sampen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Browning and Bill Sampen

Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.58
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.42
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.35
54.35
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
3.94
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.73
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
9.05
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.38
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.39
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1000
4.69
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.29
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8066
37.79
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
39.54
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.28
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.15
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.41
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.59
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7374
34.55
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
34.22
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Tom Browning and Bill Sampen

Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.37
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.63
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.15
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.14
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.61
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.8
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.51
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.77
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Browning and Bill Sampen

Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
270
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3412.5
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
517.5
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
79.17
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
65
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.17
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.07
18.39
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
5.57
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
97.5
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
100
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
10.98
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-12.1
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
20.83
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
166.67
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
60
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.17
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA