Jay Bruce vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jay Bruce holds a real edge over Billy Sample in this comparison. Jay Bruce led in home run production (HR/PA+ 185 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 96). Billy Sample held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 80). The edge belongs to Jay Bruce.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and Billy Sample

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1650
149.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5964
538.83
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.89
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
839
75.8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1471
132.9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
868.3
78.45
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.53
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
4.16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.13
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
3.61
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
105
9.49
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61.9
61.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Billy Sample

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1524
1.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
2.27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.09
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.04
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3593
2.39
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3535
2.35
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.39
98.39
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.246
2.246
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.04
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0