Brian Buchanan vs. Sam Chapman — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Sam Chapman posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Buchanan. Sam Chapman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .770) and on-base percentage (.342 vs .330). Brian Buchanan had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Chapman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Buchanan and Sam Chapman

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
857
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
767
536.99
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
198
138.62
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
142.39
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
95.04
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.57
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
19.29
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
110.54
77.39
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735.9
78.85
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2183
233.89
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
196.73
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
204.21
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
105
73.51
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
103
72.11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
176
123.22
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
109.77
76.85
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760.36
81.47
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
73
51.11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
682
73.07
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.75
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
14.68
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.3
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.07
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.2
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
8.46
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.25
56.25
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Sam Chapman

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.5
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3835
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278.1
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.22
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.4
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.37
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.244
2.244
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.95
69.95
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0