Sammy Burton vs. Gary Gray — Career Comparison

Sammy Burton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Gary Gray
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sammy Burton and Gary Gray are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Gray posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .660) and slugging (.402 vs .337). Sammy Burton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 vs .283). By the career numbers, Gary Gray had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sammy Burton and Gary Gray

Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
167.31
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
190.95
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
565.61
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
132.69
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
135.75
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
90.5
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.81
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
45.25
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.44
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.44
63.75
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
178.85
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
227.15
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
190.38
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
168.33
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
58.82
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
64.25
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
121.15
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
101.36
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.55
72.42
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.63
62.1
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.77
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
137
123.98
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.29
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.33
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Sammy Burton and Gary Gray

Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.22
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.2
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2498
27
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832.2
9
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.62
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
8.36
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.87
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.82
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.99
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.49
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
8.88
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.867
2.867
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.405
7.405
Sammy Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.68
84.68
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Gary Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0