Byron Buxton vs. Sam Chapman — Career Comparison

Byron Buxton
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Byron Buxton and Sam Chapman 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+ 100 for Byron Buxton, 99 for Sam Chapman), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 116). The overall lean goes to Byron Buxton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Byron Buxton and Sam Chapman

Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
898
157.68
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3102
544.69
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
768
134.86
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
142.39
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
391
68.66
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
95.04
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
31.26
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.44
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.57
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
29.5
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
19.29
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
66.2
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495.29
86.97
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735.9
78.85
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
265.5
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2183
233.89
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1048
184.02
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
204.21
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
91.83
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
80.79
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
436
76.56
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
791
138.89
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485.08
85.18
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760.36
81.47
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
8.08
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
234
41.09
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.93
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
978
171.73
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
73.07
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.46
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.75
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.69
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.81
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.54
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
22.65
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
8.46
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.7
90.7
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9

Fielding Stats for Byron Buxton and Sam Chapman

Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
1.1
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.03
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18528
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6176
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1937
2.82
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.03
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.02
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
2.88
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
2.86
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.597
2.597
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0