Sam Chapman vs. Bobby Darwin — Career Comparison

Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Bobby Darwin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Sam Chapman and Bobby Darwin 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+ 99 for Sam Chapman, 98 for Bobby Darwin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Sam Chapman, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sam Chapman and Bobby Darwin

Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
646
159.11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2436
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2224
547.78
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
142.39
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
559
137.68
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
95.04
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
384
94.58
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
22.5
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
76
18.72
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.57
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.94
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
19.29
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
20.44
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
47.36
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
175
43.1
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735.9
78.85
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
281.1
69.24
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
233.89
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
916
225.62
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
204.21
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
756
186.21
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
250
61.58
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
328
80.79
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
495
121.92
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760.36
81.47
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
281.1
69.24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
160
39.41
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.2
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
682
73.07
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
142.12
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.75
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.74
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.96
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
14.68
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
18.47
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.39
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.69
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.22
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.46
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
5.91
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Sam Chapman and Bobby Darwin

Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.08
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
1.02
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13560
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4520
9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
1.92
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.08
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
2.05
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
2
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.851
1.851
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.28
94.28
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0