Sam Chapman vs. Dan Ford — Career Comparison

Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Dan Ford
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Sam Chapman and Dan Ford 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, 101 for Dan Ford), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Dan Ford, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Sam Chapman and Dan Ford

Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1368
146.57
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1153
150.98
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4582
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4163
545.13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1329
142.39
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1123
147.05
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
95.04
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750
98.21
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
210
22.5
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
28.02
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.57
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.98
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
121
15.84
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
48.84
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735.9
78.85
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
562.55
73.66
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
233.89
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1776
232.56
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
204.21
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1473
192.89
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
754
80.79
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
598
78.31
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
566
74.12
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1347
144.32
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
136.58
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760.36
81.47
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
576.14
75.44
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.15
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
303
39.68
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.49
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
73.07
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
722
94.54
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.75
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.06
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.98
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
14.68
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
15.84
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.99
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.07
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.85
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
8.46
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
12.83
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.24
62.24

Fielding Stats for Sam Chapman and Dan Ford

Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
1.09
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
1.01
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26425
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8808.1
9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2206
2.25
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.06
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
2.37
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2255
2.3
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.117
2.117
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.01
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0