Sam Chapman vs. Bill Joyce — Career Comparison

Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Joyce posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Chapman. Bill Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .780) and on-base percentage (.435 vs .342). Sam Chapman had the advantage in home run production (180 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Chapman and Bill Joyce

Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1368
146.57
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
906
130.58
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4988
534.43
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3310
477.06
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
142.39
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
971
139.95
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
95.04
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
642
92.53
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
22.5
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
153
22.05
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.57
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
70
10.09
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
47.36
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
47.42
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
735.9
78.85
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
233.89
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
222.82
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1906
204.21
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
754
80.79
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
118.47
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
82.82
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
87.77
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1347
144.32
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1361
196.16
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
760.36
81.47
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.61
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
562
60.21
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
103.92
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
682
73.07
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
54.77
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.21
8.21
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.75
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.46
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
8.46
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Chapman and Bill Joyce

Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
1.05
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23358
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7786
9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2418
2.8
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
1.89
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.59
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3958
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4559
5.27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3847
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
4.68
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.81
88.81
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.469
4.469
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.22
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0