Nino Espinosa vs. Chris Sampson — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sampson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Sampson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sampson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 93). Nino Espinosa held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Sampson.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Chris Sampson

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.17
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
9.49
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
9.79
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.76
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
38.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.77
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
34.93
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Chris Sampson

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.53
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.51
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Chris Sampson

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
1521.74
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
478.26
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.04
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30.82
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-1.43
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA