Jim Gilliam vs. Sam Horn — Career Comparison

Jim Gilliam
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Sam Horn
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Looking at the career totals, Jim Gilliam and Sam Horn are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Horn posted stronger numbers in OPS (.803 vs .718) and slugging (.468 vs .355). Jim Gilliam had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 vs .334). By the career numbers, Sam Horn had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Gilliam and Sam Horn

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2094
141.39
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
196.96
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8886
600
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
1185
600
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7600
513.17
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040
526.58
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
136.46
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
250
126.58
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551
104.73
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
138
69.87
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
21.94
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
24.81
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.4
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
4.39
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
31.39
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
31.74
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
56.71
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067.53
72.08
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162.14
82.1
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2701
182.38
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
246.58
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
213.3
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
389
196.96
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1255
84.74
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
132
66.84
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
42.13
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
90.63
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1814
122.48
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
126.08
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147.22
77.46
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153.3
77.62
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.43
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.54
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
74.41
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
132
66.84
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.03
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.57
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
28.09
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
163.54
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.36
21.36
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.63
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.36
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.04
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.08
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
18.73
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
14.79
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.49
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
22.28
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.36
66.36
Sam Horn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Jim Gilliam and Sam Horn

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
1.24
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.34
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
1.01
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.01
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47103
27
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15701
9
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3514
2.01
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.06
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4408
2.53
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.13
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8153
4.67
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
7.95
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7922
4.54
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
7.73
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.652
3.652
Sam Horn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
81.1
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
0.47
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Horn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0