Moonlight Graham vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Moonlight Graham
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

A full statistical comparison isn't possible here, but the available career numbers offer some indication. On the surface stats, Moonlight Graham and Billy Sample are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Moonlight Graham and Billy Sample

Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2798
600
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.93
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Moonlight Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Moonlight Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Moonlight Graham and Billy Sample

Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.05
Moonlight Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.03
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
2.32
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.29
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moonlight Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0