Sam Hairston vs. Desi Relaford — Career Comparison

Sam Hairston
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Desi Relaford
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Sam Hairston posted the stronger offensive profile against Desi Relaford. Sam Hairston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.809 vs .671) and on-base percentage (.383 vs .324). Desi Relaford had the advantage in home run production (40 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Hairston 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 Hairston and Desi Relaford

Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
118
150.64
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939
168.33
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
600
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
533.62
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2939
526.86
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
167.23
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
128
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
125.11
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
91.07
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
30.64
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
26.35
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.11
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.41
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.38
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.17
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.13
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
36.93
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72.42
92.45
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349.69
62.69
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
227.23
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1019
182.67
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
227.23
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1057
189.48
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
95.74
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
67.22
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
80.43
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
55.21
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
169.79
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
115.27
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.18
99.81
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358.13
64.2
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.96
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
56.17
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
52.52
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.94
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
497
89.09
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
470
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.73
6.73
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.38
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.63
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
58
10.4
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.94
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
14.52
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.94
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
19.54
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
74.31
74.31

Fielding Stats for Sam Hairston and Desi Relaford

Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.23
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
1.2
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.09
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
1
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2692
27
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20894
27
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.1
9
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6964.2
9
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
3.67
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
1.58
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.46
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
2.52
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.17
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
5.41
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
4.26
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
5.14
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3167
4.09
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.163
4.163
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.398
3.398
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.83
82.83
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.5
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0