Billy Hamilton vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Billy Hamilton
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hamilton posted a career OPS of .888 against Sam Thompson's .890. On the surface stats, Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson

Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
125.71
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1410
129.64
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7608
600
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6283
495.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.981
0.981
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.914
0.914
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2164
170.66
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
140.93
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1358
124.85
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
242
19.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
95
7.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.15
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
11.58
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
377
29.73
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1642.45
129.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1185.76
109.02
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2716
214.2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3442
271.45
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2503
230.13
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.888
0.888
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.192
1.192
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.942
0.942
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
133.83
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
115.94
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
742
58.52
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2399
189.2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625.05
128.16
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1262.34
116.06
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5.79
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189
93.77
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
362
28.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
21.02
21.02
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.71
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.2
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
232
21.33
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
232
21.33
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson

Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1587
1.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41592
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13864
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3453
2.24
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.12
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.21
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.19
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.13
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3924
2.55
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
2.36
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.291
2.291
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.04
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0