Ray Herbert vs. Bill Sampen — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sampen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sampen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bill Sampen.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Sampen

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.35
54.35
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.73
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.38
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
39.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
34.22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Sampen

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.77
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Sampen

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3412.5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
5.57
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-12.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA