Denny Hocking vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Denny Hocking
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Sample comes out clearly ahead of Denny Hocking across most offensive categories. Billy Sample led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 100), home run production (HR/PA+ 73 vs 38), and slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 86). Denny Hocking held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 89 vs 87). Billy Sample was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Denny Hocking and Billy Sample

Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
217.48
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
2632
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
2358
537.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
591
134.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
437
99.62
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
112
25.53
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.88
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
154
35.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
254.9
58.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
812
185.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
803
183.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
294
67.02
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
51.52
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
495
112.84
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
270.02
61.55
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.6
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
46.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
442
100.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.66
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.47
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
43
9.8
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
36
8.21
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
27
6.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
63
14.36
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Denny Hocking and Billy Sample

Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
1.6
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
0.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
16225
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408.1
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
2.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
1.99
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2479
4.13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2436
4.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.07
56.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.46
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0