Michael Hollimon vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Michael Hollimon
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Michael Hollimon and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Michael Hollimon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.845 vs .715) and slugging (.565 vs .384). Billy Sample had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .280). By the career numbers, Michael Hollimon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Michael Hollimon and Billy Sample

Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
264
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
552
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
86.04
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
312
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
168
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
79.56
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
90.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Michael Hollimon and Billy Sample

Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Michael Hollimon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Hollimon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0