Ben Houser vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ben Houser and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Sample had the edge in on-base percentage (.330 vs .322). By the career numbers, Billy Sample had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Houser and Billy Sample

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
126
145.95
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
21
24.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.58
71.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.18
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.96
77.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
42.86
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
57.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
10.36
10.36
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Billy Sample

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0