Dixie Howell vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Billy Sample posted the stronger offensive profile against Dixie Howell. Billy Sample posted stronger numbers in OPS (.715 vs .652) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .315). 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 Dixie Howell and Billy Sample

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
224
132.68
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
169
100.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
96.78
57.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
315
186.57
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
98
58.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55.08
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.02
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
104.2
61.72
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
82.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Billy Sample

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.144
4.144
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0