Brian Hunter vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Brian Hunter
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Brian Hunter and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Hunter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .715) and slugging (.430 vs .384). Billy Sample had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .302). By the career numbers, Brian Hunter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Hunter and Billy Sample

Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
240.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1742
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
535.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
364
125.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
200
68.89
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
31
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
23.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
56.49
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
206.89
71.26
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
230.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
516
177.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
187
64.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
89.21
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
130.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
197.9
68.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.79
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
48.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.79
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
115.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5.2
5.2
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.44
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.61
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
11.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
30.77
30.77
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Brian Hunter and Billy Sample

Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.94
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10179
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3393
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
7.88
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3228
8.56
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3194
8.47
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.507
5.507
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.38
61.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0