Jeff Locke vs. Bill Sampen — Career Comparison

Jeff Locke
MillenialNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jeff Locke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sampen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sampen led in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91). Jeff Locke held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 108). Role difference aside, Bill Sampen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Locke and Bill Sampen

Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.73
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.35
54.35
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.59
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.73
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
9.34
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.38
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.96
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.51
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
6.4
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.29
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2937
39.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
39.54
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.94
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.15
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.83
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.75
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2594
34.52
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
34.22
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Jeff Locke and Bill Sampen

Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.73
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.63
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.28
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.14
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.72
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.8
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.68
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.77
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Locke and Bill Sampen

Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
131
350.89
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3412.5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
522.32
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
5.81
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
5.57
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50.89
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.75
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.11
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.64
-15.12
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-12.1
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
278.57
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56.25
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA