Mike Macfarlane vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Mike Macfarlane
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Mike Macfarlane and Billy Sample each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Mike Macfarlane had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 144 vs 73), while Billy Sample led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 88). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Billy Sample

Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1164
172.74
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4043
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3602
534.55
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
906
134.45
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
79.99
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
32.8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.52
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
19.14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
54.46
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506.95
75.23
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1548
229.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
192.63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
76.28
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
125.11
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503.39
74.71
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
14.4
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
43.78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.52
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
700
103.88
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
5.78
5.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.79
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
79
11.72
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Billy Sample

Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
1.15
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
1.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24941
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8313.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5597
6.06
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
0.44
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6054
6.55
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6005
6.5
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.676
5.676
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
0.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.29
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0