Rick Manning vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Rick Manning
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold Glove
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Rick Manning and Billy Sample are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Rick Manning, 99 for Billy Sample), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 96). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Rick Manning and Billy Sample

Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1555
159.98
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5832
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5248
539.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1349
138.79
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061
109.16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
502
107.65
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
19.44
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.42
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.76
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
29.63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586.56
60.35
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1792
184.36
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1829
188.17
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
68.31
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
47.12
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1066
109.67
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.42
64.65
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.93
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
48.46
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.4
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
616
63.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
9.47
9.47
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
6.28
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.42
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
104
10.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
17.28
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.65
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
25.31
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
68.29
68.29
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Rick Manning and Billy Sample

Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1508
1.11
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
0.99
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36768
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12256
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3831
2.81
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.04
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3960
2.91
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
2.87
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.54
98.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.588
2.588
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.72
89.72
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0