Mark Mathias vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Mark Mathias
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mark Mathias and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Sample posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.330 vs .317) and batting average (.272 vs .246). Mark Mathias had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Mark Mathias and Billy Sample

Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
220.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
539.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.93
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.97
72.28
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
211.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
63
189.95
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
21
63.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
135.68
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
23.96
72.26
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.29
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
156.78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
21.02
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Mark Mathias and Billy Sample

Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.31
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0