Fran Matthews vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Fran Matthews
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fran Matthews and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Fran Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .330). Billy Sample had the advantage in batting average (.272 vs .265). By the career numbers, Fran Matthews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fran Matthews and Billy Sample

Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
149.09
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
431
522.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
114
138.18
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
84
101.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
30
36.36
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.99
78.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
168
203.64
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
207.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
112.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
79.56
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
70.3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
173.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.99
84.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.64
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
12.17
12.17
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Fran Matthews and Billy Sample

Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.09
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
9.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
9.61
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.308
8.308
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.02
94.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0