Derrick May vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Derrick May
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Derrick May 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+ 98 for Derrick May, 99 for Billy Sample), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 96). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Derrick May and Billy Sample

Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
797
200.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
2386
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2200
553.23
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
149.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
684
146.68
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
108.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
107.65
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
103
25.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.51
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
13.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
41.49
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
277.04
69.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
875
220.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
760
191.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
244
61.36
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
77.95
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
126.24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
288.31
72.5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.01
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
156
39.23
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.54
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
254
63.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.75
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
57
14.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
30
7.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.02
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
42
10.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Derrick May and Billy Sample

Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.22
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13542
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4514
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
1.93
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
2.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
2.32
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
2
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.29
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.53
84.53
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0