Grant McCray vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison
On the career numbers, Billy Sample posted the stronger offensive profile against Grant McCray. Billy Sample posted stronger numbers in OPS (.715 vs .575) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .226). Grant McCray had the advantage in home run production (5 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 Grant McCray and Billy Sample
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
59
226.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
146
561.54
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
42.31
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
50.68
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
51
196.15
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
35
134.62
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
23
88.46
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
10.86
41.78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
67
257.69
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
12.17
12.17
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.38
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
98
21.02
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
129
27.66
Grant McCray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97
Fielding Stats for Grant McCray and Billy Sample
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.42
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1142
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.32
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.44
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.34
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.33
68.33
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Grant McCray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01