Lou Merloni vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lou Merloni and Billy Sample are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Sample had the edge in home run production (46 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 Lou Merloni and Billy Sample

Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
207.52
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
532.3
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
294
144.24
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
206
101.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
134.18
65.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
417
204.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
138
67.7
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
61.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
122.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
140.32
68.84
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
6
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
43.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.45
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
104.5
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.81
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.92
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.34
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Lou Merloni and Billy Sample

Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
2.34
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
4.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
4.65
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.354
3.354
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0