Whit Merrifield vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Whit Merrifield
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Whit Merrifield holds a real edge over Billy Sample in this comparison. Whit Merrifield led in batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 101), on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 99), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 96). Billy Sample held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 73 vs 52). The edge belongs to Whit Merrifield.

Hitting Stats for Whit Merrifield and Billy Sample

Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
141.43
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4866
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4467
550.8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
154.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
684
146.68
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
107.27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
31.57
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.58
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
11.59
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
46.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.25
76.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
227.5
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1595
196.67
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
77.93
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
59.8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
126.14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646.29
79.69
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
38.84
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.36
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
95.44
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.99
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.55
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
82
10.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.88
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
98
21.02
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.91
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.65
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
33.79
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
129
27.66
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.56
79.56
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Whit Merrifield and Billy Sample

Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
1.14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
1.03
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28361
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9453.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
1.95
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4028
3.83
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3968
3.78
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.307
3.307
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.75
89.75
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
0.47
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0