Yadier Molina vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Yadier Molina
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Yadier Molina comes out clearly ahead of Billy Sample across most offensive categories. Yadier Molina led in contact rate (K%+ 190 vs 155), home run production (HR/PA+ 93 vs 73), and batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 101). Billy Sample held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 87 vs 80). Yadier Molina was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yadier Molina and Billy Sample

Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
156.16
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7817
548.37
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
539.53
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2168
152.09
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
684
146.68
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
110.63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
502
107.65
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
28.62
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.49
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.93
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
12.35
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
41.46
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
975.58
68.44
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3118
218.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2786
195.44
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
54.51
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
71.69
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
113.85
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028.33
72.14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
5.33
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
38.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.51
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
922
64.68
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
9.28
9.28
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
3.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.26
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
287
20.13
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
71
4.98
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.6
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
108
7.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
65.74
65.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Yadier Molina and Billy Sample

Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
1.09
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
1.04
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55226
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18408.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15232
7.45
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
0.53
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.04
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16392
8.01
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16306
7.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.296
7.296
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.07
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
0.28
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
0.19
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0