Balor Moore vs. Chris Sampson — Career Comparison

Balor Moore
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sampson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Balor Moore built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Sampson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Sampson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 93). Balor Moore held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 63). Role difference aside, Chris Sampson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Balor Moore and Chris Sampson

Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.26
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.23
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.44
54.44
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
4.52
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.42
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.82
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
9.79
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
4.57
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.18
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
6.21
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3154
39.52
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
38.07
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
5.11
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.77
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.83
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
33.8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
34.93
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Balor Moore and Chris Sampson

Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.25
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.23
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2157
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.33
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.89
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.53
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.65
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.51
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.42
87.42
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.44
54.44
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Balor Moore and Chris Sampson

Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
878.05
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
1521.74
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
551.22
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
478.26
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
48.78
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
9.18
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.04
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.91
-9.32
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-1.43
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
170.73
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
191.3
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Balor Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Balor Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA