Ray Nelson vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Ray Nelson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Billy Sample posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Nelson. Billy Sample posted stronger numbers in OPS (.715 vs .478) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .262). 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 Ray Nelson and Billy Sample

Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
160.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
130
534.25
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.93
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.31
34.17
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
152.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.77
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
78.08
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.32
38.31
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
41.82
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
123.29
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.87
4.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.55
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Ray Nelson and Billy Sample

Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.29
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.45
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.333
4.333
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0