Kirk Nieuwenhuis vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Kirk Nieuwenhuis
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Billy Sample are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Kirk Nieuwenhuis, 99 for Billy Sample), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 91 vs 96). The overall lean goes to Billy Sample, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Billy Sample

Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
222.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
1116
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
978
525.81
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
216
116.13
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
122
65.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
31.72
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
27.23
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.15
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
50.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
127.09
68.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
376
202.15
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
346
186.02
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
68.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
62.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
214
115.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
119.05
64
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
66.13
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.69
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
366
196.77
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.61
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.69
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.91
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.75
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
6.65
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
35
18.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Billy Sample

Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.33
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.98
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6534
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
2.25
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.03
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.35
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.83
73.83
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0