Robbie Ray vs. Chris Sampson — Career Comparison

Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Sampson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robbie Ray 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 102). Robbie Ray held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 132 vs 63). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Sampson.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Ray and Chris Sampson

Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
3.94
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
9.79
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.8
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.18
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.37
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6097
38.08
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
38.07
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.77
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.6
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
34.93
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Robbie Ray and Chris Sampson

Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.37
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.83
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.81
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.18
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.53
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.04
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.51
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.97
18.97
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Ray and Chris Sampson

Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
597.76
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
1521.74
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
530.6
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
478.26
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.12
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.45
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
15.13
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.04
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
96.27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.07
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.15
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
2.27
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-1.43
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
58.21
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Chris Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA