Joe Sambito vs. George Walker — Career Comparison

Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
George Walker
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Walker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.083 compared to 3.03 and 1.254 for Joe Sambito. By the career numbers, George Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sambito and George Walker

Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.84
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.07
62.07
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
3.03
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.67
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
9
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
245.2
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
8.04
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
7.77
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.79
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
7
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
5.68
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
37.03
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
36.31
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.81
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.45
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.37
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.92
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
33.45
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.03
37.03
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Sambito and George Walker

Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.03
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.87
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
9
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
248.2
9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.35
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.12
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.75
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.99
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.75
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sambito and George Walker

Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
60
349.51
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
553.4
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
99.03
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
26.48
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
26.84
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
122.33
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
128.16
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
87.38
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
27.37
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
30.02
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
George Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.13
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
George Walker
Career
Per 600 PA