Billy Sample vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Pete Ward comes out clearly ahead of Billy Sample across most offensive categories. Pete Ward led in home run production (HR/PA+ 133 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 87), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 96). Billy Sample held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 98). Pete Ward was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Sample and Pete Ward

Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
166.28
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3060
522.93
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
132.61
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
89.72
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
16.75
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
42.89
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448.17
76.59
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
967
207.36
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1240
211.91
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
202.85
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
72.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454.86
77.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.84
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
63.4
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
539
92.11
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
6.51
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.72
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.66
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.42
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
37
6.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Billy Sample and Pete Ward

Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
1.12
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
1.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
1.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1513
1.97
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
3.73
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
3.6
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.202
3.202
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.08
87.08
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.74
93.74
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.2
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0