Billy Sample vs. Al Wickland — Career Comparison

Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Al Wickland
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Sample and Al Wickland are closely matched on the surface stats. Al Wickland posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .330). Billy Sample had the advantage in home run production (46 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Al Wickland had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Sample and Al Wickland

Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
177.13
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
444
151.71
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1756
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1468
501.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
397
135.65
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
289
98.75
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
58
19.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
12.98
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
108
36.9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332.46
71.29
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239.58
81.86
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
567
193.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
209.45
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
212
72.44
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
144
49.2
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
344
117.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351.61
75.4
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
86.85
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.08
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
70.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
62.87
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
24.6
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
36
7.72
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
58
19.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Al Wickland
Career
Per 600 PA
58
19.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
75.97
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Sample and Al Wickland

Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
1.16
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16644
27
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5548
9
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
2.24
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.05
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.03
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
2.32
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.29
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.939
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Al Wickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Wickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0