Tommy Sampson vs. Juan Samuel — Career Comparison

Tommy Sampson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Juan Samuel
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Sampson and Juan Samuel are closely matched on the surface stats. Juan Samuel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.739 vs .722) and slugging (.420 vs .376). Tommy Sampson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.346 vs .319). By the career numbers, Juan Samuel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Sampson and Juan Samuel

Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
146.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1720
154.86
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
805
600
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6664
600
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
740
551.55
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6081
547.51
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
167.7
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1578
142.08
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
92.56
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.16
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
25.84
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.43
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
9.18
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.49
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.5
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
26.09
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
49.52
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
100.39
74.83
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849.51
76.49
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
278
207.2
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2552
229.77
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
203.48
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2092
188.36
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
89.44
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
873
78.6
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
64.84
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
63.3
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
152.8
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1415
127.4
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.62
86.92
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846.05
76.18
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
6.66
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
29.07
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
39.62
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.42
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
1442
129.83
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402.5
402.5
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.62
4.62
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.5
19.5
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.67
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
2.43
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.78
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
81
7.29
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.67
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
35.65
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
12.88
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.67
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
48.53
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 600 PA
73.47
73.47

Fielding Stats for Tommy Sampson and Juan Samuel

Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.1
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1544
1.09
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.1
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1439
1.02
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4706
27
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38206
27
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568.2
9
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12735.1
9
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.68
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3572
2.52
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
3.17
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
2.32
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.13
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1100
6.31
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7048
4.98
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
5.85
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6860
4.85
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.443
4.443
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.49
Juan Samuel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
0.48
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Samuel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0