Tommy Sampson vs. Turner Ward — Career Comparison

Tommy Sampson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Sampson and Turner Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Sampson posted a career OPS of .722 against Turner Ward's .725. On the surface stats, Tommy Sampson and Turner Ward are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Sampson and Turner Ward

Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
146.09
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
209.95
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
805
600
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
740
551.55
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1548
519.17
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
167.7
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
89.21
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.16
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
24.48
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.43
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.69
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.49
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.08
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
26.09
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
41.25
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.39
74.83
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210.75
70.68
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
207.2
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
201.57
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
203.48
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
197.21
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
89.44
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
70.43
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
87
64.84
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
73.45
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
152.8
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
130.8
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.62
86.92
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.94
72.09
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.36
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
29.07
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
62.38
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
247
82.84
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402.5
402.5
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.5
19.5
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.67
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.71
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
36
12.07
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.67
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
11.07
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.03
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.67
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.1
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Tommy Sampson and Turner Ward

Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.1
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.33
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.1
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4706
27
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568.2
9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.68
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
2.39
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
3.17
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1100
6.31
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
2.5
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
5.85
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
2.47
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.12
70.12
Tommy Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.49
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0