Billy Sample vs. Steve Carlton — Matchup Analysis
Billy Sample has absolutely raked against Carlton. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Sample. Sample's production against Carlton has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.900, 26% above the career mark of 0.713, with a batting average of 0.400, 47% above their career average and above Carlton's career opposing average of 0.240. Despite striking out once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 12.2 PA, Sample is still posting above-career production against Carlton. Edge: Sample.
How Billy Sample put the ball into play against Steve Carlton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Carlton to Billy Sample
Matchup Details for Billy Sample and Steve Carlton
Stats that describe the matchup between Billy Sample and Steve Carlton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Billy Sample Career Plate Appearances
2798
Steve Carlton Career Batters Faced
21683
In this matchup
0.400
Billy Sample Career Batting Average
0.272
Steve Carlton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
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0
Billy Sample Career Home Runs
46
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed
414
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
Billy Sample Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
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0.000
Billy Sample Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Billy Sample Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.200
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.500
Billy Sample Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Steve Carlton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
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0
Billy Sample Career Hit By Pitch
28
Steve Carlton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
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2
In this matchup
0
Billy Sample Career Intentional Walks
8
Steve Carlton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
150
In this matchup
1
Billy Sample Career Strikeouts
230
Steve Carlton Career Strikeouts Thrown
4136
In this matchup
6.000
Billy Sample Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.170
Steve Carlton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.243
In this matchup
1.000
Billy Sample Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Steve Carlton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Billy Sample Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
Steve Carlton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Billy Sample Career Sacrifice Hits
37
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Hits
203
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0
Billy Sample Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Flies
103
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0
Billy Sample Career Ground into Double Play
36
Steve Carlton Career Double Plays Enabled
287
Ground into Triple Play
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0