Billy Sample vs Dave Martinez

Billy SampleDave Martinez

Billy Sample and Dave Martinez compared on their MLB careers: Billy Sample played 9 seasons, 1978 to 1986, Dave Martinez 16 seasons, 1986 to 2001. Billy Sample has .272 batting average to Dave Martinez's .276.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Sample and Dave Martinez career totals
826GP1,919
2,516AB5,795
371R795
684H1,599
46HR91
230RBI580
98SB183
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Billy Sample: 0 championships; none on file
  • Dave Martinez: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Sample and Dave Martinez season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1978.467031986.13917
2nd1979.2925351987.292836
3rd1980.2604191988.255646
4th1981.2833251989.274327
5th1982.26110291990.2791139
6th1983.27412571991.295742
7th1984.2475331992.254331
8th1985.2881151993.241527
9th1986.2856141994.247427
10th————1995.307537
11th————1996.3181053
12th————1997.2861255
13th————1998.256320
14th————1999.284666
15th————2000.274547
16th————2001.287220

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI