Billy Sample stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1986

Second Baseman

Age 71 · 5' 9"

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Billy Sample played 9 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1986.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
826
AB
2,516
R
371
H
684
HR
46
RBI
230
SB
98
AVG
.272

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1978TEX81527030.467
1979TEX12832560955358.292
1980TEX9920429534198.260
1981TEX6623036653254.283
1982TEX973605694102910.261
1983TEX14755480152125744.274
1984TEX1304896712153318.247
1985NYY5913918401152.288
1986ATL9220023576144.285

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,798
TB
967
XBH
182
HBP
28
IBB
8
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1978TEX15920000
1979TEX377135282100
1980TEX23475146200
1981TEX26090197100
1982TEX398142263000
1983TEX611222435200
1984TEX528160270100
1985NYY1544862000
1986ATL22186173100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
9.3
RC
347.4
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.112
SECA
.217
BB/K
0.85
AB/HR
54.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1978TEX0.13.712.4.1330.1000
1979TEX2.652.55.7.1230.21.3650
1980TEX0.227.44.6.1080.21.2510
1981TEX1.834.25.4.1090.20.876.70
1982TEX1.448.84.8.1330.20.8360
1983TEX3.583.45.4.1260.31.046.20
1984TEX-1.149.53.5.0800.20.697.80
1985NYY0.317.64.6.0580.10.91390
1986ATL0.530.55.5.1450.20.533.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
71 yearsApr 2, 1955
Height
5' 9"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Roanoke, VA
College
James Madison

What were Billy Sample's career stats?

Billy Sample played 9 seasons for the Rangers, the Yankees and the Braves. He was a career .272 hitter with 684 hits, 46 home runs and 230 RBI. His best season was 1978: a .467 batting average, 0 home runs and 3 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 1978 to 1986

Billy Sample finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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