Billy Sample
Bats R Throws R5'9" 175 lbBorn 1955 Roanoke, USADebut 1978Team ATLDraft 1973 R28 #613 Texas Rangers, Andrew Lewis HS (Roanoke, VA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1986 | ATL | 92 | 221 | 23 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 0.285 | 0.338 | 0.430 | 0.768 | 107.8 |
| 1985 | NYY | 59 | 154 | 18 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.288 | 0.336 | 0.345 | 0.681 | 91.3 |
| 1984 | TEX | 130 | 528 | 67 | 121 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 29 | 46 | 0.247 | 0.286 | 0.327 | 0.613 | 65.1 |
| 1983 | TEX | 147 | 611 | 80 | 152 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 0.274 | 0.331 | 0.401 | 0.732 | 105.2 |
| 1982 | TEX | 97 | 398 | 56 | 94 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 0.261 | 0.318 | 0.394 | 0.712 | 101.8 |
| 1981 | TEX | 66 | 260 | 36 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.283 | 0.346 | 0.391 | 0.738 | 121.4 |
| 1980 | TEX | 99 | 234 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0.260 | 0.335 | 0.368 | 0.702 | 97.4 |
| 1979 | TEX | 128 | 377 | 60 | 95 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 0.292 | 0.365 | 0.415 | 0.781 | 113.9 |
| 1978 | TEX | 8 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.467 | 0.467 | 0.600 | 1.067 | 209.6 |
| Career | | 826 | 2798 | 371 | 684 | 127 | 9 | 46 | 230 | 98 | 195 | 230 | 0.272 | 0.329 | 0.384 | 0.713 | 99.2 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1986 | ATL | OF | 56 | 373 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.986 | |
| 1986 | ATL | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1985 | NYY | OF | 55 | 352 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.989 | |
| 1984 | TEX | OF | 122 | 1029 | 285 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.986 | |
| 1983 | TEX | OF | 146 | 1245 | 329 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 1982 | TEX | OF | 91 | 786 | 196 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.981 | |
| 1981 | TEX | OF | 64 | 558 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.993 | |
| 1980 | TEX | OF | 72 | 469 | 105 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.973 | |
| 1979 | TEX | OF | 103 | 729 | 173 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1978 | TEX | OF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1986 | ATL | $470,000 |
| 1985 | NYY | $435,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.