Billy Sample Stats

Billy Sample was born on Saturday, April 2, 1955, in Roanoke, Virginia. Sample was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1978, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Sample baseball stats page.

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"My home runs are legitimate, so they can say I have 'occasional' power. Maybe I can hit twenty in a season in the majors." - Billy Sample in Baseball Digest (March 1979)

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Billy Sample Autograph on a 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#533 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1986top07' title='1986 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Billy Sample Autograph on a 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#533 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   William Amos Sample
Nickname:   Billy or The Wrist
Born On:   04-02-1955  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Roanoke, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Andrew Lewis High School (Roanoke, VA)
College:   Madison College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-02-1978 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-05-1986
Draft:   1976 : 10th Round (228th)

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Billy Sample Pitching Stats

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Billy Sample Hitting Stats

1978 23 Rangers 8 15 2 7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .600
1979 24 Rangers 128 325 60 95 21 2 5 0 35 37 1 28 10 3 2 6 .292 .365 .415
1980 25 Rangers 99 204 29 53 10 0 4 0 19 18 2 15 4 2 6 4 .260 .335 .368
1981 26 Rangers 66 230 36 65 16 0 3 0 25 17 1 21 3 3 7 3 .283 .346 .391
1982 27 Rangers 97 360 56 94 14 2 10 0 29 27 0 35 8 0 3 4 .261 .318 .394
1983 28 Rangers 147 554 80 152 28 3 12 0 57 44 2 46 4 4 5 8 .274 .331 .401
1984 29 Rangers 130 489 67 121 20 2 5 0 33 29 1 46 4 6 0 9 .247 .286 .327
1985 30 Yankees 59 139 18 40 5 0 1 0 15 9 0 10 2 2 2 2 .288 .336 .345
1986 31 Braves 92 200 23 57 11 0 6 0 14 14 1 26 2 2 3 0 .285 .338 .430
9 Years 826 2,516 371 684 127 9 46 0 230 195 8 230 37 22 28 36 .272 .329 .384

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Billy Sample Fielding Stats

1978 Rangers LF 2 1 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Rangers CF 10 8 204 22 2.2 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.91
1979 Rangers LF 92 68 1,896 150 1.6 150 144 6 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1979 Rangers RF 5 3 84 11 2.2 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.54
1980 Rangers CF 19 15 420 41 2.2 39 39 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.51
1980 Rangers LF 16 7 213 20 1.3 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.54
1980 Rangers RF 40 30 771 47 1.2 47 45 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1981 Rangers CF 5 3 90 5 1.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1981 Rangers LF 61 60 1,572 131 2.1 130 125 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.23
1981 Rangers RF 1 0 12 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1982 Rangers CF 11 10 240 21 1.9 21 20 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36
1982 Rangers LF 85 78 2,118 191 2.2 187 182 5 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.38
1983 Rangers CF 3 3 66 9 3.0 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.68
1983 Rangers LF 142 135 3,642 325 2.3 321 314 7 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.38
1983 Rangers RF 2 1 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1984 Rangers CF 51 45 1,293 123 2.4 121 119 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.53
1984 Rangers LF 72 65 1,740 158 2.2 156 154 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.42
1984 Rangers RF 3 2 51 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.06
1985 Yankees CF 4 3 87 8 2.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48
1985 Yankees LF 51 40 969 80 1.6 79 78 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.20
1986 Braves 2B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1986 Braves LF 10 3 135 8 0.8 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60
1986 Braves RF 48 40 984 61 1.3 60 59 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.65
LF Totals 531 457 12,303 1,063 2.0 1,051 1,025 26 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.31
CF Totals 103 87 2,400 229 2.2 225 221 4 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.53
RF Totals 99 76 1,929 123 1.2 122 119 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 1.71
2B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
9 Years 734 620 16,632 1,415 1.9 1,398 1,365 33 17 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.27

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Billy Sample Miscellaneous Stats

1978 Rangers 0 0 .000 4 0 3 0.0 5.0 5.0 - - -
1979 Rangers 8 6 .571 24 17 9 65.0 11.6 9.3 - - -
1980 Rangers 8 5 .615 30 10 4 51.0 13.6 10.7 - - -
1981 Rangers 4 1 .800 3 0 0 76.7 11.0 9.2 - - -
1982 Rangers 10 2 .833 2 4 1 36.0 10.3 12.4 - - -
1983 Rangers 44 8 .846 3 2 0 46.2 12.0 9.7 - - -
1984 Rangers 18 6 .750 12 3 2 97.8 10.6 14.8 - - -
1985 Yankees 2 1 .667 5 4 0 139.0 13.9 9.3 - - -
1986 Braves 4 2 .667 38 5 n/a 33.3 7.7 14.3 - - -
9 Years 98 31 .760 121 45 19 54.7 10.9 10.9 - - -

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Billy Sample Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Texas Rangers 7 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Texas Rangers 5 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Texas Rangers 5 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Texas Rangers 5 $100,000.00 - -
1982 Texas Rangers 5 $162,000.00 - -
1983 Texas Rangers 5 Undetermined - -
1984 Texas Rangers 5 Undetermined - -
1985 New York Yankees 11 $435,000.00 - -
1986 Atlanta Braves 5, 6 $470,000.00 - -

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