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.
"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)
Billy Sample![]() Billy Sample Autograph on a 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#533 | Checklist) |
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Billy SampleBilly Sample Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Billy SampleBilly Sample Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 826 | 2,516 | 371 | 684 | 127 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 230 | 195 | 8 | 230 | 37 | 22 | 28 | 36 | .272 | .329 | .384 | ||
Billy SampleBilly Sample Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Billy SampleBilly Sample Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 98 | 31 | .760 | 121 | 45 | 19 | 54.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
Billy SampleBilly Sample Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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