Billy Sample
Retired
Billy Sample
OOTP Player Page
Birthdate:
April 2, 1955 (57 y, 4 m, 24 d)
Born In:
Roanoke, VA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/175
Entry:
1975 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 5, Team: Texas Rangers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1980 Texas (MLB)
1978 Texas (MLB)
League Champ 1978 Texas (MLB)
Gold Glove 1990 - RF Oakland (MLB)
1989 - RF Oakland (MLB)
1988 - LF Oakland (MLB)
1987 - LF Oakland (MLB)
1986 - LF Texas (MLB)
1985 - LF Texas (MLB)
1984 - LF Texas (MLB)
1983 - LF Texas (MLB)
1980 - LF Texas (MLB)
Player of the Week Apr 28, 1986 Texas (MLB)
Sep 17, 1979 Texas (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink4
Grey Ink40
Similar Players (LF)
Player Score
Larry Herndon 911
Carl Crawford 905
Merv Rettenmund 901
Lee Mazzilli 896
Bip Roberts 890
Joe Kuhel 881
Roberto Clemente 876
Brett Butler 874
Rickey Henderson 870
Enos Slaughter 868
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1982 694 6
1983 708 7
1985 696 5
1987 716 5
Year AB Rank
1985 623 7
1987 644 5
Year 3B Rank
1978 9 9
1979 10 6
1983 11 6
1984 10 6
1985 11 5
1986 13 2
1987 12 3
1988 9 8
1989 8 7
Year SB Rank
1982 43 1
1983 33 6
1986 42 4
Year R Rank
1982 116 3
1984 107 7
1986 106 7
Year IBB Rank
1982 6 2
1985 4 9
1986 6 4
1987 5 7
Year HBP Rank
1985 5 10
1987 7 7
1988 8 5
Year SF Rank
1982 13 4
1986 9 7
Year Avg Rank
1980 0.324 10
1984 0.330 9
Year OBP Rank
1984 0.399 6
Year WAR Rank
1982 5.4 9
1988 5.6 10