Billy Sample
1978–1986 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
826G
.272AVG
.329OBP
.384SLG
More career statistics
684H
46HR
230RBI
98SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826 | 2,798 | 2,516 | 371 | 684 | 127 | 9 | 46 | 230 | 195 | 230 | 98 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 967 | .272 | .329 | .384 | .713 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1981-04-18 to 1981-08-10
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1983-09-30 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1983-05-11 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1982-05-30 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 443 | 1479 | 366 | 25 | 131 | 96 | 123 | .275 | .312 | .399 |
| Away | 383 | 1319 | 318 | 21 | 99 | 99 | 107 | .268 | .316 | .368 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 105 | 379 | 88 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 36 | .264 | .319 | .375 |
| May | 131 | 431 | 110 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 37 | .286 | .332 | .410 |
| June | 145 | 520 | 128 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 33 | .275 | .325 | .395 |
| July | 141 | 457 | 100 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 49 | .239 | .269 | .341 |
| August | 155 | 497 | 121 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 42 | .265 | .292 | .374 |
| September | 136 | 466 | 123 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 29 | .295 | .337 | .403 |
| October | 13 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .359 | .438 | .462 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 65 | 245 | 59 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 14 | .262 | .294 | .356 |
| california-angels | 63 | 222 | 64 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 14 | .333 | .392 | .453 |
| seattle-mariners | 62 | 206 | 51 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 18 | .280 | .320 | .445 |
| chicago-white-sox | 61 | 228 | 52 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 18 | .260 | .320 | .340 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 58 | 198 | 65 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 16 | .353 | .374 | .500 |
| athletics | 58 | 211 | 48 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 11 | .261 | .336 | .380 |
| boston-red-sox | 58 | 199 | 54 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 21 | .316 | .347 | .509 |
| new-york-yankees | 54 | 203 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | .232 | .256 | .326 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Texas Rangers | 8 | 15 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .467 | – | – |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 128 | 325 | 95 | 5 | 35 | 8 | .292 | – | – |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 99 | 204 | 53 | 4 | 19 | 8 | .260 | – | – |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 66 | 230 | 65 | 3 | 25 | 4 | .283 | – | – |
| 1982 | Texas Rangers | 97 | 360 | 94 | 10 | 29 | 10 | .261 | – | – |
| 1983 | Texas Rangers | 147 | 554 | 152 | 12 | 57 | 44 | .274 | – | – |
| 1984 | Texas Rangers | 130 | 489 | 121 | 5 | 33 | 18 | .247 | – | – |
| 1985 |  New York Yankees | 59 | 139 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Atlanta Braves | 92 | 200 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 4 | .285 | – | – |