Tommy Sampson
1940–1949 · bats R / throws R · ASW, BCG, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, New York Cubans, PHB
183G
.337AVG
.380OBP
.447SLG
More career statistics
191H
4HR
75RBI
17SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 616 | 566 | 108 | 191 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 75 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 253 | .337 | .380 | .447 | .827 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1940-06-30 to 1941-05-25
19longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 22 | 80 | 27 | – | 5 | 3 | .338 | – | – |
| 1941 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 23 | 69 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .406 | – | – |
| 1942 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 27 | 93 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 5 | .355 | – | – |
| 1943 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 31 | 91 | 27 | – | 15 | 2 | .297 | – | – |
| 1944 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 25 | 81 | 27 | – | 8 | 5 | .333 | – | – |
| 1945 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 4 | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1946 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 11 | 10 | 7 | – | 7 | – | .700 | – | – |
| 1947 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 10 | 13 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .923 | – | – |
| 1948 | NCNew York Cubans | 20 | 87 | 19 | – | 3 | 1 | .218 | – | – |
| 1949 | CGChicago American Giants | 10 | 26 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .231 | – | – |