Tommy Sampson

1940–1948 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 180 lb · b. 1912 Calhoun, AL

Career 196 G · 225 H · 2 HR · 87 RBI · .304 AVG

Seasons leading his league

0 best in baseball 4 league only

26 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1942 Best season

Spanning 1942–1944, peaking at 2 titles in 1942.

Team records #7 Birmingham Black Barons career H #7 Birmingham Black Barons career R #8 Birmingham Black Barons career SB #9 Birmingham Black Barons career RBI

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,384th League titles 4
1,116th Top-5 finishes 26

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Second Base Range Factor	1	1st	—	1942 NAL 5.27
Second Base Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1942 NAL .935
Second Base Double Plays	1	1st	—	1944 NAL 23 1940 #3 1941 #3 1942 #3 1943 #2
Stolen Bases	1	1st	—	1943 NAL 7
Triples	—	#3	—	1940 #3 1941 #3
Second Base Putouts	—	#2	—	1940 #2 1941 #2 1942 #2 1943 #2 1944 #3
Second Base Assists	—	#2	—	1940 #2 1941 #2 1942 #3 1943 #2 1944 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1944	1	2B DP 23
1943	1	SB 7
1942	2	2B FPCT .935 2B RF 5.27

Batting

led the league 9 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1940	BBB	NAL	27	104	20	35	4	3	0	13	5	0	3	.337	.378	.433	.811
1941	BBB	NAL	26	88	11	26	3	3	0	18	4	0	1	.295	.326	.398	.724
1942	BBB	NAL	35	135	28	45	3	2	2	13	5	1	4	.333	.366	.430	.796
1943	BBB	NAL	42	168	25	49	2	3	0	16	11	0	7	.292	.335	.339	.674
1944	BBB	NAL	30	112	18	38	4	2	0	13	7	0	1	.339	.393	.411	.804
1945	BBB	NAL	6	23	4	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553
1946	BBB	NAL	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700
1947	BBB	NAL	6	16	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
1948	NYC	NN2	21	89	12	21	3	1	0	9	5	0	1	.236	.277	.292	.569
Career	—	—	196	740	120	225	19	14	2	87	39	2	17	.304	.346	.376	.722

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1940	BBB	NAL	2B	26	26	211.2	61	89	8	14	158	.949	5.77
			1B	1	1	6.0	9	0	0	0	9	1.000	9.00
1941	BBB	NAL	2B	25	25	201.0	55	69	16	8	140	.886	4.96
1942	BBB	NAL	2B	33	33	259.1	83	91	12	14	186	.935	5.27
			1B	1	1	9.0	8	0	0	0	8	1.000	8.00
			3B	1	1	9.0	1	6	1	0	8	.875	7.00
1943	BBB	NAL	2B	41	41	343.1	99	122	19	14	240	.921	5.39
			3B	1	1	8.0	1	4	0	0	5	1.000	5.00
1944	BBB	NAL	2B	30	30	248.1	68	102	13	23	183	.929	5.67
1945	BBB	NAL	3B	4	4	33.0	7	6	1	0	14	.929	3.25
			2B	2	2	16.1	3	4	1	3	8	.875	3.50
1946	BBB	NAL	1B	1	1	5.0	5	0	0	0	5	1.000	5.00
			2B	1	1	9.0	0	6	0	0	6	1.000	6.00
1947	BBB	NAL	2B	3	3	26.0	7	7	1	1	15	.933	4.67
1948	NYC	NN2	2B	21	21	183.2	60	47	8	9	115	.930	5.10
Career	—	—	2B	182	182	1498.2	436	537	78	86	1,051	.926	5.35
	—	—	3B	6	6	50.0	9	16	2	0	27	.926	4.17
	—	—	1B	3	3	20.0	22	0	0	0	22	1.000	7.33