Was Tommy Sampson a pitcher?

No. Tommy Sampson was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Tommy Sampson hit?

Tommy Sampson hit 2 career home runs with 225 hits.

Tommy Sampson

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .304

HR 2

RBI 87

H 225

OPS .722

PIV 591

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 8/31/1912 in Calhoun, AL, USA
Died: 1/24/2002 in Elizabeth City, NC, USA
Awards: 5× All-Star

Full name: Thomas Sampson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
911.0	843.0	145.0	289.0	28.0	20.0	6.0	91.0	42.0	7.0	23.0	.343	.381	.445	.826

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	29.0	26.0	6.0	7.0	0	0	1.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	0	.269	.345	.385	.730
Listed seasons · 1	29	26	6	7	0	0	1	5	3	1	0	.269	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
196	740	120	225	19	14	2	87	17	39	2	.304	.346	.376	.722	591

Career AVG .304 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +16.7% above league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .376 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .722 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	BBB	NAL	27	104	20	35	4	3	0	13	3	5	0	.337	.267 (+26%)	.335 (+13%)	.387 (+12%)	.722 (+12%)	201.8
1941	BBB	NAL	26	88	11	26	3	3	0	18	1	4	0	.295	.262 (+13%)	.332 (-2%)	.373 (+7%)	.705 (+3%)	3.0
1942	BBB	NAL	35	135	28	45	3	2	2	13	4	5	1	.333	.253 (+32%)	.323 (+13%)	.349 (+23%)	.672 (+18%)	365.5
1943	BBB	NAL	42	168	25	49	2	3	0	16	7	11	0	.292	.255 (+14%)	.324 (+3%)	.346 (-2%)	.671 (avg)	0.2
1944	BBB	NAL	30	112	18	38	4	2	0	13	1	7	0	.339	.261 (+30%)	.325 (+21%)	.357 (+15%)	.683 (+18%)	332.9
1945	BBB	NAL	6	23	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BBB	NAL	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BBB	NAL	6	16	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	NYC	NN2	21	89	12	21	3	1	0	9	1	5	0	.236	.263 (-10%)	.340 (-19%)	.379 (-23%)	.719 (-21%)	-312.1
Career · 9 seasons			196	740	120	225	19	14	2	87	17	39	2	.304	—	—	—	—	591

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	38	1	13	0	1	0	2	2	0	.342

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1943	ALC	BBB	2	7	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.286
1943	NWS	BBB	7	31	1	11	0	0	0	1	2	0	.355

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	74	220	38	78	3	29	.355
Away	101	309	61	101	1	40	.327

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1949-08-17	CAG	BIR	W	4	0	3	0	0	0
1949-07-31	CAG	PH5	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-29	CAG	KCM	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1949-07-26	CAG	KCM	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1949-07-24	CAG	KCM	W	4	2	1	2	0	0
1949-07-24	CAG	KCM	W	3	3	1	0	1	0
1949-07-16	CAG	NY6	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1949-06-26	CAG	HOE	W	0	0	1	1	0	0
1949-06-12	CAG	BLG	L	2	0	0	1	0	0
1949-05-11	CAG	BIR	L	3	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	3	22	0	0	0
2B	182	182	436	537	78	86
3B	6	6	9	16	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	BBB	1B	1	1	9	0	0	0
1940	BBB	2B	26	26	61	89	8	14
1941	BBB	2B	25	25	55	69	16	8
1942	BBB	1B	1	1	8	0	0	0
1942	BBB	2B	33	33	83	91	12	14
1942	BBB	3B	1	1	1	6	1	0
1943	BBB	2B	41	41	99	122	19	14
1943	BBB	3B	1	1	1	4	0	0
1944	BBB	2B	30	30	68	102	13	23
1945	BBB	2B	2	2	3	4	1	3
1945	BBB	3B	4	4	7	6	1	0
1946	BBB	1B	1	1	5	0	0	0
1946	BBB	2B	1	1	0	6	0	0
1947	BBB	2B	3	3	7	7	1	1
1948	NYC	2B	21	21	60	47	8	9

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	3
Second Base	182
Third Base	6

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Sampson

Was Tommy Sampson a pitcher?: No. Tommy Sampson was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Tommy Sampson hit?: Tommy Sampson hit 2 career home runs with 225 hits.