Jim Abbott vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Abbott and Lawrence Simpson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lawrence Simpson had the edge in WHIP (1.398 vs 1.451). By the career numbers, Lawrence Simpson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Lawrence Simpson

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.53
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.37
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.25
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
9.56
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
38.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.73
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Lawrence Simpson

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.61
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Lawrence Simpson

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
526.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100