Dick Allen vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Dick Allen
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Dick Allen and Al Simmons are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 122 for Dick Allen, 118 for Al Simmons), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 156 vs 154). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Dick Allen and Al Simmons

Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1749
143.48
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7314
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
6332
519.44
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.914
0.914
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1848
151.6
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1098
90.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
320
26.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
79
6.48
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
28.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
750
61.53
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1281.23
105.11
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3379
277.19
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2758
226.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.912
0.912
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
90.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1119
91.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1867
153.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1252.69
102.76
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.31
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.89
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
73.34
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
11.32
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1556
127.65
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.56
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.35
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
164
13.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
10.91
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Dick Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.27
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
15.18
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.89
71.89
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Dick Allen and Al Simmons

Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
1.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.05
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43662
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14554
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7658
4.74
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5000
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
1.06
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9614
5.95
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9369
5.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.441
5.441
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
0.47
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0