Jose Altuve vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Ted Simmons
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ted Simmons holds a real edge over Jose Altuve in this comparison. Ted Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 109), walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 108), and contact rate (K%+ 192 vs 186). Jose Altuve held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 130 vs 114). The edge belongs to Ted Simmons.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Ted Simmons

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2456
152.15
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7881
543.77
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8680
537.74
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2472
153.14
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1694
104.95
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
29.92
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.21
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.91
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
17.59
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
248
15.36
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
742
51.2
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
48.2
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
90.32
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1298.57
80.45
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3793
234.98
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3123
215.48
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3366
208.53
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1074
66.54
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1389
86.05
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1870
129.02
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
137.22
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1346.68
92.92
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1326.47
82.18
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.42
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
655
45.19
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
52.97
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.45
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
42.99
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
13.96
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.86
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.68
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
14.83
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.04
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
3.35
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Ted Simmons

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
1.07
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10544
5.53
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
0.57
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
6.19
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11636
6.1
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.718
5.718
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.13
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
0.62
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
0.32