Luke Appling vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Luke Appling comes out clearly ahead of Harry Simpson across most offensive categories. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 74), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 86), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 98). Harry Simpson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 105 vs 48). Luke Appling was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Harry Simpson

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3241
541.22
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.2
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
5.97
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
12.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
40.08
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
436.59
72.91
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1307
218.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1193
199.22
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
772
128.92
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
462.12
77.17
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.84
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
312
52.1
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
71.81
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.84
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
11.52
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Harry Simpson

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13805
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601.2
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.31
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0