Josh Barfield vs. Joe Simpson — Career Comparison

Josh Barfield
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Simpson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Josh Barfield and Joe Simpson 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+ 86 for Josh Barfield, 89 for Joe Simpson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 86 vs 84). The overall lean goes to Josh Barfield, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Josh Barfield and Joe Simpson

Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.47
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
237.88
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1075
600
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1531
600
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
564.84
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
547.49
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
149.02
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
132.46
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
107.16
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
103.07
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.58
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
21.16
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.35
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.7
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.93
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.53
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.86
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
29.39
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115.42
64.42
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131.9
51.69
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
212.09
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
173.61
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
176.37
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
170.48
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
74.23
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
65.06
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
62.51
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
48.6
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
127.81
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
110.12
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120.06
67.01
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138.86
54.42
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.79
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.74
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.56
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
35.27
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.91
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.92
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
104.93
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
74.46
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.79
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.97
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.02
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.53
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.14
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.66
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.53
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
17.64
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.14
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.58
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
46
25.67
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
28.22
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.09
76.09
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Josh Barfield and Joe Simpson

Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.07
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
1.49
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.99
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
0.89
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7206
27
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10340
27
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2402
9
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446.2
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.15
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
2.82
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.83
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.14
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.07
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
3.03
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
4.98
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
2.96
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.663
4.663
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.988
1.988
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.89
59.89
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.64
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0