Bob Barton vs. Brian Simmons — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Brian Simmons
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Brian Simmons are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Simmons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .585) and slugging (.369 vs .287). Bob Barton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .269). By the career numbers, Brian Simmons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Brian Simmons

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
263.47
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
271
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
545.88
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
557.93
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
55
121.77
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
79.7
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.08
59.95
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
205.9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
171.21
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
73
161.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
57.56
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
68.63
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
108.49
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.36
58.36
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
128.41
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.28
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Brian Simmons

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.49
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.82
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.56
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.65
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.62
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0