Billy Beane vs. Willie Simms — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Willie Simms
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Willie Simms posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Willie Simms posted stronger numbers in OPS (.616 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.303 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie Simms had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Willie Simms

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
139.63
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
537.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.71
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
126.22
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
98.17
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
17.07
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
28.05
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.25
58.69
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
168.29
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
178.66
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
83.54
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.24
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
47.56
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
128.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.53
64.35
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.44
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
50
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.57
140.57
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.37
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.52
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
20.12
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.61
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.05
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
20.73
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.06
97.06

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Willie Simms

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.09
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.99
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5721
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.6
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.66
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.64
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.47
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.653
1.653
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.86
61.86
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0