Don Blasingame vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Simmons holds a real edge over Don Blasingame in this comparison. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 20), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 85), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 102). Don Blasingame held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 176 vs 103). The edge belongs to Al Simmons.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Al Simmons

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1444
145.91
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
5296
535.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1366
138.03
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
111.65
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1731
174.91
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1933
195.32
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
731
73.86
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.89
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
552
55.78
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
46.68
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12.85
12.85
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.61
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
16.67
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Al Simmons

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
1.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
1.01
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34356
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3160
2.48
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
2.9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
5.51
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6856
5.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.019
5.019
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0