Oscar Boone vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Oscar Boone
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueCatcher
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Oscar Boone and Al Simmons are closely matched on the surface stats. Al Simmons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.915 vs .810) and slugging (.535 vs .394). Oscar Boone had the advantage in on-base percentage (.416 vs .380). By the career numbers, Al 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 Oscar Boone and Al Simmons

Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
164.1
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
99
507.69
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
34
174.36
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1932
121.83
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.51
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
17.64
90.46
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
39
200
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
241.03
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
15
76.92
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
13
66.67
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
143.59
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
20.07
102.94
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.89
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.67
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
737
46.47
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.5
58.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
12.91
12.91
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.51
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
7
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.45
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
9.58
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Oscar Boone and Al Simmons

Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.06
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.98
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
6.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
6.23
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0