Tommy Bridges vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Bridges and Lawrence Simpson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tommy Bridges had the edge in ERA (3.57 vs 4.3). By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Lawrence Simpson

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.53
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.44
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.43
58.43
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.38
85.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.19
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12165
38.74
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
4.21
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.83
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Lawrence Simpson

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.33
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.44
84.44
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Lawrence Simpson

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
244.9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
526.97
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.53
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.83
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
23.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
271
142.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.15
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100