John Briggs vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

John Briggs
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Simmons comes out clearly ahead of John Briggs across most offensive categories. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 170), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 115), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 101). John Briggs held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 161 vs 72). Al Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Briggs and Al Simmons

John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1366
169.44
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4837
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4117
510.69
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1041
129.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
689
85.47
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
170
21.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
43
5.33
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
139
17.24
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
352
43.66
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
655.26
81.28
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1714
212.61
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1709
211.99
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
601
74.55
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
507
62.89
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
969
120.2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
659.55
81.81
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.62
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.89
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
82.24
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.83
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
785
97.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.16
6.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.73
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.72
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
54
6.7
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
7.94
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
14.02
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
56.64
56.64
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for John Briggs and Al Simmons

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
1.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
1.01
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28939
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9646.1
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389
3.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.17
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.07
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3646
3.4
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3573
3.33
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.946
2.946
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.87
88.87
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.14
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0