Zack Britton vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4.3 and 1.398 for Lawrence Simpson. By the career numbers, Zack Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Lawrence Simpson

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.38
57.38
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.13
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
7.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.71
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
37.24
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.58
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Lawrence Simpson

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.42
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.63
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
2.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.41
10.41
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Lawrence Simpson

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
23.43
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100