Frank Chance vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Frank Chance
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Frank Chance holds a real edge over Al Simmons in this comparison. Frank Chance led in walk rate (BB%+ 163 vs 72), contact rate (K%+ 163 vs 103), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 128 vs 118). Al Simmons held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 147). The edge belongs to Frank Chance.

Hitting Stats for Frank Chance and Al Simmons

Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
151.44
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
5103
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4299
505.47
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.863
0.863
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1274
149.79
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
975
114.64
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
200
23.52
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
79
9.29
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.35
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
299
35.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
834.16
98.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1692
198.94
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1967
231.28
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
798
93.83
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
596
70.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1374
161.55
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
860.61
101.19
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
16.11
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
556
65.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
37.62
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
737
46.47
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.95
15.95
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
12.91
12.91
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
13.05
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
111
7
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.45
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
47.38
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Frank Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
47.38
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Frank Chance and Al Simmons

Frank Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Frank Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
1.1
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
0.69
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30861
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10287
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10545
9.23
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5000
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.72
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Frank Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11549
10.1
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11364
9.94
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.041
9.041
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
0.43
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Frank Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.03
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Frank Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.18
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Frank Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.15
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0