Shin-Soo Choo vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

MillenialSouth KoreaThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Simmons holds a real edge over Shin-Soo Choo in this comparison. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 123), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 118), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 112). Shin-Soo Choo held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 153 vs 72). The edge belongs to Al Simmons.

Hitting Stats for Shin-Soo Choo and Al Simmons

Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1652
138.49
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
139.67
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
7157
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
6087
510.3
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.844
0.844
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1671
140.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
90.96
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
339
28.42
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.43
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
218
18.28
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
586
49.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1094.81
91.78
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
2722
228.2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2691
225.6
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
961
80.56
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
782
65.56
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1525
127.85
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1093.85
91.7
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
12.74
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
868
72.77
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.6
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
132.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.84
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.35
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PA
101
8.47
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
13.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.61
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
17.77
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.06
74.06
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Shin-Soo Choo and Al Simmons

Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
1.05
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1285
1.03
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33743
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11247.2
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2632
2.11
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
2.21
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2712
2.17
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.075
2.075
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Shin-Soo Choo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shin-Soo Choo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0