Tony Cloninger vs. Wayne Simpson — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wayne Simpson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Wayne Simpson a clear advantage over Tony Cloninger across the core pitching metrics. Wayne Simpson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 76 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 85 vs 82). Tony Cloninger held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 92). Wayne Simpson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Wayne Simpson

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.79
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.73
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.26
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.51
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.73
53.73
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.17
70.17
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.7
87.7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
4.37
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
8.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.81
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
4.06
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
4.46
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
5.7
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.61
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7624
38.82
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2794
39.54
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.57
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.84
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2418
34.22
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Wayne Simpson

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.79
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.73
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.26
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.52
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1906
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
635.1
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.58
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.42
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.3
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.13
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.07
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.98
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
93.79
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.17
70.17
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.7
87.7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Wayne Simpson

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
436.69
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
553.64
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
153
543.2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.6
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.05
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
5.3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
46.15
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.85
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.75
-20.41
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.02
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.3
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
143.54
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
319.53
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
34.77
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.5
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Wayne Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Wayne Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA