Frank Ellerbe vs. Joe Simpson — Career Comparison

Frank Ellerbe
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Simpson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Frank Ellerbe and Joe Simpson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 89 for Frank Ellerbe, 89 for Joe Simpson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 87 vs 84). The overall lean goes to Joe Simpson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Frank Ellerbe and Joe Simpson

Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
420
155.36
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
237.88
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
600
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1531
600
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
537.48
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
547.49
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
143.9
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
338
132.46
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
112.82
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
263
103.07
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.45
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
21.16
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.14
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.7
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.48
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.53
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
31.07
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
29.39
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.93
56.94
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
131.9
51.69
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
186.07
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
173.61
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
173.49
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
435
170.48
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
66.21
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
166
65.06
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
56.23
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
124
48.6
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
120.96
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
281
110.12
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176.91
65.44
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
138.86
54.42
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.74
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
72
26.63
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
35.27
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.92
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
50.31
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
74.46
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
11.93
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.06
8.06
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
32.92
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.97
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.53
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.66
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.44
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.64
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.81
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.58
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.25
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
28.22
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
48
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Frank Ellerbe and Joe Simpson

Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
1.49
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
0.89
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10340
27
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3446.2
9
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
2.82
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.14
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1509
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.03
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1429
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.96
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.7
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.618
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.988
1.988
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.89
59.89
Frank Ellerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Ellerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0