Cecil Espy vs. Mel Simons — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Mel Simons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Cecil Espy and Mel Simons are closely matched on the surface stats. Mel Simons posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.311 vs .304) and batting average (.268 vs .244). Cecil Espy had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mel Simons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Mel Simons

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
236.53
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
75
211.27
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1248
540.65
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
546.48
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
131.7
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
146.48
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
103.1
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
121.13
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
18.63
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.93
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.03
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
28.59
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.55
58.29
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
19.12
53.87
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
173.29
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
178.05
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
180.28
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
69.31
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
24
67.61
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
46.79
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
101.41
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137.71
59.66
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.36
62.99
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.3
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
45.05
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.17
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
120
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
8.66
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.33
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.77
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.03
72.03
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Mel Simons

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.49
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.89
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7906
27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2635.1
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
2.45
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
2.53
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0