Cecil Espy vs. Joe Simpson — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Simpson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Cecil Espy 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+ 93 for Cecil Espy, 89 for Joe Simpson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 88 vs 84). The overall lean goes to Cecil Espy, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Joe Simpson

Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
546
236.53
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
237.88
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1531
600
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
1248
540.65
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
547.49
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
304
131.7
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
132.46
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
103.1
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
103.07
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
18.63
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
21.16
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.93
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.7
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.03
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.53
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
28.59
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.39
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.55
58.29
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
131.9
51.69
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
400
173.29
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
173.61
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
178.05
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
170.48
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
69.31
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
65.06
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
108
46.79
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
48.6
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
110.12
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.71
59.66
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138.86
54.42
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.3
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.74
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
45.05
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
35.27
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.17
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.92
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
120
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
74.46
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.66
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.97
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.33
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.53
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.77
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.66
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
17.64
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.58
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
28.22
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.03
72.03
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Joe Simpson

Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
1.49
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
1.49
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.89
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
0.89
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7906
27
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10340
27
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635.1
9
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446.2
9
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.45
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
2.82
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.14
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
2.6
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.03
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
2.53
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.96
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.988
1.988
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.89
59.89
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0