Bob File vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.3 and 1.398 for Lawrence Simpson. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Lawrence Simpson

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Lawrence Simpson

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Lawrence Simpson

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100