Shorty Fuller vs. Willie Simms — Career Comparison

Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Willie Simms
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Shorty Fuller and Willie Simms are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Simms posted stronger numbers in slugging (.313 vs .289) and home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). Shorty Fuller had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .303). By the career numbers, Willie Simms had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shorty Fuller and Willie Simms

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
139.63
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
984
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3678
530.86
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
881
537.2
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
124.56
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
126.22
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
103.63
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
161
98.17
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
17.07
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
6.21
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.93
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.05
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
28.05
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
96.25
58.69
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
168.29
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
293
178.66
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
137
83.54
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
50.37
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
78
47.56
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
210
128.05
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
105.53
64.35
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.04
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.44
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
82
50
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
198
28.58
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.27
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
20.99
20.99
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.57
140.57
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
2.24
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.37
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
33
20.12
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
34
20.73
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
97.06
97.06

Fielding Stats for Shorty Fuller and Willie Simms

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.03
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.09
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.05
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25344
27
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5721
27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8448
9
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
1.99
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.39
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.58
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.47
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0