Shorty Fuller vs. Mel Simons — Career Comparison

Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Mel Simons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Shorty Fuller and Mel Simons are closely matched on the surface stats. Mel Simons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.625 vs .611) and slugging (.314 vs .289). Shorty Fuller had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .311). 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 Shorty Fuller and Mel Simons

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
211.27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3678
530.86
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
546.48
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
124.56
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
146.48
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
103.63
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
121.13
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.21
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.87
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
19.12
53.87
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
171.83
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
64
180.28
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
24
67.61
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
50.37
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
101.41
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
22.36
62.99
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.04
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
28.58
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
20.99
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
11.83
11.83
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Shorty Fuller and Mel Simons

Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
1.03
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25344
27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8448
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
1.99
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0