Steve Garvey vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Steve Garvey
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Steve Garvey comes out clearly ahead of Harry Simpson across most offensive categories. Steve Garvey led in contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 74), home run production (HR/PA+ 158 vs 105), and slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 104). Harry Simpson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 61). Steve Garvey was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Steve Garvey and Harry Simpson

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2332
147.81
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9466
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8835
560
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
164.74
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1844
116.88
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.2
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
27.89
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.73
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
17.24
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
12.69
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
47.86
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235.33
78.3
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
436.59
72.91
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3941
249.8
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1307
218.26
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3107
196.94
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1143
72.45
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
82.91
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
434
72.47
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179
138.12
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
772
128.92
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293.03
81.96
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
462.12
77.17
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
1.84
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
30.36
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.16
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1003
63.57
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
71.81
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.09
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.7
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
251
15.91
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.26
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.93
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.19
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.24
57.24
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Steve Garvey and Harry Simpson

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
1.05
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
1.02
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19004
8.79
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2975
5.82
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
0.66
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.31
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.06
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20568
9.51
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3195
6.25
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20438
9.45
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3135
6.13
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
98.12
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.039
9.039
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.445
3.445
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1531
0.71
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.36
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0