Joe Gates vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Al Simmons posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Gates. Al Simmons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.915 vs .523) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .298). By the career numbers, Al Simmons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Gates and Al Simmons

Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
300
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
9.4
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
38.92
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
14
175
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1507
95.03
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
13
162.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
40.3
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
7
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Joe Gates and Al Simmons

Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.35
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.67
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.42
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.26
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.1
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.765
3.765
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0