Rich Gedman vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Rich Gedman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Rich Gedman and Harry Simpson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 95 for Rich Gedman, 98 for Harry Simpson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 104). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Rich Gedman and Harry Simpson

Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1033
178.72
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
169
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
3468
600
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3159
546.54
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
795
137.54
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
145.28
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
519
89.79
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.2
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
30.45
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.08
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
15.22
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
12.69
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
47.75
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
386.85
66.93
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436.59
72.91
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
1259
217.82
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
218.26
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
1047
181.14
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
331
57.27
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
69.13
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
382
66.09
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
625
108.13
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
772
128.92
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
384.05
66.44
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462.12
77.17
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.77
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
236
40.83
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
9.17
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
509
88.06
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
71.81
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.02
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.84
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
80
13.84
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.52
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.84
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.69
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.21
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.85
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Rich Gedman and Harry Simpson

Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.16
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
1
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22833
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7611
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5274
6.24
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2975
5.82
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
0.51
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.31
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.11
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5797
6.85
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3195
6.25
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5705
6.75
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3135
6.13
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
98.12
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.827
5.827
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.445
3.445
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.62
86.62
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.07
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gedman
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
0.75
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gedman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0