Brian Giles vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Brian Giles holds a real edge over Al Simmons in this comparison. Brian Giles led in walk rate (BB%+ 177 vs 72), contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 103), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 124 vs 118). Al Simmons held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 175). The edge belongs to Brian Giles.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Al Simmons

Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1847
141.44
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
7835
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6527
499.83
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.911
0.911
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1897
145.27
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
87.61
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
411
31.47
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.21
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
21.98
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
753
57.66
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1369.63
104.89
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
3279
251.1
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3131
239.77
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.902
0.902
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.956
0.956
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1121
85.85
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
82.55
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1912
146.42
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1345.17
103.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.91
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1183
90.59
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
8.73
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
835
63.94
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
9.38
9.38
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.31
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.36
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
160
12.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
8.35
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
11.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.78
70.78
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Al Simmons

Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
1.05
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
1.02
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45517
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15172.1
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3447
2.04
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.04
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3613
2.14
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
2.1
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.006
2.006
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0