Didi Gregorius vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Didi Gregorius
MillenialNetherlandsThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Ted Simmons
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Simmons comes out clearly ahead of Didi Gregorius across most offensive categories. Ted Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 101), walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 76), and contact rate (K%+ 192 vs 151). Ted Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Didi Gregorius and Ted Simmons

Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
1077
151.8
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2456
152.15
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
4257
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3893
548.7
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8680
537.74
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
999
140.8
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2472
153.14
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
658
92.74
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
104.95
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
180
25.37
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
29.92
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.81
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.91
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.89
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
15.36
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
341
48.06
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
48.2
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
516.58
72.81
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298.57
80.45
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
1635
230.44
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3793
234.98
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
183.93
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3366
208.53
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
70.89
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
66.54
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
530
74.7
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1389
86.05
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
899
126.71
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
137.22
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
529.56
74.64
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.47
82.18
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
7.33
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.42
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
254
35.8
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
52.97
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.68
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
86.26
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
42.99
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
13.96
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.11
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.68
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PA
43
6.06
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
7.05
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.21
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.26
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.04
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
7.47
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
3.35
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.81
69.81
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Didi Gregorius and Ted Simmons

Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
1.05
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
1.07
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
27261
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
9087
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
1.29
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10544
5.53
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2673
2.65
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
0.57
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.09
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
4075
4.04
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
6.19
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3980
3.94
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11636
6.1
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.748
3.748
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.718
5.718
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
0.5
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.13
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.1
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Didi Gregorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
0.62
Didi Gregorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
0.32