Ian Happ vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Ian Happ
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
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 Ian Happ across most offensive categories. Ted Simmons led in contact rate (K%+ 192 vs 90), home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 121), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 109). Ian Happ held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 130). Ted Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ian Happ and Ted Simmons

Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1139
153.61
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2456
152.15
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
4449
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
518.54
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8680
537.74
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
950
128.12
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2472
153.14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
544
73.36
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
104.95
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
217
29.27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
29.92
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.16
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.91
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
23.33
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
15.36
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
54.75
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
48.2
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625.01
84.29
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298.57
80.45
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1718
231.69
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3793
234.98
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1524
205.53
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3366
208.53
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
76.47
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
66.54
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
557
75.12
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1389
86.05
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
951
128.25
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
137.22
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
606.52
81.8
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.47
82.18
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.59
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.42
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
72.83
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
52.97
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.24
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
158.46
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
42.99
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
13.96
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.67
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.68
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.37
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.44
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.44
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.04
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.81
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
3.35
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.68
73.68
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Ian Happ and Ted Simmons

Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.16
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2035
1.07
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
1.02
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
25902
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
8634
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1861
1.94
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10544
5.53
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.21
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
0.57
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.02
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
2.17
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
6.19
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
2.15
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11636
6.1
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.57
98.57
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.863
1.863
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.718
5.718
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.01
88.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.04
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.13
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.1
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
0.62
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
0.32