Ken Harrelson vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Ken Harrelson
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Simmons comes out clearly ahead of Ken Harrelson across most offensive categories. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 183), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 114), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 100). Ken Harrelson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 125 vs 72). Al Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ken Harrelson and Al Simmons

Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
900
160.52
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2941
524.55
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
703
125.39
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
464
82.76
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
16.77
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
239
42.63
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
410.42
73.2
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1218
217.24
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
194.59
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
374
66.71
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
421
75.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
664
118.43
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
401.49
71.61
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.89
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
68.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.89
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
102.91
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.83
5.83
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.14
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.1
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
16.94
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
9.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.35
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
14.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.86
63.86
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Ken Harrelson and Al Simmons

Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
1.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
1.02
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20670
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6890
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4403
5.75
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.07
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4753
6.21
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
6.14
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.639
5.639
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.45
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0