Del Howard vs. Joe Simpson — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Simpson
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Del Howard comes out clearly ahead of Joe Simpson across most offensive categories. Del Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 79 vs 32), slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 84), and contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 97). Joe Simpson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 74 vs 72). Del Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Joe Simpson

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
237.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1531
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
547.49
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
338
132.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
263
103.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
21.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.7
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.39
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
131.9
51.69
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
173.61
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
435
170.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
65.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
124
48.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
281
110.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
138.86
54.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.74
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
35.27
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
74.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.06
8.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.97
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.66
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
17.64
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.58
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
28.22
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Joe Simpson

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
1.49
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
0.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10340
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3446.2
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
2.82
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.14
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
3.03
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
2.96
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.988
1.988
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.89
59.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Joe Simpson

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
39
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Joe Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45