Nick Johnson vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Simmons holds a real edge over Nick Johnson in this comparison. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 103), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 104). Nick Johnson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 178 vs 72). The edge belongs to Al Simmons.

Hitting Stats for Nick Johnson and Al Simmons

Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
150.54
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3316
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2698
488.18
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
723
130.82
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
450
81.42
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
31.3
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.9
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
17.19
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
273
49.4
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
508.3
91.97
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1191
215.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1319
238.66
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.874
0.874
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
430
77.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
398
72.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
733
132.63
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
500.55
90.57
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
13.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
94.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.6
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
103.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.63
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.35
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
14.11
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
5.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.34
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
9.59
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.72
54.72
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Nick Johnson and Al Simmons

Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
1.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
1.02
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16733
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5577.2
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5320
8.58
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5000
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.68
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.08
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
9.35
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5743
9.27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.508
8.508
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.93
93.93
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
0.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0