Punch Knoll vs. John Simmons — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Punch Knoll and John Simmons are closely matched on the surface stats. Punch Knoll posted stronger numbers in OPS (.542 vs .513) and slugging (.295 vs .215). John Simmons had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .247). By the career numbers, Punch Knoll had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Punch Knoll and John Simmons

Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
178.2
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
347.66
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
600
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
550.38
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
93
521.5
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
117.29
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
20
112.15
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
83.46
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
112.15
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.56
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.28
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.83
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
42.07
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
5.01
28.1
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
162.41
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
20
112.15
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
142.11
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
173.83
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
54.14
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.29
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
65.41
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
119.55
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
95.33
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.6
44.21
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
6.97
39.1
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.51
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.3
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
58
130.83
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.83
17.83
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.81
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Punch Knoll and John Simmons

Punch Knoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.08
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
27
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.04
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.31
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.18
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.63
94.63
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.014
2.014
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Punch Knoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
John Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Punch Knoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
John Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0