Roger Maris vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Al Simmons holds a real edge over Roger Maris in this comparison. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 233), batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 106), and slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 133). Roger Maris held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 72). The edge belongs to Al Simmons.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Al Simmons

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1463
150.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
512
52.55
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
826
84.78
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.41
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
75
7.7
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
9.58
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Al Simmons

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
1.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
1.01
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35206
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11735.1
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
2.03
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.04
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2774
2.13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2725
2.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0