Roger Maris vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Ted Simmons
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ted Simmons holds a real edge over Roger Maris in this comparison. Ted Simmons led in contact rate (K%+ 192 vs 113), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 110). Roger Maris held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 192). The edge belongs to Ted Simmons.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Ted Simmons

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2456
152.15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8680
537.74
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2472
153.14
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
104.95
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
29.92
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.91
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
248
15.36
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
48.2
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
869.57
89.25
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298.57
80.45
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2429
249.3
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3793
234.98
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3366
208.53
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
66.54
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
851
87.34
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1389
86.05
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
143.89
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
137.22
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
876.46
89.95
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.47
82.18
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.42
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
52.97
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
42.99
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
13.96
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.23
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.68
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.41
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.16
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.04
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.35
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Ted Simmons

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
1.07
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10544
5.53
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
0.57
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
6.19
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11636
6.1
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.718
5.718
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.13
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.1
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
0.62
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
0.32