Mark McGwire vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Mark McGwire
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mark McGwire holds a real edge over Al Simmons in this comparison. Mark McGwire led in walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 72), on-base percentage (OBP+ 132 vs 118), and slugging (SLG+ 165 vs 154). Al Simmons held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 103 vs 75). The edge belongs to Mark McGwire.

Hitting Stats for Mark McGwire and Al Simmons

Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1874
146.79
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
7660
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6187
484.62
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.914
0.914
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1626
127.36
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
785
61.49
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
252
19.74
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.47
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
45.67
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
841
65.87
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
62.74
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1475.47
115.57
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1688.59
106.48
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3639
285.04
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3018
236.4
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3572
225.24
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.982
0.982
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.069
1.069
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.915
0.915
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
91.41
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1414
110.76
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1998
156.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1403.22
109.91
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.87
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1317
103.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.75
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
125.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.11
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.51
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.94
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.63
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.57
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
9.58
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Mark McGwire and Al Simmons

Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
1.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
1.04
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45300
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15100
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14464
8.62
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5000
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
0.64
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15649
9.33
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15537
9.26
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.675
8.675
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
0.84
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0