Jack Meyers vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Jack Meyers
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher
Ted Simmons
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Simmons comes out clearly ahead of Jack Meyers across most offensive categories. Ted Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 86), walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 100), and contact rate (K%+ 192 vs 165). Jack Meyers held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 114). Ted Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jack Meyers and Ted Simmons

Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
992
184.5
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2456
152.15
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
3226
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
2834
527.09
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8680
537.74
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
153.63
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2472
153.14
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
121.08
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1694
104.95
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
120
22.32
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
29.92
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.63
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.91
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
15.36
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
175
32.55
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
778
48.2
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
427.96
79.6
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1298.57
80.45
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
199.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3793
234.98
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1163
216.31
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3366
208.53
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
276
51.33
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1074
66.54
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
363
67.51
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1389
86.05
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
625
116.24
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
137.22
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472.13
87.81
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.47
82.18
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
11.72
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.42
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
274
50.96
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
52.97
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
32.36
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
694
42.99
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.54
18.54
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
13.96
13.96
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1.23
1.23
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.23
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.68
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.18
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.74
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.04
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
8.93
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
3.35
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Jack Meyers and Ted Simmons

Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
5.52
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2035
1.07
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.09
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4452
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4537
27.52
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10544
5.53
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
6.04
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
0.57
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.89
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.09
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5679
34.44
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11805
6.19
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5533
33.56
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11636
6.1
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.074
6.074
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.718
5.718
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.76
19.76
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.13
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.1
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Jack Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.05
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
0.62
Jack Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
0.32