Eddie Murray vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Murray holds a real edge over Al Simmons in this comparison. Eddie Murray led in walk rate (BB%+ 146 vs 72), contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 103), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 118). Al Simmons held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 216). The edge belongs to Eddie Murray.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Murray and Al Simmons

Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3026
141.66
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11336
530.67
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3255
152.38
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2156
100.93
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
26.22
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1.64
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
23.59
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
307
19.36
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
51.45
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1943.19
90.97
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5397
252.65
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4606
215.62
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1627
76.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1917
89.74
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3040
142.31
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1958.86
91.7
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
0.84
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.89
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1333
62.4
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
10.39
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1516
70.97
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
315
14.75
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
5.15
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.01
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
7.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
9.58
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.9
71.9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Eddie Murray and Al Simmons

Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2422
1.03
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2143
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2410
1.02
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63605
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21201.2
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5000
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
0.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0