Tom O'Brien vs. Mel Simons — Career Comparison

Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman
Mel Simons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Mel Simons posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom O'Brien. Mel Simons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.625 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .267). Tom O'Brien had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mel Simons had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom O'Brien and Mel Simons

Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
211.27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
194
546.48
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
132.36
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
146.48
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
121.13
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.06
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100.55
51.79
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
53.87
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
160.17
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
180.28
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
24
67.61
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
110.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
101.41
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
56.14
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.36
62.99
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
11.83
11.83
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Tom O'Brien and Mel Simons

Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.04
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7221
27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.62
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.52
90.52
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0