Al Oliver vs. Al Simmons — Career Comparison

Al Oliver
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Simmons comes out clearly ahead of Al Oliver across most offensive categories. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 135), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 127), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 122). Al Oliver held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 103). Al Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Oliver and Al Simmons

Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2368
145.31
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9778
600
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9049
555.27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
8759
552.33
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
168.32
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1918
117.69
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
529
32.46
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
77
4.72
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
219
13.44
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
825
50.62
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1341.44
82.31
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
250.54
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3360
206.18
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1189
72.96
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1326
81.37
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
2296
140.89
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1407.28
86.35
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
5.03
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
535
32.83
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
38.78
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.3
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
756
46.39
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
737
46.47
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.93
12.93
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
12.91
12.91
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
5.83
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
254
15.59
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
84
5.15
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.55
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
64
3.93
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.04
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
148
9.08
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
9.58
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.89
57.89

Fielding Stats for Al Oliver and Al Simmons

Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
1.06
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
1.03
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53755
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17918.1
9
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9040
4.54
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5000
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
0.25
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.07
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9669
4.86
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5263
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9538
4.79
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.523
4.523
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
0.26
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0