Jay Payton vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Jay Payton
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Jay Payton and Harry Simpson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Jay Payton, 98 for Harry Simpson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 104). The overall lean goes to Jay Payton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jay Payton and Harry Simpson

Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1259
168.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4489
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4154
555.22
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1157
154.64
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
108.93
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.2
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
25.8
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.01
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
15.91
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
12.69
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.71
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.87
73.5
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
436.59
72.91
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1767
236.18
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1307
218.26
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
193.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
74.98
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
69.77
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
128.85
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
128.92
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579.57
77.47
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
462.12
77.17
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
255
34.08
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.34
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
67.23
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
71.81
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.92
8.92
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.14
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Jay Payton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.44
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
10.56
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.49
59.49
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Jay Payton and Harry Simpson

Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1185
1.15
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
0.99
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27913
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9304.1
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2535
2.45
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.06
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.31
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2629
2.54
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2596
2.51
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
98.12
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Jay Payton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Payton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0