Jim Pearce vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Jim Pearce
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pearce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 5.78 and 1.751 for Jim Pearce. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Pearce and Al Sima

Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
10.19
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
41.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.751
1.751
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
35.4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Pearce and Al Sima

Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
18.84
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.42
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.42
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
14.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.57
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
13.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pearce and Al Sima

Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
900
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-17.73
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0