Joc Pederson vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Joc Pederson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Ted Simmons
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Simmons comes out clearly ahead of Joc Pederson across most offensive categories. Ted Simmons led in contact rate (K%+ 192 vs 96), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 103), and home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 181). Ted Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joc Pederson and Ted Simmons

Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1368
178.28
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2456
152.15
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
4604
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
3952
515.03
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8680
537.74
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
935
121.85
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2472
153.14
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
508
66.2
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
104.95
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
24.89
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
29.92
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.91
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
28.41
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
15.36
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
55.65
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
48.2
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
649.37
84.63
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298.57
80.45
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1816
236.66
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3793
234.98
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
202.65
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3366
208.53
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
78.97
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
66.54
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
575
74.93
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1389
86.05
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
963
125.5
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2215
137.22
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
625.12
81.47
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.47
82.18
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.6
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.42
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
531
69.2
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
52.97
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.52
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
141.4
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
42.99
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
13.96
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.78
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.68
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.39
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
8.99
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.04
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.52
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.04
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.56
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
3.35
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.45
53.45
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Joc Pederson and Ted Simmons

Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
1.25
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2035
1.07
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
1.01
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20810
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6936.2
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1536
1.99
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10544
5.53
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.05
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
0.57
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.03
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
2.07
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
6.19
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
2.04
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11636
6.1
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.57
98.57
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.718
5.718
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.13
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.1
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
0.62
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
0.32