Ray Pierce vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce 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 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Pierce and Al Sima

Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ray Pierce and Al Sima

Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Pierce and Al Sima

Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
668.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
23.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
19.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0