Jim Piersall vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Jim Piersall 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+ 103 for Jim Piersall, 98 for Harry Simpson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 104). The overall lean goes to Jim Piersall, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jim Piersall and Harry Simpson

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1734
157.85
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3241
541.22
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.2
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
23.3
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
9.47
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
12.69
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
40.08
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436.59
72.91
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2276
207.19
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1307
218.26
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
73.83
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
128.92
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462.12
77.17
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
47.7
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.09
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
53.07
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
71.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
11.31
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
10.47
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
15.66
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.86
66.86
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Jim Piersall and Harry Simpson

Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
1.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
1.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.31
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
98.12
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0