Cliff Politte vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Politte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Cliff Politte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Politte and Al Sima

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
8.6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.74
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1775
38.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.68
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
34.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Cliff Politte and Al Sima

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
7.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Politte and Al Sima

Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
33
495
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
13.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
2.8
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0