Arlie Pond vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Arlie Pond
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Arlie Pond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arlie Pond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Arlie Pond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arlie Pond and Al Sima

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.81
64.81
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
38.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1941
35.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Arlie Pond and Al Sima

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.28
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.85
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.73
91.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.718
1.718
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arlie Pond and Al Sima

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
515.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
53.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
145.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
187.85
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.76
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.26
62.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
89.72
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0