Elmer Ponder vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Elmer Ponder
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Elmer Ponder posted a stronger line than Al Sima. Elmer Ponder posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.21 vs 4.61) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.539). By the career numbers, Elmer Ponder had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Ponder and Al Sima

Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.64
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
9.39
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
37.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
35.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Elmer Ponder and Al Sima

Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.783
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Ponder and Al Sima

Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
69
316.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
567.94
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
59.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
8.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-13.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
229.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0