Joe Price vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Joe Price
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Price as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Price posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Joe Price had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Price and Al Sima

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.87
47.87
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.65
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.35
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
6.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
37.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.84
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Price and Al Sima

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
3.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.58
22.58
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Price and Al Sima

Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
1116
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
513
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
8.96
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
60
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
84
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
33
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.29
-3.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
162
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0