Scott Randall vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Randall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lawrence Simpson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 6.51 and 1.735 for Scott Randall. By the career numbers, Lawrence Simpson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Randall and Lawrence Simpson

Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.63
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.51
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.3
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.06
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.97
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.97
9.97
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.13
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.31
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
39.89
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.51
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.68
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
36.43
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Scott Randall and Lawrence Simpson

Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.88
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.95
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.95
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Randall and Lawrence Simpson

Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.53
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
23.43
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Randall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Scott Randall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100