Bill Ricks vs. Si Simmons — Career Comparison

Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Si Simmons
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentRelief Pitcher

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Si Simmons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Si Simmons. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ricks and Si Simmons

Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
32.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Bill Ricks and Si Simmons

Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ricks and Si Simmons

Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA