Gene Robertson vs. Harry Simpson — Career Comparison

Gene Robertson
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gene Robertson holds a real edge over Harry Simpson in this comparison. Gene Robertson led in contact rate (K%+ 242 vs 74), walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 86), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 98). Harry Simpson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 105 vs 91). The edge belongs to Gene Robertson.

Hitting Stats for Gene Robertson and Harry Simpson

Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
656
158.26
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2487
600
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2200
530.76
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3241
541.22
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
148.37
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
113.87
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
105.2
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
24.13
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.55
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.83
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
12.69
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
143
34.5
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
40.08
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
294.34
71.01
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436.59
72.91
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
821
198.07
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
218.26
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
830
200.24
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
199.22
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
75.03
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
249
60.07
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
130.28
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
772
128.92
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327.01
78.89
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462.12
77.17
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.41
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
205
49.46
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
19.06
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
430
71.81
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.48
31.48
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
17.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.84
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
11.52
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.31
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.3
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.86
56.86
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Gene Robertson and Harry Simpson

Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13805
27
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601.2
9
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Gene Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.31
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.865
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0