Chick Shorten vs. Mike Simms — Career Comparison

Chick Shorten
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Mike Simms
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Chick Shorten and Mike Simms are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Simms posted stronger numbers in OPS (.787 vs .680) and slugging (.464 vs .349). Chick Shorten had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .323). By the career numbers, Mike Simms had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chick Shorten and Mike Simms

Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
208.3
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
266.13
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
744
600
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
531.62
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
532.26
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
146.25
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
163
131.45
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
117
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
93
75
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
20.16
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.61
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.19
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
29.03
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
29.25
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
56.45
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161.11
63.68
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.62
81.14
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
185.77
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
246.77
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
190.12
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
193.55
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
63.64
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
74.19
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
52.96
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.58
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
115.42
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
142.74
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184.73
73.02
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.09
79.1
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.45
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
43.48
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
55.65
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.88
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
175
141.13
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
22.32
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
24.51
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.65
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.1
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.74
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.23
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.16
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.45
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Mike Simms
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Chick Shorten and Mike Simms

Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.53
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.1
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3448
27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1149.1
9
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.75
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
4.12
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.02
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.622
2.622
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Simms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Simms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0