Bill Simas vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Bill Simas
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilbur Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Simas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Simas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 83). Wilbur Wood held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 106). Role difference aside, Bill Simas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Simas and Wilbur Wood

Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
8.19
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.65
48.65
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.25
51.25
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.83
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
8.83
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2582
8.66
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.96
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
7.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
39.4
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.71
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.23
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.8
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1293
34.4
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10209
34.23
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Bill Simas and Wilbur Wood

Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
8.19
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.77
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.52
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Simas and Wilbur Wood

Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
308
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
1025.2
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
600
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
507.09
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.52
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
5.39
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
45.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.32
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.8
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.85
-15.51
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100