Al Simmons vs. Andy Van Slyke — Career Comparison

Al Simmons
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Andy Van Slyke
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Simmons comes out clearly ahead of Andy Van Slyke across most offensive categories. Al Simmons led in home run production (HR/PA+ 354 vs 145), slugging (SLG+ 154 vs 124), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 111). Andy Van Slyke held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 72). Al Simmons was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Simmons and Andy Van Slyke

Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
139.67
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1658
153.57
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9515
600
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
6478
600
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8759
552.33
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
5711
528.96
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2927
184.57
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1562
144.67
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1932
121.83
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1014
93.92
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
33.99
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
293
27.14
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.4
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
91
8.43
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
19.36
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
164
15.19
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
62.74
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
548
50.76
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688.59
106.48
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
939.82
87.05
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4685
295.43
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
2529
234.24
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3572
225.24
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
2256
208.95
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1507
95.03
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
835
77.34
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
115.21
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
792
73.36
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3027
190.88
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
135.5
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801.22
113.58
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
945.81
87.6
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
1.89
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.5
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
615
38.78
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
61.78
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
46.47
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
98.46
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.91
12.91
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
6.09
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.11
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.65
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.45
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
94
8.71
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
88
5.55
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
22.69
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.04
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.46
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
152
9.58
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
28.16
Al Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57.89
57.89
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.59
80.59

Fielding Stats for Al Simmons and Andy Van Slyke

Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.13
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39298
27
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13099.1
9
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5000
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
2.7
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.18
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.04
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5263
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4240
2.91
Al Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4185
2.88
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.412
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.547
2.547
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.31
88.31
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.08
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0