Si Simmons vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Si Simmons
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentRelief Pitcher
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Si Simmons. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Si Simmons and Rube Vickers

Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
8.37
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
4.19
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.24
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
32.4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
33.48
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Si Simmons and Rube Vickers

Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Si Simmons and Rube Vickers

Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
301.68
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
546.37
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
21.76
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
100.56
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
120.67
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
17.76
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Si Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA