Kent Hrbek vs. Ted Simmons — Career Comparison

Kent Hrbek
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ted Simmons
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Kent Hrbek and Ted Simmons are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 116 for Kent Hrbek, 115 for Ted Simmons), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 130 vs 128). The overall lean goes to Kent Hrbek, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Kent Hrbek and Ted Simmons

Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1747
146.87
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2456
152.15
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
7137
600
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9685
600
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
6192
520.55
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8680
537.74
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1749
147.04
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2472
153.14
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1126
94.66
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
104.95
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
312
26.23
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
29.92
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.51
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.91
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
24.63
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
248
15.36
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
623
52.37
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
48.2
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1101.63
92.61
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298.57
80.45
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2976
250.19
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3793
234.98
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2613
219.67
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3366
208.53
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
75.91
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
66.54
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1086
91.3
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1389
86.05
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1696
142.58
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
137.22
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1106.23
93
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.47
82.18
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.19
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.42
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
838
70.45
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
52.97
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
110
9.25
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.65
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
798
67.09
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
42.99
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
8.94
8.94
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
13.96
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.26
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.68
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PA
66
5.55
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
6.2
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
13.87
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
287
17.78
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.11
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.3
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.19
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.04
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.3
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
54
3.35
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.73
58.73
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Kent Hrbek and Ted Simmons

Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
1.06
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
1.07
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
1.03
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
1.01
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
40982
27
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51490
27
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13660.2
9
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17163.1
9
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13725
9.04
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10544
5.53
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
0.69
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
0.57
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.06
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14863
9.79
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11805
6.19
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14776
9.73
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11636
6.1
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.57
98.57
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.178
9.178
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.718
5.718
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
0.88
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.13
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.1
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Kent Hrbek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
0.62
Kent Hrbek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
0.32