Mel Simons vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Don Wheeler posted the stronger offensive profile against Mel Simons. Don Wheeler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .625) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .311). Mel Simons had the advantage in batting average (.268 vs .240). By the career numbers, Don Wheeler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Simons and Don Wheeler

Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
211.27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
67
182.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
546.48
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
192
523.64
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
146.48
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
46
125.45
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
121.13
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
92.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.55
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
19.12
53.87
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.91
59.77
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
171.83
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
64
180.28
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.61
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
101.41
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
103.64
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
22.36
62.99
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
64.23
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
51.82
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11.58
11.58
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mel Simons and Don Wheeler

Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0