Harry Simpson vs. Vernon Wells — Career Comparison

Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Vernon Wells
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Vernon Wells comes out clearly ahead of Harry Simpson across most offensive categories. Vernon Wells led in contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 74), home run production (HR/PA+ 161 vs 105), and slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 104). Harry Simpson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 86). Vernon Wells was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Harry Simpson and Vernon Wells

Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
144.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7212
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6642
552.58
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1794
149.25
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.2
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1111
92.43
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
31.53
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.83
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
76
12.69
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
22.46
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
683
56.82
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
436.59
72.91
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959.4
79.82
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1307
218.26
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3051
253.83
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2297
191.1
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
930
77.37
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
434
72.47
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
79.7
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
772
128.92
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1618
134.61
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
462.12
77.17
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
970.35
80.73
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.58
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
39.27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
71.81
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
956
79.53
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
7.54
7.54
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.17
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.41
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
168
13.98
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.07
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.08
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
12.15
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.66
74.66

Fielding Stats for Harry Simpson and Vernon Wells

Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.05
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
1.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42843
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14281
9
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3732
2.35
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.31
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.05
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.02
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3831
2.41
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3806
2.4
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
98.12
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Vernon Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.81
96.81
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vernon Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0