Harry Simpson vs. Spider Wilhelm — Career Comparison

Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Spider Wilhelm
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Harry Simpson and Spider Wilhelm are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Simpson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .714) and on-base percentage (.337 vs .286). Spider Wilhelm had the advantage in slugging (.429 vs .403). By the career numbers, Harry Simpson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Simpson and Spider Wilhelm

Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
169
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.2
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
12.69
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436.59
72.91
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
68.16
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
218.26
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
772
128.92
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462.12
77.17
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
69.27
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.84
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
71.81
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.84
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
11.52
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.84
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.85
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.1
56.1
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Harry Simpson and Spider Wilhelm

Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13805
27
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601.2
9
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.31
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Spider Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0