Harry Simpson vs. Dick Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Dick Williams
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

Harry Simpson and Dick Williams 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+ 98 for Harry Simpson, 98 for Dick Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 103). The overall lean goes to Harry Simpson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Harry Simpson and Dick Williams

Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
169
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
187.99
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3265
600
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2959
543.77
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
145.28
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
768
141.13
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
105.2
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
529
97.21
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
28.85
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
12.69
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
12.86
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
43.92
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436.59
72.91
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
348.35
64.02
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
218.26
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1159
212.99
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193
199.22
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
185.05
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
69.13
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
358
65.79
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
72.47
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
331
60.83
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
772
128.92
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
619
113.75
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462.12
77.17
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
359.67
66.1
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.21
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
227
41.72
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
71.81
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
72.04
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8.33
8.33
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.72
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.59
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
11.52
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
97
17.83
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.84
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.86
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.85
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
6.06
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.1
56.1
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Harry Simpson and Dick Williams

Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
1.41
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.03
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
0.99
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17630
27
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5876.2
9
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2975
5.82
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2188
3.35
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.31
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.83
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.12
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.08
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3195
6.25
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2783
4.26
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3135
6.13
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2732
4.18
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.12
98.12
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.445
3.445
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.966
2.966
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.47
70.47
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.36
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.24
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0