Harry Simpson vs. Ed Young — Career Comparison

Harry Simpson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Ed Young
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Harry Simpson and Ed Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Simpson posted a career OPS of .740 against Ed Young's .748. On the surface stats, Harry Simpson and Ed Young are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Harry Simpson and Ed Young

Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
169
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
182
150
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3593
600
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
728
600
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3241
541.22
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
664
547.25
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
145.28
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
153.3
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
105.2
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
107.14
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
19.87
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
30.49
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.51
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.59
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
12.69
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.07
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
40.08
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
46.15
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436.59
72.91
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.32
80.21
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
218.26
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
224.18
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
199.22
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
201.92
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
69.13
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
85.71
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
72.47
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
82.42
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
772
128.92
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
159.07
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462.12
77.17
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.56
86.18
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.59
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
52.1
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
51
42.03
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
430
71.81
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
182
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.75
12.75
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.01
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.3
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
11.52
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.84
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.84
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.01
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
6.85
Ed Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.48
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Harry Simpson and Ed Young

Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.78
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.03
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.04
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13805
27
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4471
27
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4601.2
9
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.1
9
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2975
5.82
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1503
9.08
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.31
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.12
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.34
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3195
6.25
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
10.13
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3135
6.13
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
9.78
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.445
3.445
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Ed Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.36
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Harry Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0