Wayne Simpson career ERA
4.37Career Regular Season
Wayne Simpson has a career ERA of 4.37 over 6 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  CIN | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3.02 | 176.0 | 119 | 81 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1971 | CIN | 22 | 4 | 7 | 4.76 | 117.1 | 61 | 77 | 1.56 | 0 |
| 1972 | CIN | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4.14 | 130.1 | 70 | 49 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1973 |  KC | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5.73 | 59.2 | 29 | 35 | 1.69 | 0 |
| 1975 |  PHI | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | 30.2 | 19 | 11 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1977 |  LAA | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5.83 | 122.0 | 55 | 62 | 1.77 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 3.02 in 1970.
- Most recent: 5.83 in 1977.
Average of 6 regular seasons, 1970 through 1977. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 31, 2026.