Bob Watson vs Ted Simmons

Bob Watson Ted Simmons

Bob Watson and Ted Simmons compared on their MLB careers: Bob Watson played 19 seasons, 1966 to 1984, Ted Simmons 21 seasons, 1968 to 1988. Bob Watson has .295 batting average to Ted Simmons's .285.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Watson and Ted Simmons career totals

1,832	GP	2,456
6,185	AB	8,680
802	R	1,074
1,826	H	2,472
184	HR	248
989	RBI	1,389
27	SB	21
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Watson and Ted Simmons postseason

17	GP	17
62	AB	60
4	R	6
23	H	11
2	HR	3
9	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.0	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Bob Watson and Ted Simmons all-time places

277th (989)	RBI	70th (1,389)
—	Home runs	261st (248)
—	Hits	104th (2,472)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Watson: 0 championships; none on file
Ted Simmons: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Watson and Ted Simmons season by season

1st	1966	.000	0	0	1968	.333	0	0
2nd	1967	.214	1	2	1969	.214	0	3
3rd	1968	.229	2	8	1970	.243	3	24
4th	1969	.275	0	3	1971	.304	7	77
5th	1970	.272	11	61	1972	.303	16	96
6th	1971	.288	9	67	1973	.310	13	91
7th	1972	.312	16	86	1974	.272	20	103
8th	1973	.312	16	94	1975	.332	18	100
9th	1974	.298	11	67	1976	.291	5	75
10th	1975	.324	18	85	1977	.318	21	95
11th	1976	.313	16	102	1978	.287	22	80
12th	1977	.289	22	110	1979	.283	26	87
13th	1978	.289	14	79	1980	.303	21	98
14th	1979	.303	16	71	1981	.216	14	61
15th	1980	.307	13	68	1982	.269	23	97
16th	1981	.212	6	12	1983	.308	13	108
17th	1982	.244	5	25	1984	.221	4	52
18th	1983	.309	6	37	1985	.273	12	76
19th	1984	.212	2	12	1986	.252	4	25
20th	—	—	—	—	1987	.277	4	30
21st	—	—	—	—	1988	.196	2	11

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


17	GP	17
62	AB	60
4	R	6
23	H	11
2	HR	3
9	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.0	OPS	0.6


17	GP	17
62	AB	60
4	R	6
23	H	11
2	HR	3
9	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.0	OPS	0.6


17	GP	17
62	AB	60
4	R	6
23	H	11
2	HR	3
9	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.6	SLG	0.3
1.0	OPS	0.6