Rusty Staub vs Ted Simmons

Rusty Staub Ted Simmons

Rusty Staub and Ted Simmons compared on their MLB careers: Rusty Staub played 23 seasons, 1963 to 1985, Ted Simmons 21 seasons, 1968 to 1988. Rusty Staub has .279 batting average to Ted Simmons's .285.

Who has the better career numbers?

Rusty Staub and Ted Simmons career totals

2,951	GP	2,456
9,720	AB	8,680
1,189	R	1,074
2,716	H	2,472
292	HR	248
1,466	RBI	1,389
47	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?

Rusty Staub and Ted Simmons postseason

11	GP	17
41	AB	60
5	R	6
14	H	11
4	HR	3
11	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Rusty Staub and Ted Simmons all-time places

180th (292)	Home runs	261st (248)
64th (2,716)	Hits	104th (2,472)
51st (1,466)	RBI	69th (1,389)

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

Rusty Staub: 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.

Rusty Staub and Ted Simmons season by season

1st	1963	.224	6	45	1968	.333	0	0
2nd	1964	.216	8	35	1969	.214	0	3
3rd	1965	.256	14	63	1970	.243	3	24
4th	1966	.280	13	81	1971	.304	7	77
5th	1967	.333	10	74	1972	.303	16	96
6th	1968	.291	6	72	1973	.310	13	91
7th	1969	.302	29	79	1974	.272	20	103
8th	1970	.274	30	94	1975	.332	18	100
9th	1971	.311	19	97	1976	.291	5	75
10th	1972	.293	9	38	1977	.318	21	95
11th	1973	.279	15	76	1978	.287	22	80
12th	1974	.258	19	78	1979	.283	26	87
13th	1975	.282	19	105	1980	.303	21	98
14th	1976	.299	15	96	1981	.216	14	61
15th	1977	.278	22	101	1982	.269	23	97
16th	1978	.273	24	121	1983	.308	13	108
17th	1979	.244	12	54	1984	.221	4	52
18th	1980	.300	9	55	1985	.273	12	76
19th	1981	.317	5	21	1986	.252	4	25
20th	1982	.242	3	27	1987	.277	4	30
21st	1983	.296	3	28	1988	.196	2	11
22nd	1984	.264	1	18	—	—	—	—
23rd	1985	.267	1	8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


11	GP	17
41	AB	60
5	R	6
14	H	11
4	HR	3
11	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6


11	GP	17
41	AB	60
5	R	6
14	H	11
4	HR	3
11	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6


11	GP	17
41	AB	60
5	R	6
14	H	11
4	HR	3
11	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.6