Ted Simmons vs Wally Joyner

Ted Simmons Wally Joyner

Ted Simmons and Wally Joyner compared on their MLB careers: Ted Simmons played 21 seasons, 1968 to 1988, Wally Joyner 16 seasons, 1986 to 2001. Ted Simmons has .285 batting average to Wally Joyner's .289.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ted Simmons and Wally Joyner career totals

2,456	GP	2,033
8,680	AB	7,127
1,074	R	973
2,472	H	2,060
248	HR	204
1,389	RBI	1,106
21	SB	60
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ted Simmons and Wally Joyner postseason

17	GP	22
60	AB	53
6	R	7
11	H	13
3	HR	2
8	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Ted Simmons and Wally Joyner all-time places

261st (248)	Home runs	—
104th (2,472)	Hits	258th (2,060)
70th (1,389)	RBI	195th (1,106)

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

Ted Simmons: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger
Wally Joyner: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Ted Simmons and Wally Joyner season by season

1st	1968	.333	0	0	1986	.290	22	100
2nd	1969	.214	0	3	1987	.285	34	117
3rd	1970	.243	3	24	1988	.295	13	85
4th	1971	.304	7	77	1989	.282	16	79
5th	1972	.303	16	96	1990	.268	8	41
6th	1973	.310	13	91	1991	.301	21	96
7th	1974	.272	20	103	1992	.269	9	66
8th	1975	.332	18	100	1993	.292	15	65
9th	1976	.291	5	75	1994	.311	8	57
10th	1977	.318	21	95	1995	.310	12	83
11th	1978	.287	22	80	1996	.277	8	65
12th	1979	.283	26	87	1997	.327	13	83
13th	1980	.303	21	98	1998	.298	12	80
14th	1981	.216	14	61	1999	.248	5	43
15th	1982	.269	23	97	2000	.281	5	32
16th	1983	.308	13	108	2001	.243	3	14
17th	1984	.221	4	52	—	—	—	—
18th	1985	.273	12	76	—	—	—	—
19th	1986	.252	4	25	—	—	—	—
20th	1987	.277	4	30	—	—	—	—
21st	1988	.196	2	11	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


17	GP	22
60	AB	53
6	R	7
11	H	13
3	HR	2
8	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8


17	GP	22
60	AB	53
6	R	7
11	H	13
3	HR	2
8	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8


17	GP	22
60	AB	53
6	R	7
11	H	13
3	HR	2
8	RBI	6
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.8