Ted Simmons stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1988

First Baseman

Age 77 · 5' 11"

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Ted Simmons played 21 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1988.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,456
AB
8,680
R
1,074
H
2,472
HR
248
RBI
1,389
SB
21
AVG
.285

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1968STL2301000.333
1969STL51403030.214
1970STL8228429693242.243
1971STL133510641557771.304
1972STL1525947018016961.303
1973STL1616196219213912.310
1974STL15259966163201030.272
1975STL15758180193181001.332
1976STL150546601595750.291
1977STL1505168216421952.318
1978STL1525167114822801.287
1979STL1234486812726870.283
1980STL1454958415021981.303
1981MIL100380458214610.216
1982MIL1375397314523970.269
1983MIL15360076185131084.308
1984MIL132497441104523.221
1985MIL1435286014412761.273
1986ATL7612714324251.252
1987ATL7317720494301.277
1988ATL781076212110.196

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
60
R
6
H
11
HR
3
RBI
8
SB
0
AVG
.183

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,685
TB
3,793
XBH
778
HBP
39
IBB
188
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1968STL4100000
1969STL16510000
1970STL32490132500
1971STL563216433300
1972STL629276582800
1973STL6902715121500
1974STL662268596800
1975STL6492855311600
1976STL6252154301900
1977STL6012584922500
1978STL6042646731700
1979STL5212274842200
1980STL5622505621300
1981MIL413143303200
1982MIL581243522500
1983MIL650269552600
1984MIL532149293300
1985MIL592212421900
1986ATL1444991500
1987ATL20069120500
1988ATL1233380200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
46.7
RC
1,385.6
RC/27
5.90
ISOP
.152
SECA
.249
BB/K
1.23
AB/HR
35.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1968STL0.00.79.0000.3100
1969STL-0.11.43.2.1430.2100
1970STL0.233.54.1.0740.2194.70
1971STL3.078.25.7.1200.20.772.90
1972STL4.392.96.1620.20.537.10
1973STL5.3104.96.5.1280.21.347.60
1974STL3.492.45.6.1750.31.3300
1975STL4.7113.97.8.1580.31.832.30
1976STL3.384.95.7.1030.22.1109.20
1977STL5.01078.1820.32.124.60
1978STL5.3104.37.5.2250.42.023.50
1979STL3.487.57.2.2230.41.817.20
1980STL4.996.97.5.2020.31.323.60
1981MIL0.139.43.5.1610.20.727.10
1982MIL3.178.35.3.1820.20.823.40
1983MIL3.797.36.2.1400.20.846.20
1984MIL-2.841.72.9.0780.10.8124.30
1985MIL0.877.85.4.1290.21.8440
1986ATL-0.417.14.7.1340.20.931.80
1987ATL0.0265.4.1130.20.944.30
1988ATL-0.510.83.4.1120.31.753.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsAug 9, 1949
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Highland Park, United States
College
Michigan
NL Silver Slugger
1980

What were Ted Simmons's career stats?

Ted Simmons played 21 seasons for the Cardinals, the Brewers and the Braves. He was a career .285 hitter with 2,472 hits, 248 home runs and 1,389 RBI. His best season was 1968: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1968 to 1988

Ted Simmons finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 261st in home runs (248)
  • 104th in hits (2,472)
  • 70th in rbi (1,389)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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