#1 Draft Choice of STL in 1967Holds Catcher Records in Hits
(2,472) & Doubles (483)
All-Star 8 times
(1972-74, 77-79, 81, 83) |
Ted Simmons#1 Draft Choice of STL in 1967Holds Catcher Records in Hits
(2,472) & Doubles (483)All-Star 8 times
(1972-74, 77-79, 81, 83) |
| Full Name: Ted Lyle Simmons Bats: Both Throws: Right Height: 6'0" Weight: 200 lbs. Born: Aug 09, 1949 in Highland Park, MI Major League Debut: Sep 21, 1968 |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 |
TM StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL Mil Mil Mil Mil Mil Atl Atl Atl |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL AL AL AL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C DH DH 1B 1B 1B |
G 2 5 82 133 152 161 152 157 150 150 152 123 145 100 137 153 132 143 76 73 78 |
AB 3 14 284 510 594 619 599 581 546 516 516 448 495 380 539 600 497 528 127 177 107 |
R 0 0 29 64 70 62 66 80 60 82 71 68 84 45 73 76 44 60 14 20 6 |
H 1 3 69 155 180 192 163 193 159 164 148 127 150 82 145 185 110 144 32 49 21 |
2B 0 0 8 32 36 36 33 32 35 25 40 22 33 13 29 39 23 28 5 8 6 |
3B 0 1 2 4 6 2 6 3 3 3 5 0 2 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 3 7 16 13 20 18 5 21 22 26 21 14 23 13 4 12 4 4 2 |
RBI 0 3 24 77 96 91 103 100 75 95 80 87 98 61 97 108 52 76 25 30 11 |
TB 1 5 90 216 276 271 268 285 215 258 264 227 250 143 243 269 149 212 49 69 33 |
BB 1 1 37 36 29 61 47 63 73 79 77 61 59 23 32 41 30 57 12 21 15 |
IBB 0 0 5 3 8 15 8 16 19 25 17 22 13 2 5 6 3 9 5 5 2 |
| Totals | G 2456 |
AB 8680 |
R 1074 |
H 2472 |
2B 483 |
3B 47 |
HR 248 |
RBI 1389 |
TB 3793 |
BB 855 |
IBB 188 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 |
TM StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL StL Mil Mil Mil Mil Mil Atl Atl Atl |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL AL AL AL NL NL NL |
K 1 1 37 50 57 47 35 35 35 37 39 34 45 32 40 51 40 32 14 23 9 |
HBP 0 0 2 3 2 2 6 1 0 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 |
SH 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 |
SF 0 1 1 10 3 7 9 4 6 4 8 8 6 6 7 7 1 5 4 2 1 |
GDP 0 0 5 20 18 29 22 20 9 20 19 10 13 10 20 23 23 17 1 4 4 |
SB 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 |
CS 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 3 7 6 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 |
SB% -.--- -.--- .500 .250 .250 .500 -.--- .250 .000 .250 .500 .000 1.000 .000 -.--- .667 1.000 .500 1.000 .500 -.--- |
AVG .333 .214 .243 .304 .303 .310 .272 .332 .291 .318 .287 .283 .303 .216 .269 .308 .221 .273 .252 .277 .196 |
OBP .500 .250 .333 .347 .336 .370 .327 .396 .371 .408 .377 .369 .375 .262 .309 .351 .269 .342 .313 .350 .293 |
SLG .333 .357 .317 .424 .465 .438 .447 .491 .394 .500 .512 .507 .505 .376 .451 .448 .300 .402 .386 .390 .308 |
AB/HR --.- --.- 94.7 72.9 37.1 47.6 30.0 32.3 109.2 24.6 23.5 17.2 23.6 27.1 23.4 46.2 124.3 44.0 31.8 44.3 53.5 |
AB/K 3.0 14.0 7.7 10.2 10.4 13.2 17.1 16.6 15.6 13.9 13.2 13.2 11.0 11.9 13.5 11.8 12.4 16.5 9.1 7.7 11.9 |
| Totals | K 694 |
HBP 39 |
SH 11 |
SF 100 |
GDP 287 |
SB 21 |
CS 33 |
SB% .389 |
BAVG .285 |
OBP .348 |
SLG .437 |
AB/HR 35.0 |
AB/K 12.5 |
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ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1972 1973 1974 1977 1978 1979 1981 1983 |
TM StL StL StL StL StL StL Mil Mil |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL |
G 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 |
AB 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 |
R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
H 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 |
2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
RBI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
TB 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 |
BB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
K 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
SB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
BAVG -.--- .000 -.--- .000 .333 -.--- 1.000 .000 |
SLG -.--- .000 -.--- .000 .333 -.--- 1.000 .000 |
AB/HR --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- 1.0 --.- --.- 3.0 --.- --.- --.- |
| Totals | G 5 |
AB 10 |
R 0 |
H 2 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 2 |
BB 0 |
K 2 |
SB 0 |
AVG .200 |
SLG .200 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 5.0 |
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DIVISION SERIES STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1981 |
TM Mil |
LG AL |
G 5 |
AB 19 |
R 1 |
H 4 |
2B 1 |
3B 0 |
HR 1 |
RBI 4 |
TB 8 |
BB 2 |
K 2 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .211 |
SLG .421 |
AB/HR 19.0 |
AB/K 9.5 |
| Totals | G 5 |
AB 19 |
R 1 |
H 4 |
2B 1 |
3B 0 |
HR 1 |
RBI 4 |
TB 8 |
BB 2 |
K 2 |
SB 0 |
AVG .211 |
SLG .421 |
AB/HR 19.0 |
AB/K 9.5 |
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LCS STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1982 |
TM Mil |
LG AL |
G 5 |
AB 18 |
R 3 |
H 3 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 3 |
BB 1 |
K 4 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .167 |
SLG .167 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 4.5 |
| Totals | G 5 |
AB 18 |
R 3 |
H 3 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 1 |
TB 3 |
BB 1 |
K 4 |
SB 0 |
AVG .167 |
SLG .167 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 4.5 |
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WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1982 |
TM Mil |
LG AL |
G 7 |
AB 23 |
R 2 |
H 4 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 2 |
RBI 3 |
TB 10 |
BB 5 |
K 3 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .174 |
SLG .435 |
AB/HR 11.5 |
AB/K 7.7 |
| Totals | G 7 |
AB 23 |
R 2 |
H 4 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 2 |
RBI 3 |
TB 10 |
BB 5 |
K 3 |
SB 0 |
AVG .174 |
SLG .435 |
AB/HR 11.5 |
AB/K 7.7 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1968-1980 1981-1985 1986-1988 |
TM StL Mil Atl |
LG NL AL NL |
TEAM NAME St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Braves |
LEAGUE NAME National League American League National League |
One of the greatest hitting catchers of all time. Ranks in the top 5 for catchers in 8 categories and in the top 10 in nine. Holds major league records for catchers with 2,472 career hits and 483 doubles, while ranking 2nd with 1,389 RBI's and 7th with 248 home runs. Ranked in the top 5 in the National League in 6 categories during the 1970's and in the top 10 in eleven, including 4th in RBI's and 5th in OPS. Ted had three years with 100+ RBI's and 8 years with 90+. He had .500+ Slugging Average (SLG) 4 consecutive years (1977-1980). He had 6 years with .370+ On Base Average (OBA) with a high of .408 in 1977.
Simmons, selected as the #1 Draft Choice in 1967, became one of the Cardinals' most productive offensive catchers in team history. Ted made his major-league debut in 1969 and was the full-time catcher by 1971. In 11 full seasons with St. Louis, Simmons hit .300 or better six times and drove in 90 or more runs eight times. He was traded to Milwaukee after the 1980 season and in 1982 helped lead the Brewers to the World Series with 23 home runs and 97 RBI's. For his career, Simmons hit .285 with 248 home runs and 1,389 RBI's.
Tagged Simba for his long locks, he often played hurt and always played hard. Only average defensively, Simmons wreaked havoc on pitchers. Seven times he batted above .300, six times reached 20 HR, and eight times exceeded 90 RBI. He switch-hit home runs in a game three times and established the NL career record for home runs by a switch-hitter (182). Although not a threat to steal, Simmons had enough speed to amass 483 doubles.
Simmons had just turned 19 when he played his first games for the Cardinals. He was groomed to succeed the extremely popular and talented Tim McCarver. After annihilating minor league pitching with power and average for three seasons, Simmons became the regular St. Louis catcher for eleven years. He went to the Brewers for 1981 after feuding with manager Whitey Herzog.
Simmons helped the Brewers win the second-half AL East title in the strike-split season and hit a crucial two-run homer in Game Three of the division playoff as the Brewers staved off elimination. The following year Milwaukee went all the way to the World Series. As usual, Simmons hit for a poor average in the postseason, but he hit home runs in the first two games of the WS against his old team. His greatest clutch performance may have come in 1983, when he drove in 108 runs with only 13 HR.
He closed out his career in 1986-88 as a member of the Braves' utility men's self-dubbed Bomb Squad, playing first base, catcher, and third base, and serving as a valuable pinch hitter. In October 1988, Simmons was named director of player development for St. Louis by GM Dal Maxvill, a former teammate.
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