Brian Simmons
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 4, 1973 in Lebanon, PA
High School: Peters Township (McMurray, PA)
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed July 5, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1998
Final Game: October 7, 2001
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 CHW AL 24 OF 5 4 39.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -27.2 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 2.95 2.60 .985 2.31 2.02
1998 CHW AL 24 CF 4 4 35.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -30.9 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 3.34 3.25 .985 2.70 2.35
1998 CHW AL 24 LF 2 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.12 1.75
1999 CHW AL 25 OF 46 29 284.1 83 79 2 2 1 .976 4.7 19.8 2.7 -1.0 3.7 2 2.56 1.76 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 CHW AL 25 LF 28 14 139.2 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -1.6 -13.7 -1.6 -1.9 0.3 0 2.06 1.14 .985 2.08 1.73
1999 CHW AL 25 CF 11 8 79.2 35 32 2 1 1 .971 3.1 46.7 2.1 0.3 1.8 1 3.84 3.09 .986 2.72 2.36
1999 CHW AL 25 RF 9 7 65.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 3.2 59.1 2.2 0.6 1.6 1 2.08 1.67 .980 2.10 1.82
1999 CHW AL 25 DH 3
2001 TOR AL 27 OF 37 15 206.0 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 2.7 15.7 2.7 2.1 0.5 0 2.62 1.62 .983 2.30 2.01
2001 TOR AL 27 LF 19 4 86.0 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.6 36.3 2.6 1.4 1.2 0 2.62 1.32 .980 2.13 1.72
2001 TOR AL 27 CF 12 9 88.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -8.2 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 0 2.35 1.92 .987 2.67 2.39
2001 TOR AL 27 RF 7 2 32.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 26.2 0.7 -0.1 0.7 0 3.38 1.71 .983 2.08 1.81
2001 TOR AL 27 DH 1
3 Seasons OF 88 48 530.0 156 151 3 2 1 .987 6.5 14.7 4.5 0.2 4.2 2 2.62 1.75 .984 2.30 2.02
3 Seasons LF 49 18 230.1 58 57 0 1 0 .983 1.0 5.2 1.0 -0.5 1.5 0 2.23 1.16 .983 2.10 1.73
3 Seasons CF 27 21 202.2 71 68 2 1 1 .986 1.6 9.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 1 3.11 2.59 .986 2.70 2.37
2 Seasons RF 16 9 97.0 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 3.9 48.2 2.9 0.5 2.3 1 2.51 1.69 .981 2.10 1.82
2 Seasons DH 4
3 Seasons TOT 92 48 530.0 156 151 3 2 1 .987 6.5 14.7 4.5 0.2 4.2 2 2.62 1.67 .971 2.33 1.93

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1998 CHW AL 24 5 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 5 0 0 0
1999 CHW AL 25 54 29 54 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 11 9 46 0 5 6
2001 TOR AL 27 60 16 60 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 12 7 37 1 27 1
3 Seasons 119 49 119 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 27 16 88 1 32 7
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 39% 74% 35% 1 0%
1999 CHW AL 25 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 23 17 73.9% 6 0 0.0% 0 604 45% 72% 40% 73 44%
2001 TOR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 387 52% 74% 38% 40 63%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 0 6 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 28 19 67.9% 9 0 0.0% 0 1014 48% 73% 39% 114 50%
MLB Averages 61.4% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 148 65% 76% 39% 20 65%
1999 CHW AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 18 11 61.1% 7 0 0.0% 2 384 47% 75% 41% 64 52%
2001 TOR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 13 5 38.5% 8 0 0.0% 0 397 51% 75% 39% 42 55%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 9 0 9 2 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 8 6 0 37 19 51.4% 18 0 0.0% 2 929 52% 75% 40% 126 55%
MLB Averages 42.6% 2.1% 56% 74% 38% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1999 CHW AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 307 48% 74% 41% 30 50%
2001 TOR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 3 1 16.7% 0 141 68% 79% 45% 18 67%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 54.5% 4 1 9.1% 0 448 54% 75% 42% 48 56%
MLB Averages 46.4% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 52%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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