Curt Simmons

Q: When was Curt Simmons born?

Curt Simmons was born on May 19, 1929.

Q: Where was Curt Simmons born?

Curt Simmons was born in Egypt, PA .

Q: How tall was Curt Simmons?

Curt Simmons was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Curt Simmons weigh when playing?

Curt Simmons weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Curt Simmons play?

Curt Simmons played 20 seasons.

Q: Is Curt Simmons in the Hall of Fame?

Curt Simmons has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Curt Simmons have?

Curt Simmons had 1,697 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Curt Simmons played for?

Curt Simmons played for 4 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and California Angels.

Q: How many World Series has Curt Simmons won?

Curt Simmons won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Curt Simmons retire?

Curt Simmons last played in 1967.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: May 19, 1929 in Egypt, PA us

Died: December 13, 2022 in Ambler, PA

High School: Whitehall HS (Whitehall, PA)

School: Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)

Debut: September 28, 1947 (Age 18-132d, 10,374th in major league history)
vs. NYG 9.0 IP, 5 H, 9 SO, 6 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 38-135d)
vs. DET 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Curtis Thomas Simmons

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.3

193

183

ERA

3.54

569

462

3348.1

1697

WHIP

1.307

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1947	18	PHI-min	B	13	5	.722	2.69	18			17	2		147.0	107	48	44		76		197	1	0	3				1.245	6.6		4.7	12.1	2.59	WMT ISLG
1947	18	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	6	0	9	0	0	0	37	416	2.68	1.222	5.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	1.50
1948	19	PHI	NL	7	13	.350	4.87	31	23	4	7	0	0	170.0	169	110	92	8	108	5	86	2	0	6	758	81	4.30	1.629	8.9	0.4	5.7	4.6	0.80
1949	20	PHI	NL	4	10	.286	4.59	38	14	13	2	0	1	131.1	133	72	67	7	55	0	83	1	0	1	551	86	3.22	1.431	9.1	0.5	3.8	5.7	1.51
1950	21	PHI	NL	17	8	.680	3.40	31	27	3	11	2	1	214.2	178	93	81	19	88	2	146	2	1	3	896	118	3.63	1.239	7.5	0.8	3.7	6.1	1.66	MVP-16
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952	23	PHI	NL	14	8	.636	2.82	28	28	0	15	6	0	201.1	170	72	63	11	70	4	141	1	1	2	830	130	*2.76*	1.192	7.6	0.5	3.1	6.3	2.01	AS
1953	24	PHI	NL	16	13	.552	3.21	32	30	1	19	4	0	238.0	211	102	85	17	82	6	138	3	0	0	993	131	3.43	1.231	8.0	0.6	3.1	5.2	1.68	AS
1954	25	PHI	NL	14	15	.483	2.81	34	33	1	21	3	1	253.0	226	101	79	14	98	7	125	5	0	2	1074	144	3.35	1.281	8.0	0.5	3.5	4.4	1.28
1955	26	PHI	NL	8	8	.500	4.92	25	22	2	3	0	0	130.0	148	76	71	15	50	2	58	3	0	1	572	81	4.20	1.523	10.2	1.0	3.5	4.0	1.16
1956	27	PHI	NL	15	10	.600	3.36	33	27	3	14	0	0	198.0	186	95	74	17	65	7	88	3	0	1	834	110	3.63	1.268	8.5	0.8	3.0	4.0	1.35
1957	28	PHI	NL	12	11	.522	3.44	32	29	2	9	2	0	212.0	214	92	81	11	50	11	92	2	0	2	884	111	3.00	1.245	9.1	0.5	2.1	3.9	1.84	AS
1958	29	PHI	NL	7	14	.333	4.38	29	27	2	7	1	1	168.1	196	92	82	11	40	4	78	3	1	4	727	91	3.16	1.402	10.5	0.6	2.1	4.2	1.95
1959	30	PHI-min	A	4	1	.800	2.86	6	6		3	0		44.0	43	16	14	4	7	0	19	0	0	1				1.136	8.8	0.8	1.4	3.9	2.71	WPT EL
1959	30	PHI	NL	0	0		4.50	7	0	4	0	0	0	10.0	16	5	5	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	42	94	4.64	1.600	14.4	1.8	0.0	3.6
1960	31	TOT	NL	7	4	.636	3.06	27	19	2	3	1	0	156.0	162	58	53	14	37	6	67	0	1	3	648	133	3.55	1.276	9.3	0.8	2.1	3.9	1.81
1960	31	PHI	NL	0	0		18.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	13	8	8	3	6	0	4	0	0	0	31	24	14.78	4.750	29.3	6.8	13.5	9.0	0.67
1960	31	STL	NL	7	4	.636	2.66	23	17	2	3	1	0	152.0	149	50	45	11	31	6	63	0	1	3	617	153	3.25	1.184	8.8	0.7	1.8	3.7	2.03
1961	32	STL	NL	9	10	.474	3.13	30	29	0	6	2	0	195.2	203	91	68	14	64	6	99	4	0	2	840	141	3.53	1.365	9.3	0.6	2.9	4.6	1.55
1962	33	STL	NL	10	10	.500	3.51	31	22	6	9	4	0	154.0	167	78	60	18	32	2	74	3	0	1	641	123	3.86	1.292	9.8	1.1	1.9	4.3	2.31
1963	34	STL	NL	15	9	.625	2.48	32	32	0	11	6	0	232.2	209	82	64	13	48	3	127	6	0	3	942	144	2.81	1.105	8.1	0.5	1.9	4.9	2.65
1964	35	STL	NL	18	9	.667	3.43	34	34	0	12	3	0	244.0	233	106	93	24	49	1	104	5	0	1	1006	111	3.70	1.156	8.6	0.9	1.8	3.8	2.12
1965	36	STL	NL	9	15	.375	4.08	34	32	1	5	0	0	203.0	229	104	92	19	54	8	96	4	0	5	881	95	3.65	1.394	10.2	0.8	2.4	4.3	1.78
1966	37	TOT	NL	5	8	.385	4.23	29	15	7	4	1	0	110.2	114	56	52	10	35	5	38	1	0	1	469	87	4.02	1.346	9.3	0.8	2.8	3.1	1.09
1966	37	STL	NL	1	1	.500	4.59	10	5	2	1	0	0	33.1	35	17	17	3	14	2	14	0	0	0	147	80	4.14	1.470	9.5	0.8	3.8	3.8	1.00
1966	37	CHC	NL	4	7	.364	4.07	19	10	5	3	1	0	77.1	79	39	35	7	21	3	24	1	0	1	322	91	3.96	1.293	9.2	0.8	2.4	2.8	1.14
1967	38	TOT	MLB	5	8	.385	4.24	31	18	3	4	1	1	116.2	144	65	55	11	32	7	44	4	0	1	519	81	3.94	1.509	11.1	0.8	2.5	3.4	1.38
1967	38	CHC	NL	3	7	.300	4.94	17	14	1	3	0	0	82.0	100	54	45	10	23	4	31	2	0	1	370	72	4.28	1.500	11.0	1.1	2.5	3.4	1.35
1967	38	CAL	AL	2	1	.667	2.60	14	4	2	1	1	1	34.2	44	11	10	1	9	3	13	2	0	0	149	121	3.12	1.529	11.4	0.3	2.3	3.4	1.44
20 Yrs				193	183	.513	3.54	569	462	54	163	36	5	3348.1	3313	1551	1318	255	1063	86	1697	53	4	39	14144	111	3.49	1.307	8.9	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.60
162 Game Avg.				13	12	.513	3.54	38	30	4	11	2	0	221	219	102	87	17	70	6	112	3	0	3	933	111	3.49	1.307	8.9	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.60
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PHI (13 yrs)				115	110	.511	3.66	325	263	35	109	18	4	1939.2	1865	919	789	135	718	48	1052	26	3	22	8229	108	3.46	1.332	8.7	0.6	3.3	4.9	1.47
STL (7 yrs)				69	58	.543	3.25	194	171	11	47	16	0	1214.2	1225	528	439	102	292	28	577	22	1	15	5074	122	3.47	1.249	9.1	0.8	2.2	4.3	1.98
CHC (2 yrs)				7	14	.333	4.52	36	24	6	6	1	0	159.1	179	93	80	17	44	7	55	3	0	2	692	80	4.13	1.400	10.1	1.0	2.5	3.1	1.25
CAL (1 yr)				2	1	.667	2.60	14	4	2	1	1	1	34.2	44	11	10	1	9	3	13	2	0	0	149	121	3.12	1.529	11.4	0.3	2.3	3.4	1.44

NL (20 yrs)				191	182	.512	3.55	555	458	52	162	35	4	3313.2	3269	1540	1308	254	1054	83	1684	51	4	39	13995	111	3.50	1.305	8.9	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.60
AL (1 yr)				2	1	.667	2.60	14	4	2	1	1	1	34.2	44	11	10	1	9	3	13	2	0	0	149	121	3.12	1.529	11.4	0.3	2.3	3.4	1.44

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Curt Simmons born?

Curt Simmons was born on May 19, 1929.

Where was Curt Simmons born?

Curt Simmons was born in Egypt, PA.

How tall was Curt Simmons?

Curt Simmons was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Curt Simmons weigh when playing?

Curt Simmons weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Curt Simmons play?

Curt Simmons played 20 seasons.

Is Curt Simmons in the Hall of Fame?

Curt Simmons has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Curt Simmons play?

Curt Simmons was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Curt Simmons have?

Curt Simmons had 1,697 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Curt Simmons played for?

Curt Simmons played for 4 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and California Angels.

How many World Series has Curt Simmons won?

Curt Simmons won 1 World Series.

When did Curt Simmons retire?

Curt Simmons last played in 1967.

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