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John Simmons

John Earl Simmons

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 192 lb.

Born: July 7, 1924 in Birmingham, AL
School: New York University (New York, NY)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1949
Team: Senators 1949

Final Game: September 25, 1949
Died: August 1, 2008 in Farmingdale, NY
Buried: Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 24 WSH AL 62 107 93 12 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 11 6 .215 .298 .215 .513 39 20 4 0 3 O7/9
1 Yr 62 107 93 12 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 11 6 .215 .298 .215 .513 39 20 4 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 280 243 31 52 0 0 0 13 0 0 29 16 .215 .298 .215 .513 39 52 10 0 8

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1949 24 WSH AL 62 107 -8 0 -1 -3 -1 -12 -1.2 3 -10 -1.0 .480 .492 -0.7 -0.4 -7 $ O7/9
1 Season 62 107 -8 0 -1 -3 -1 -12 -1.2 3 -10 -1.0 .480 .492 -0.7 -0.4 -7 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1949 24 WSH AL 107 80 6 2.0 104 .230 .215 .267 .298 .358 .215 .388 .513 .747 39 .179 -8.1 -0.8 .403 .118 .000
1 Yr 107 80 6 2.0 104 .230 .215 .267 .298 .358 .215 .388 .513 .747 39 .179 -8.1 -0.8 .403 .118 .000
162 Game Avg. 280 209 16 2.0 104 .230 .215 .267 .298 .358 .215 .388 .513 .747 39 .179 -8.1 -0.8 .403 .118 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1949 24 WSH AL 107 0.0% 5.6% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 0.55 15.5 18.6 0.73 81%
1 Yr 107 0.0% 5.6% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 0.55 15.5 18.6 0.73 81%
MLB Averages 1.8% 9.3% 10.4% 6.3% 27% 0.89 9.4 49.5 7.9 0.96 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1949 24 WSH AL -8.2 -0.8 97 -0.4 1.2 -1.6 .92 -0.5 0.1 -5.0 -0.5 0.92 -6.9 0.67 22
1 Yr -8.2 -0.8 97 -0.4 1.2 -1.6 .92 -0.5 0.1 -5.0 -0.5 0.92 -6.9 0.67 22

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1949 24 WSH AL 2 0 39% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57% 11 5 6 1 1 0 2 0 2
1 Yr 2 0 39% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57% 11 5 6 1 1 0 2 0 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1949 24 WSH AL 107 90% 20 22 5 0 1 0.67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 24 4 17% 6 2 33% 55 5 9% 2 2 100% 2 2 100% 0
1 Yr 107 90% 20 22 5 0 1 0.67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 24 4 17% 6 2 33% 55 5 9% 2 2 100% 2 2 100% 0
MLB Averages 53% 106% 14% 33% 15% 51% 56%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 24 62 107 93 12 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 11 6 .215 .298 .215 .513 39 20 4 0 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 24 65 112 97 13 21 0 0 0 5 0 12 6 .216 .303 .216 .519 6 62
1 Yr 65 112 97 13 21 0 0 0 5 0 12 6 .216 .303 .216 .519 6 62
162 Game Avg. 162 279 242 32 52 0 0 0 12 0 30 15 .216 .303 .216 .519 15 62

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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