Nelson Simmons
Nelson Bernard Simmons
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 27, 1963 in Washington, DC
High School: Madison (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1984
Final Game: May 8, 1987
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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
1984 DET AL 21 OF 5 4 37.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -13.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 0 1.95 1.60 .988 2.51 2.16
1984 DET AL 21 DH 4
1984 DET AL 21 RF 4 3 30.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -16.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 0 1.80 1.50 .983 2.22 1.88
1984 DET AL 21 LF 2 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.57 1.00 1.000 2.31 1.80
1985 DET AL 22 OF 38 37 305.0 73 67 2 4 1 .945 -4.3 -16.9 -3.3 -0.1 -3.2 -1 2.04 1.82 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 DET AL 22 DH 31
1985 DET AL 22 LF 25 25 194.1 46 41 2 3 0 .935 -5.4 -33.3 -4.4 -1.0 -3.4 -1 1.99 1.72 .978 2.25 1.77
1985 DET AL 22 RF 13 12 110.2 30 28 1 1 1 .967 1.1 11.9 1.1 0.9 0.2 0 2.36 2.23 .980 2.17 1.82
1987 BAL AL 24 OF 13 12 100.0 26 24 2 0 1 1.000 0.8 9.6 0.8 1.3 -0.5 0 2.34 2.00 .981 2.31 2.00
1987 BAL AL 24 RF 13 12 100.0 26 24 2 0 1 1.000 0.8 9.6 0.8 1.3 -0.5 0 2.34 2.00 .977 2.12 1.75
1987 BAL AL 24 DH 1
3 Seasons OF 56 53 442.0 107 99 4 4 2 .963 -3.9 -10.6 -2.9 1.1 -4.1 -1 2.10 1.84 .982 2.42 2.08
3 Seasons DH 36
3 Seasons RF 30 27 240.2 62 58 3 1 2 .984 1.5 7.5 1.5 2.1 -0.7 0 2.28 2.03 .979 2.16 1.80
2 Seasons LF 27 26 201.1 48 43 2 3 0 .938 -5.4 -32.2 -4.4 -1.0 -3.4 -1 2.01 1.67 .979 2.25 1.77
3 Seasons TOT 56 53 442.0 107 99 4 4 2 .963 -3.9 -10.6 -2.9 1.1 -4.1 -1 2.10 1.84 .945 2.42 2.08

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
1984 DET AL 21 9 7 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 3 1 0
1985 DET AL 22 75 67 75 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 13 38 30 8 0
1987 BAL AL 24 16 13 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 1 3 0
3 Seasons 100 87 100 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 30 56 34 12 0
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 -- 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%
1984 DET AL 21 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 0 135 49% 81% 22% 6 100%
1985 DET AL 22 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 509 45% 72% 24% 28 100%
1987 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 2 433 73% 79% 33% 46 54%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 3 1077 57% 76% 27% 80 74%
MLB Averages 43.9% 3.3% 56% 77% 28% 69%

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%
1984 DET AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 29 62% 86% 34% 2 100%
1985 DET AL 22 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 9 3 33.3% 6 0 0.0% 2 882 52% 77% 25% 48 90%
2 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 10 4 40.0% 6 0 0.0% 2 911 52% 77% 25% 50 90%
MLB Averages 58.2% 3.0% 56% 77% 28% 66%

* 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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