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Ted Simmons

Ted Lyle Simmons

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: August 9, 1949 in Highland Park, MI
High School: Southfield HS (Southfield, MI)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1968 (Age 19)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Brewers/Braves 1968-1988
Agents: Himself, previously: LaRue Harcourt [*]
Final Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 39)
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 15, 2013 7:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #118. Ivan Rodriguez… #119. Fred Clarke… #120. Home Run Baker… #121. TED SIMMONS… #122. Edgar Martinez… #123. Bobby Doerr… #124. Roy Campanella… 

Standard Batting

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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
1968 18 STL NL 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 156 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1969 19 STL NL 5 16 14 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 .214 .250 .357 .607 69 5 0 0 0 1 0 /2
1970 20 STL NL 82 324 284 29 69 8 2 3 24 2 2 37 37 .243 .333 .317 .650 74 90 5 2 0 1 5 2
1971 21 STL NL 133 563 510 64 155 32 4 7 77 1 3 36 50 .304 .347 .424 .771 114 216 20 3 4 10 3 *2 MVP-16
1972 22 STL NL 152 629 594 70 180 36 6 16 96 1 3 29 57 .303 .336 .465 .801 127 276 18 2 1 3 8 *23 AS,MVP-10
1973 23 STL NL 161 690 619 62 192 36 2 13 91 2 2 61 47 .310 .370 .438 .808 124 271 29 2 1 7 15 *2/39 AS,MVP-14
1974 24 STL NL 152 662 599 66 163 33 6 20 103 0 0 47 35 .272 .327 .447 .774 116 268 22 6 1 9 8 *23 AS,MVP-13
1975 25 STL NL 157 649 581 80 193 32 3 18 100 1 3 63 35 .332 .396 .491 .887 142 285 20 1 0 4 16 *2/37 MVP-6
1976 26 STL NL 150 625 546 60 159 35 3 5 75 0 7 73 35 .291 .371 .394 .765 117 215 9 0 0 6 19 *23/75
1977 27 STL NL 150 601 516 82 164 25 3 21 95 2 6 79 37 .318 .408 .500 .908 144 258 20 2 0 4 25 *2/9 AS,MVP-9
1978 28 STL NL 152 604 516 71 148 40 5 22 80 1 1 77 39 .287 .377 .512 .889 148 264 19 3 0 8 17 *27 AS
1979 29 STL NL 123 521 448 68 127 22 0 26 87 0 1 61 34 .283 .369 .507 .875 135 227 10 4 0 8 22 *2 AS
1980 30 STL NL 145 562 495 84 150 33 2 21 98 1 0 59 45 .303 .375 .505 .880 140 250 13 2 0 6 13 *2/7 SS
1981 31 MIL AL 100 413 380 45 82 13 3 14 61 0 1 23 32 .216 .262 .376 .638 87 143 10 3 1 6 2 *2D/3 AS
1982 32 MIL AL 137 581 539 73 145 29 0 23 97 0 0 32 40 .269 .309 .451 .759 112 243 20 2 1 7 5 *2D
1983 33 MIL AL 153 650 600 76 185 39 3 13 108 4 2 41 51 .308 .351 .448 .799 126 269 23 2 0 7 6 2D AS,MVP-19
1984 34 MIL AL 132 532 497 44 110 23 2 4 52 3 0 30 40 .221 .269 .300 .569 61 149 23 3 1 1 3 D35
1985 35 MIL AL 143 592 528 60 144 28 2 12 76 1 1 57 32 .273 .342 .402 .743 104 212 17 1 1 5 9 D32/5
1986 36 ATL NL 76 144 127 14 32 5 0 4 25 1 0 12 14 .252 .313 .386 .698 88 49 1 1 0 4 5 32/5
1987 37 ATL NL 73 200 177 20 49 8 0 4 30 1 1 21 23 .277 .350 .390 .740 93 69 4 0 0 2 5 32/5
1988 38 ATL NL 78 123 107 6 21 6 0 2 11 0 0 15 9 .196 .293 .308 .601 71 33 4 0 0 1 2 32
21 Yrs 2456 9685 8680 1074 2472 483 47 248 1389 21 33 855 694 .285 .348 .437 .785 118 3793 287 39 11 100 188
162 Game Avg. 162 639 573 71 163 32 3 16 92 1 2 56 46 .285 .348 .437 .785 118 250 19 3 1 7 12
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
STL (13 yrs) 1564 6450 5725 736 1704 332 37 172 929 11 28 624 453 .298 .366 .459 .824 127 2626 185 27 7 67 151
MIL (5 yrs) 665 2768 2544 298 666 132 10 66 394 8 4 183 195 .262 .311 .399 .711 100 1016 93 11 4 26 25
ATL (3 yrs) 227 467 411 40 102 19 0 10 66 2 1 48 46 .248 .323 .367 .691 86 151 9 1 0 7 12
NL (16 yrs) 1791 6917 6136 776 1806 351 37 182 995 13 29 672 499 .294 .363 .453 .815 125 2777 194 28 7 74 163
AL (5 yrs) 665 2768 2544 298 666 132 10 66 394 8 4 183 195 .262 .311 .399 .711 100 1016 93 11 4 26 25

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1968 18 STL NL 2 4 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .512 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,600 /2
1969 19 STL NL 5 16 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .463 .499 -0.0 -0.1 -0 $600 /2
1970 20 STL NL 82 324 -10 -1 -0 -1 5 -8 -0.8 11 3 0.3 .490 .495 0.4 0.4 4 2
1971 21 STL NL 133 563 8 -1 -2 -2 8 11 1.4 19 30 3.3 .510 .508 3.4 0.7 32 $17,500 *2 MVP-16
1972 22 STL NL 152 629 18 -1 -1 -2 7 21 2.5 20 42 4.5 .516 .515 4.6 0.8 43 $30,000 *23 AS,MVP-10
1973 23 STL NL 161 690 18 -1 -2 7 9 31 3.3 22 54 5.5 .521 .521 4.7 1.7 47 $45,000 *2/39 AS,MVP-14
1974 24 STL NL 152 662 12 -2 -2 -1 9 15 1.6 21 36 3.6 .511 .510 3.7 0.8 37 $75,000 *23 AS,MVP-13
1975 25 STL NL 157 649 33 -4 -2 -9 9 27 2.8 21 48 4.9 .518 .518 5.8 0.0 57 *2/37 MVP-6
1976 26 STL NL 150 625 7 -3 -0 3 6 13 1.5 20 34 3.5 .510 .509 3.0 1.0 30 *23/75
1977 27 STL NL 150 601 28 -3 -3 1 9 32 3.3 19 52 5.2 .522 .521 5.1 1.0 51 $200,000 *2/9 AS,MVP-9
1978 28 STL NL 152 604 29 -1 -3 -1 8 32 3.6 19 52 5.5 .523 .522 5.5 0.8 53 *27 AS
1979 29 STL NL 123 521 18 -3 -1 -5 8 18 1.9 17 34 3.6 .515 .512 4.0 0.3 40 $665,000 *2 AS
1980 30 STL NL 145 562 24 1 -1 -2 8 30 3.2 19 49 5.2 .523 .520 5.3 0.6 51 *2/7 SS
1981 31 MIL AL 100 413 -8 -2 0 -3 3 -10 -1.0 14 4 0.3 .489 .493 0.7 -0.0 7 *2D/3 AS
1982 32 MIL AL 137 581 9 -0 -2 1 7 14 1.5 20 34 3.4 .511 .509 3.3 0.8 33 *2D
1983 33 MIL AL 153 650 19 2 -2 -1 -1 17 1.9 22 39 4.0 .511 .511 4.1 -0.1 40 2D AS,MVP-19
1984 34 MIL AL 132 532 -26 2 -4 -4 -9 -41 -4.3 18 -23 -2.6 .467 .473 -2.1 -1.4 -18 D35
1985 35 MIL AL 143 592 1 0 -2 -0 -10 -10 -1.0 20 10 0.9 .492 .493 1.0 -1.0 10 $1,000,000 D32/5
1986 36 ATL NL 76 144 -3 1 2 -6 0 -7 -0.8 5 -2 -0.3 .490 .495 0.4 -0.7 4 $1,000,000 32/5
1987 37 ATL NL 73 200 -1 -1 -0 -3 -0 -6 -0.6 7 1 0.1 .492 .496 0.4 -0.4 4 $500,000 32/5
1988 38 ATL NL 78 123 -4 -0 0 -4 0 -8 -0.9 4 -3 -0.5 .489 .495 -0.0 -0.4 0 $470,000 32
21 Seasons 2456 9685 171 -16 -25 -34 75 171 18.9 321 493 50.2 .508 .505 53.1 4.7 526 $4,006,700
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
STL (13 yrs) 1564 6450 184 -19 -17 -13 86 221 24.1 211 432 44.9 .516 .512 45.4 8.0 445 $1,036,700
MIL (5 yrs) 665 2768 -5 3 -10 -8 -10 -30 -2.9 95 65 5.9 .495 .496 7.0 -1.8 72 $1,000,000
ATL (3 yrs) 227 467 -8 -0 1 -13 -0 -20 -2.3 16 -4 -0.6 .490 .495 0.7 -1.5 9 $1,970,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 31 MIL AL ALDS NYY L 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 .222 .300 .444 .744 8 0 0 0 0 0
1982 32 MIL AL ALCS CAL W 5 20 18 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 .200 .167 .367 3 0 0 0 1 0
1982 32 MIL AL WS STL L 7 28 23 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 3 .174 .321 .435 .756 10 1 0 0 0 2
2 Yrs (3 Series) 17 68 59 6 11 1 0 3 8 0 0 8 9 .186 .279 .356 .635 21 1 0 0 1 2
1 ALDS 5 20 18 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 .222 .300 .444 .744 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 5 20 18 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 .200 .167 .367 3 0 0 0 1 0
1 WS 7 28 23 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 3 .174 .321 .435 .756 10 1 0 0 0 2

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1968 STL NL 18 C 2 1 1 10.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.60 2.00 .990 6.84 6.90 0 0 0 0 0
1969 STL NL 19 C 4 3 3 28.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -1 -43 7.07 5.50 .989 7.07 7.00 0 3 2 0 0% 40% 0
1970 STL NL 20 C 79 74 72 691.0 508 466 37 5 2 .990 -1 -2 6.55 6.37 .987 6.85 6.82 15 35 37 24 39% 33% 3
1971 STL NL 21 C 130 126 124 1145.0 808 747 52 9 11 .989 -2 -2 6.28 6.15 .988 6.34 6.33 18 48 42 31 42% 35% 5 MVP-16
1972 STL NL 22 C 135 134 129 1193.2 928 842 78 8 6 .991 0 0 6.94 6.81 .987 6.61 6.63 15 44 83 39 32% 37% 7 AS,MVP-10
1972 STL NL 22 1B 15 15 15 132.0 145 125 15 5 9 .966 -2 -15 9.55 9.33 .992 9.73 9.76 AS,MVP-10
1973 STL NL 23 C 153 151 148 1352.2 975 888 74 13 13 .987 6 5 6.40 6.29 .987 6.34 6.34 25 45 64 50 44% 36% 5 AS,MVP-14
1973 STL NL 23 1B 6 7 3 53.2 43 38 4 1 1 .977 0 7 7.04 7.00 .992 9.84 9.83 AS,MVP-14
1973 STL NL 23 OF 2 2 1 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 47 3.00 3.00 .977 2.25 2.25 AS,MVP-14
1973 STL NL 23 RF 2 2 1 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 47 3.00 3.00 .973 2.00 2.00 AS,MVP-14
1974 STL NL 24 C 141 139 133 1252.1 810 717 82 11 13 .986 2 2 5.74 5.67 .985 6.12 6.11 14 34 99 49 33% 33% 2 AS,MVP-13
1974 STL NL 24 1B 12 11 9 100.0 105 96 5 4 5 .962 -3 -37 9.09 8.42 .991 9.94 9.93 AS,MVP-13
1975 STL NL 25 C 154 148 132 1292.0 880 803 62 15 5 .983 -10 -9 6.03 5.62 .985 6.03 6.02 28 48 96 33 26% 32% 3 MVP-6
1975 STL NL 25 1B 2 2 1 17.0 12 10 2 0 0 1.000 0 7 6.35 6.00 .990 9.95 9.95 MVP-6
1975 STL NL 25 LF 2 2 1 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 45 2.81 2.50 .972 2.08 2.10 MVP-6
1975 STL NL 25 OF 2 2 1 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 45 2.81 2.50 .978 2.31 2.30 MVP-6
1976 STL NL 26 C 113 108 100 959.2 563 493 66 4 4 .993 6 8 5.24 4.95 .986 5.96 5.94 9 40 61 48 44% 33% 2
1976 STL NL 26 1B 30 26 16 231.0 243 219 21 3 21 .988 0 1 9.35 8.00 .991 9.95 9.93
1976 STL NL 26 LF 7 7 4 56.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -6 1.93 1.71 .976 2.02 2.01
1976 STL NL 26 OF 7 7 4 56.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -6 1.77 1.57 .979 2.35 2.33
1976 STL NL 26 3B 2 2 2 18.1 7 3 1 3 0 .571 -2 -164 1.96 2.00 .951 2.95 2.90
1977 STL NL 27 C 143 139 124 1226.2 768 683 75 10 5 .987 1 1 5.56 5.30 .985 6.49 6.49 8 37 97 54 36% 35% 0 AS,MVP-9
1977 STL NL 27 OF 1 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -48 0.00 0.00 2.34 2.30 AS,MVP-9
1977 STL NL 27 RF 1 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -48 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.10 AS,MVP-9
1978 STL NL 28 C 134 119 110 1065.2 767 670 88 9 6 .988 3 3 6.40 5.66 .985 6.17 6.12 8 42 125 65 34% 32% 1 AS
1978 STL NL 28 LF 23 23 8 176.1 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -4 -27 1.63 1.39 .978 1.99 1.97 AS
1978 STL NL 28 OF 23 23 8 176.1 34 33 0 1 0 .971 -4 -27 1.68 1.43 .980 2.31 2.29 AS
1979 STL NL 29 C 122 118 104 1052.1 685 606 69 10 10 .985 -5 -6 5.77 5.53 .985 6.13 6.11 14 34 98 40 29% 34% 1 AS
1980 STL NL 30 C 129 120 113 1066.0 600 520 71 9 12 .985 -1 -1 4.99 4.58 .983 6.09 6.10 9 29 116 53 31% 31% 2 SS
1980 STL NL 30 LF 5 5 2 39.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -1 -34 1.85 1.60 .976 2.05 2.06 SS
1980 STL NL 30 OF 5 5 2 39.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -1 -34 1.85 1.60 .980 2.31 2.32 SS
1981 MIL AL 31 C 75 72 66 633.2 344 300 37 7 3 .980 -1 -2 4.79 4.49 .987 5.51 5.49 4 15 47 27 36% 38% 0 AS
1981 MIL AL 31 DH 22 21 AS
1981 MIL AL 31 1B 4 4 4 38.2 38 33 4 1 4 .974 -2 -59 8.61 9.25 .993 10.08 10.02 AS
1982 MIL AL 32 C 121 120 109 1065.1 635 570 62 3 8 .995 1 1 5.34 5.22 .988 5.69 5.66 8 34 96 54 36% 36% 0
1982 MIL AL 32 DH 15 15
1983 MIL AL 33 C 86 83 80 744.1 447 395 41 11 4 .975 -1 -2 5.27 5.07 .986 5.70 5.66 2 14 82 34 29% 33% 1 AS,MVP-19
1983 MIL AL 33 DH 66 66 AS,MVP-19
1984 MIL AL 34 DH 77 75
1984 MIL AL 34 1B 37 37 33 336.1 375 346 27 2 35 .995 -0 -1 9.98 10.08 .991 9.75 9.68
1984 MIL AL 34 3B 14 14 11 121.0 37 6 25 6 2 .838 -4 -39 2.31 2.21 .950 2.75 2.73
1985 MIL AL 35 DH 99 99
1985 MIL AL 35 1B 28 27 20 230.2 245 226 17 2 22 .992 0 0 9.48 8.68 .991 9.76 9.67
1985 MIL AL 35 C 15 11 11 108.0 70 65 4 1 1 .986 0 0 5.75 4.60 .987 6.05 5.99 1 4 8 3 27% 33% 0
1985 MIL AL 35 3B 2 2 2 18.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 2.50 2.50 .952 2.85 2.80
1986 ATL NL 36 1B 14 11 9 102.1 139 124 10 5 13 .964 -3 -36 11.79 9.57 .992 9.94 9.95
1986 ATL NL 36 C 10 6 5 59.2 46 40 5 1 0 .978 -2 -40 6.79 4.50 .985 6.94 6.94 2 0 14 2 13% 32% 0
1986 ATL NL 36 3B 9 1 0 27.2 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 -1 -56 1.95 0.67 .947 2.73 2.72
1987 ATL NL 37 1B 28 23 17 198.2 243 216 23 4 24 .984 -2 -11 10.83 8.54 .991 9.88 9.83
1987 ATL NL 37 C 15 14 14 125.0 75 64 10 1 1 .987 -1 -10 5.33 4.93 .987 6.94 6.90 2 2 16 5 24% 29% 0
1987 ATL NL 37 3B 2 1 1 10.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 -0 -12 3.60 2.00 .950 2.79 2.80
1988 ATL NL 38 1B 19 15 8 125.0 142 128 13 1 8 .993 -2 -16 10.15 7.42 .991 9.96 9.98
1988 ATL NL 38 C 10 1 0 21.1 15 12 1 2 0 .867 -2 -112 5.48 1.30 .987 6.54 6.57 0 1 5 0 0% 29% 0
20 Seasons C 1771 1687 1578 15092.1 9951 8906 915 130 104 .987 -8 -1 5.86 5.55 .986 6.18 6.17 182 509 1188 611 34% 34% 32
11 Seasons 1B 195 178 135 1565.1 1730 1561 141 28 142 .984 -13 -10 9.79 8.73 .991 9.85 9.82
6 Seasons OF 40 40 16 310.1 65 63 0 2 0 .969 -4 -16 1.83 1.58 .979 2.31 2.30
4 Seasons LF 37 37 15 287.1 59 57 0 2 0 .966 -5 -20 1.79 1.54 .977 2.01 2.00
5 Seasons 3B 29 20 16 195.0 59 14 36 9 2 .847 -8 -50 2.31 1.72 .950 2.78 2.75
2 Seasons RF 3 3 1 23.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 26 2.35 2.00 .973 2.03 2.03
21 Seasons TOT 2035 1925 1745 17163.0 11805 10544 1092 169 248 .986 -34 -2 6.10 5.72 .987 6.40 6.39 182 509 1188 611 34% 34% 32
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1994 BBWAA ( 3.7%)

All-Star Games
1972
1973 *
1974
1977 *
1978 (C)
1979
1981 *
1983 (C)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1971 NL (16, 4%)
1972 NL (10, 7%)
1973 NL (14, 6%)
1974 NL (13, 2%)
1975 NL (6, 31%)
1977 NL (9, 17%)
1983 AL (19, 1%)
0.68 Career Shares (352nd)

Silver Sluggers
1980 NL (C)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1978 NL  5.5 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1973 NL  5.5 (8th)
1975 NL  4.9 (9th)
1977 NL  5.2 (9th)
1978 NL  5.5 (6th)
1980 NL  5.2 (7th)
Career  50.2 (181st)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1975 NL  5.8 (3rd)
1977 NL  5.1 (8th)
1978 NL  5.5 (3rd)
1980 NL  5.3 (4th)
Career  53.1 (140th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1973 NL  1.7 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1972 NL  .303 (9th)
1973 NL  .310 (6th)
1975 NL  .332 (2nd)
1977 NL  .318 (6th)
1980 NL  .303 (9th)
1983 AL  .308 (9th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1975 NL  .396 (8th)
1977 NL  .408 (4th)
1978 NL  .377 (9th)
1980 NL  .375 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1975 NL  .491 (10th)
1978 NL  .512 (7th)
1979 NL  .507 (10th)
1980 NL  .505 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1975 NL  .887 (6th)
1977 NL  .908 (6th)
1978 NL  .889 (7th)
1979 NL  .875 (10th)
1980 NL  .880 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1972 NL  152 (5th)
1973 NL  161 (3rd)
1975 NL  157 (9th)
Career  2,456 (67th)

At Bats s c a p y
1972 NL  594 (7th)
1973 NL  619 (8th)
Career  8,680 (88th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1973 NL  690 (10th)
Career  9,685 (100th)

Hits s c a p y
1972 NL  180 (4th)
1973 NL  192 (4th)
1975 NL  193 (4th)
1983 AL  185 (6th)
Career  2,472 (98th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1972 NL  276 (7th)
1974 NL  268 (10th)
1975 NL  285 (6th)
1978 NL  264 (10th)
Career  3,793 (106th)

Doubles s c a p y
1971 NL  32 (6th)
1972 NL  36 (3rd)
1973 NL  36 (3rd)
1974 NL  33 (7th)
1976 NL  35 (7th)
1978 NL  40 (3rd)
1980 NL  33 (8th)
1983 AL  39 (8th)
Career  483 (73rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
Career  248 (209th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1972 NL  96 (6th)
1974 NL  103 (5th)
1975 NL  100 (8th)
1977 NL  95 (10th)
1980 NL  98 (6th)
1983 AL  108 (6th)
Career  1,389 (73rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 NL  73 (10th)
Career  855 (198th)

Singles s c a p y
1972 NL  122 (10th)
1973 NL  141 (6th)
1975 NL  140 (7th)
1983 AL  130 (7th)
Career  1,694 (115th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1975 NL  142 (6th)
1977 NL  144 (7th)
1978 NL  148 (8th)
1980 NL  140 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1975 NL  108 (5th)
Career  1,283 (151st)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1975 NL  34 (4th)
1977 NL  35 (6th)
1978 NL  36 (8th)
1980 NL  28 (6th)
Career  216 (240th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1975 NL  3.4 (4th)
1977 NL  3.4 (6th)
1978 NL  3.7 (8th)
1980 NL  2.9 (6th)
Career  21.8 (237th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1972 NL  58 (9th)
1974 NL  59 (6th)
1978 NL  67 (5th)
1980 NL  56 (10th)
Career  778 (127th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1973 NL  255 (8th)
1975 NL  257 (6th)
1977 NL  245 (10th)
Career  3,366 (125th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1975 NL  .709 (5th)
1977 NL  .685 (7th)
1978 NL  .699 (8th)
1980 NL  .714 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1974 NL  6 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1971 NL  10 (2nd)
1974 NL  9 (5th)
1978 NL  8 (9th)
1979 NL  8 (4th)
1981 AL  6 (9th)
Career  100 (30th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1973 NL  15 (6th)
1975 NL  16 (3rd)
1976 NL  19 (1st)
1977 NL  25 (1st)
1978 NL  17 (4th)
1979 NL  22 (2nd)
1980 NL  13 (7th)
Career  188 (18th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1971 NL  20 (5th)
1972 NL  18 (3rd)
1973 NL  29 (1st)
1974 NL  22 (2nd)
1975 NL  20 (3rd)
1977 NL  20 (4th)
1978 NL  19 (2nd)
1982 AL  20 (7th)
1983 AL  23 (7th)
1984 AL  23 (2nd)
Career  287 (12th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1973 NL  13.2 (10th)
1974 NL  17.1 (6th)
1975 NL  16.6 (4th)
1976 NL  15.6 (8th)
1977 NL  13.9 (8th)
1978 NL  13.2 (6th)
1979 NL  13.2 (9th)
1982 AL  13.5 (7th)
1984 AL  12.4 (9th)
1985 AL  16.5 (2nd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1979 NL  17.2 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1973 NL  466 (9th)
1974 NL  468 (9th)
1981 AL  316 (10th)
Career  6,639 (77th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1975 NL  49.65 (3rd)
1977 NL  39.81 (7th)
1980 NL  46.28 (3rd)
Career  323.13 (99th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1975 NL  5.0 (4th)
1977 NL  4.0 (5th)
1979 NL  4.6 (5th)
1983 AL  3.5 (10th)
Career  30.2 (98th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1975 NL  3.9 (4th)
1977 NL  3.0 (9th)
1980 NL  3.1 (9th)
Career  20.5 (186th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1975 NL  4.9 (3rd)
1977 NL  3.9 (7th)
1980 NL  4.6 (3rd)
Career  32.4 (92nd)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1971 NL  130 (5th)
1972 NL  135 (1st)
1973 NL  153 (1st)
1974 NL  141 (3rd)
1975 NL  154 (1st)
1976 NL  113 (4th)
1977 NL  143 (2nd)
1978 NL  134 (3rd)
1979 NL  122 (4th)
1980 NL  129 (3rd)
Career  1,771 (14th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1971 NL  747 (2nd)
1972 NL  842 (1st)
1973 NL  888 (1st)
1974 NL  717 (3rd)
1975 NL  803 (2nd)
1977 NL  683 (5th)
1978 NL  670 (3rd)
1982 AL  570 (5th)
Career  8,906 (21st)

Assists as C s c a p y
1971 NL  52 (5th)
1972 NL  78 (1st)
1973 NL  74 (2nd)
1974 NL  82 (2nd)
1975 NL  62 (3rd)
1976 NL  66 (2nd)
1978 NL  88 (1st)
1979 NL  69 (3rd)
1982 AL  62 (4th)
Career  915 (60th)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1971 NL  9 (5th)
1972 NL  8 (5th)
1973 NL  13 (2nd)
1975 NL  15 (1st)
1977 NL  10 (5th)
1978 NL  9 (5th)
1979 NL  10 (3rd)
1981 AL  7 (4th)
1983 AL  11 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1971 NL  11 (3rd)
1973 NL  13 (3rd)
1974 NL  13 (2nd)
1979 NL  10 (4th)
1980 NL  12 (2nd)
1982 AL  8 (3rd)
Career  104 (50th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1970 NL  15 (2nd)
1971 NL  18 (2nd)
1972 NL  15 (2nd)
1973 NL  25 (1st)
1974 NL  14 (2nd)
1975 NL  28 (1st)
1979 NL  14 (1st)
1980 NL  9 (3rd)
Career  182 (51st)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1972 NL  83 (1st)
1973 NL  64 (3rd)
1974 NL  99 (1st)
1975 NL  96 (1st)
1976 NL  61 (5th)
1977 NL  97 (3rd)
1978 NL  125 (1st)
1979 NL  98 (2nd)
1980 NL  116 (2nd)
1981 AL  47 (3rd)
1982 AL  96 (1st)
1983 AL  82 (1st)
Career  1,188 (17th)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1971 NL  31 (5th)
1972 NL  39 (2nd)
1973 NL  50 (2nd)
1974 NL  49 (2nd)
1975 NL  33 (3rd)
1976 NL  48 (1st)
1977 NL  54 (4th)
1978 NL  65 (1st)
1980 NL  53 (4th)
1982 AL  54 (2nd)
Career  611 (44th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1971 NL  42.5 (4th)
1973 NL  43.9 (3rd)
1976 NL  44.0 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1973 NL  6 (2nd)
1976 NL  6 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as C† s c a p y
1978 NL  6.40 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1971 NL  6.15 (3rd)
1972 NL  6.81 (3rd)
1973 NL  6.29 (4th)
1975 NL  5.62 (5th)
1978 NL  5.66 (5th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1971 NL  .989 (4th)
1972 NL  .991 (5th)
1976 NL  .993 (4th)
1982 AL  .995 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1988 NL  born 1949-08-09 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1968 NL  born 1949-08-09 (2nd)
1969 NL  born 1949-08-09 (6th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 95 (240), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 124 (110), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 44 (120), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (10th), 50.2 career WAR/34.7 7yr-peak WAR/42.5 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  1. Miguel Tejada (856)
  2. Alan Trammell (831)
  3. Joe Torre (820)
  4. Carlton Fisk (819) *
  5. Gary Carter (817) *
  6. Lou Whitaker (817)
  7. Barry Larkin (807) *
  8. Joe Cronin (806) *
  9. Yogi Berra (803) *
  10. Ryne Sandberg (793) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Joe Torre (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ivan Rodriguez (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ivan Rodriguez (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ivan Rodriguez (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ivan Rodriguez (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ivan Rodriguez (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ivan Rodriguez (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ivan Rodriguez (899)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ivan Rodriguez (893)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ivan Rodriguez (892)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ivan Rodriguez (872)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Gary Carter (869) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Ivan Rodriguez (860)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Joe Torre (858)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Joe Torre (848)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Miguel Tejada (855)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Miguel Tejada (863)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Alan Trammell (831)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
196818St. Louis Cardinals$3,600Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
196919St. Louis Cardinals$600Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
197121St. Louis Cardinals$17,5001973 TSN GuideLords of the Realm, p. 125, says $14,000
197222St. Louis Cardinals$30,0001973 TSN Guide, Lords of the Realm 126Signed midseason 1972
197323St. Louis Cardinals$45,0001973 TSN Guide; Lords of the Realm 126Signed midseason 1972
197424St. Louis Cardinals$75,0003/16/74 TSN
197727St. Louis Cardinals$200,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
197929St. Louis Cardinals$665,0001980 TSN Guide
198535Milwaukee Brewers$1,000,0001985 USA Today survey
198636Atlanta Braves$1,000,0001986 USA Today survey
198737Atlanta Braves$500,0001987 USA Today survey
198838Atlanta Braves$470,000USA Today, 4/1/88
Career to date (may be incomplete)$4,006,700
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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