Mike Simms
Michael Howard Simms
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 12, 1967 in Orange, CA
High School: Esperanza (Yorba Linda, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1990
Final Game: October 3, 1999
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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
1990 23 HOU NL 12 13 13 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .615 .923 151 8 1 0 0 0 0 /3
1991 24 HOU NL 49 143 123 18 25 5 0 3 16 1 0 18 38 .203 .301 .317 .618 80 39 2 0 0 2 0 9/7
1992 25 HOU NL 15 27 24 1 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 9 .250 .333 .417 .750 117 10 1 1 0 0 0 /93
1994 27 HOU NL 6 12 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .083 .083 .167 .250 -35 2 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1995 28 HOU NL 50 138 121 14 31 4 0 9 24 1 2 13 28 .256 .341 .512 .853 129 62 3 3 0 1 0 39
1996 29 HOU NL 49 73 68 6 12 2 1 1 8 1 0 4 16 .176 .233 .279 .512 40 19 1 1 0 0 0 /739
1997 30 TEX AL 59 121 111 13 28 8 0 5 22 0 1 8 27 .252 .298 .459 .757 90 51 3 0 0 2 1 D9/37
1998 31 TEX AL 86 215 186 36 55 11 0 16 46 0 1 24 47 .296 .381 .613 .994 150 114 4 3 0 2 0 9D3/7
1999 32 TEX AL 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 152 1 0 0 0 0 0 /D39
9 Seasons 330 744 660 92 163 33 1 36 121 4 4 69 175 .247 .323 .464 .786 108 306 15 8 0 7 1
162 Game Avg. 162 365 324 45 80 16 0 18 59 2 2 34 86 .247 .323 .464 .786 108 150 7 4 0 3 0
HOU (6 yrs) 181 406 361 43 79 14 1 15 53 4 2 37 100 .219 .298 .388 .686 91 140 8 5 0 3 0
TEX (3 yrs) 149 338 299 49 84 19 0 21 68 0 2 32 75 .281 .352 .555 .907 128 166 7 3 0 4 1
NL (6 yrs) 181 406 361 43 79 14 1 15 53 4 2 37 100 .219 .298 .388 .686 91 140 8 5 0 3 0
AL (3 yrs) 149 338 299 49 84 19 0 21 68 0 2 32 75 .281 .352 .555 .907 128 166 7 3 0 4 1

Advanced Batting

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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
1990 23 HOU NL 13 10 2 5.4 95 .375 .308 .261 .308 .327 .615 .392 .923 .718 151 .589 0.8 0.1 .800 .308 .308 .0
1991 24 HOU NL 143 102 13 3.4 88 .262 .203 .249 .301 .316 .317 .374 .618 .690 80 .409 -2.6 -0.3 .580 .268 .114 1.5
1992 25 HOU NL 27 19 3 4.3 88 .357 .250 .253 .333 .318 .417 .373 .750 .691 117 .514 0.5 0.1 .684 .250 .167 .0
1994 27 HOU NL 12 11 0 0.0 105 .143 .083 .268 .083 .335 .167 .420 .250 .754 -35 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .273 .167 .083 .0
1995 28 HOU NL 138 96 20 5.6 101 .259 .256 .262 .341 .330 .512 .408 .853 .738 129 .565 4.8 0.5 .811 .355 .256 1.8
1996 29 HOU NL 73 57 5 2.4 100 .216 .176 .260 .233 .328 .279 .407 .512 .735 40 .210 -6.0 -0.6 .439 .176 .103 1.0
1997 30 TEX AL 121 89 14 4.2 113 .284 .252 .277 .298 .347 .459 .438 .757 .786 90 .408 -1.9 -0.2 .667 .270 .207 .0
1998 31 TEX AL 215 138 44 8.5 113 .312 .296 .276 .381 .346 .613 .440 .994 .786 150 .712 13.7 1.3 1.029 .441 .317 .0
1999 32 TEX AL 2 1 1 26.6 118 1.000 .500 .281 .500 .354 .500 .450 1.000 .804 152 .949 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
9 Seasons 744 523 102 5.2 103 .279 .247 .266 .323 .334 .464 .414 .786 .748 108 .535 7.2 0.7 .742 .321 .217 7.2
162 Game Avg. 365 257 50 5.2 103 .279 .247 .266 .323 .334 .464 .414 .786 .748 108 .535 4 0 .742 .321 .217 4
HOU (6 yrs) 406 295 43 3.9 95 .257 .219 .257 .298 .324 .388 .394 .686 .718 91 .431 -4.8 -0.4 .630 .277 .169 6.3
TEX (3 yrs) 338 228 59 6.9 113 .304 .281 .277 .352 .346 .555 .439 .907 .786 128 .629 12.0 1.1 .888 .375 .274 .0
NL (6 yrs) 406 295 43 3.9 95 .257 .219 .257 .298 .324 .388 .394 .686 .718 91 .431 -4.8 -0.4 .630 .277 .169 6.3
AL (3 yrs) 338 228 59 6.9 113 .304 .281 .277 .352 .346 .555 .439 .907 .786 128 .629 12.0 1.1 .888 .375 .274 .0

Postseason Batting

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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
1998 31 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1990 23 HOU NL 13 7.7% 30.8% 0.0% 15.4% 50% 3.3 13.0 6.5 0.50 1.00 62% 22% 16.7% 0%
1991 24 HOU NL 143 2.1% 26.6% 12.6% 5.6% 32% 2.11 3.2 41.0 7.7 0.81 1.13 59% 16% 7.3% 15%
1992 25 HOU NL 27 3.7% 33.3% 7.4% 7.4% 33% 4.50 2.7 24.0 8.0 1.14 1.50 52% 13% 20.0% 29%
1994 27 HOU NL 12 0.0% 41.7% 0.0% 8.3% 100% 2.4 0.40 0.50 58% 29% 0.0% 20%
1995 28 HOU NL 138 6.5% 20.3% 9.4% 9.4% 42% 2.15 4.3 13.4 5.0 0.54 0.67 62% 16% 19.6% 25%
1996 29 HOU NL 73 1.4% 21.9% 5.5% 5.5% 33% 4.00 4.3 68.0 8.5 0.68 0.78 70% 21% 4.5% 29%
1997 30 TEX AL 121 4.1% 22.3% 6.6% 10.7% 46% 3.38 4.1 22.2 5.0 0.65 0.77 67% 20% 11.6% 17%
1998 31 TEX AL 215 7.4% 21.9% 11.2% 12.6% 49% 1.96 4.0 11.6 4.0 0.44 0.65 58% 24% 19.5% 15%
1999 32 TEX AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 0.00 50% 100% 0.0% 0%
9 Seasons 744 4.8% 23.5% 9.3% 9.4% 43% 2.54 3.8 18.3 5.5 0.59 0.79 61% 20% 14.4% 19%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1990 23 HOU NL 0 0 67% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 24 HOU NL 1 0 38% 46 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 36% 7 5 2 3 3 0 4 1 3
1992 25 HOU NL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 27 HOU NL 0 0 100% 3 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 28 HOU NL 1 0 13% 42 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 38% 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
1996 29 HOU NL 1 0 31% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1997 30 TEX AL 0 0 26% 28 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 38% 5 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1998 31 TEX AL 1 0 30% 84 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 39% 9 7 2 3 2 1 6 2 4
1999 32 TEX AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 4 0 28% 235 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 40% 29 21 8 9 6 3 15 5 10
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1990 23 HOU NL 13 54% 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 1.95 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 17% 3 0 0% 13 1 8% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1991 24 HOU NL 143 44% 25 3 0 8 1 1 2 0.86 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 24 2 8% 11 5 45% 83 13 16% 8 6 75% 11 3 27% 0
1992 25 HOU NL 27 59% 6 0 0 6 1 0 1 1.94 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 20 2 10% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1994 27 HOU NL 12 25% 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1995 28 HOU NL 138 44% 31 0 0 11 2 1 1 1.22 9 0 4 3 6 5 4 0 0 0 34 3 9% 18 6 33% 109 17 16% 12 6 50% 10 4 40% 0
1996 29 HOU NL 73 41% 12 1 0 33 7 0 2 0.75 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 6 1 17% 47 8 17% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1997 30 TEX AL 121 73% 28 2 0 12 4 1 4 2.60 5 1 8 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 34 3 9% 14 4 29% 97 17 18% 10 4 40% 8 1 13% 0
1998 31 TEX AL 215 65% 55 7 0 9 3 1 2 0.97 16 0 5 5 11 9 7 0 1 0 0% 43 4 9% 18 2 11% 151 30 20% 16 8 50% 12 6 50% 0
1999 32 TEX AL 2 0% 1 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
9 Seasons 744 55% 163 13 0 86 18 4 12 1.24 36 1 23 11 25 19 17 0 1 0 0% 155 15 10% 72 19 26% 525 88 17% 51 25 49% 45 15 33% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1990 23 HOU NL 11 38 3.45 25 66% 40% 24% 0% 32% 56% 0% 37% 53% 18% 0% 0 0 27% 3 0 9% 1 0 0% 2 0 1
1991 24 HOU NL 143 574 4.01 331 58% 31% 22% 20% 26% 69% 0% 40% 68% 18% 6% 9 2 24% 35 17 9% 13 8 34% 0 0 0
1992 25 HOU NL 27 109 4.04 70 64% 24% 23% 31% 21% 76% 0% 49% 70% 30% 4% 1 0 7% 2 1 4% 1 0 11% 0 0 0
1994 27 HOU NL 7 28 4.00 18 64% 33% 33% 17% 17% 67% 0% 43% 50% 14% 0% 0 0 29% 2 2 0% 0 0 25% 5 0 0
1995 28 HOU NL 136 504 3.71 286 57% 30% 19% 19% 32% 70% 0% 40% 74% 18% 4% 6 0 19% 26 14 12% 16 10 43% 2 0 0
1996 29 HOU NL 63 216 3.43 136 63% 32% 19% 17% 32% 68% 0% 43% 71% 29% 5% 3 0 13% 8 3 10% 6 2 27% 10 0 1
1997 30 TEX AL 121 443 3.66 264 60% 28% 17% 23% 33% 72% 2% 43% 76% 18% 8% 10 1 24% 29 13 13% 16 14 22% 0 0 0
1998 31 TEX AL 215 887 4.13 516 58% 34% 15% 24% 27% 66% 0% 38% 78% 13% 2% 4 0 15% 32 15 11% 23 13 47% 0 0 0
1999 32 TEX AL 2 11 5.50 5 45% 40% 40% 0% 20% 60% 0% 27% 33% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
9 Seasons 725 2810 3.88 1651 59% 31% 18% 21% 29% 69% 0% 40% 73% 18% 5% 33 3 19% 137 65 11% 77 48 35% 19 0 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1990 23 12 13 13 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .615 .923 151 8 1 0 0 0 0
1991 24 61 156 136 21 29 6 0 4 18 1 0 18 42 .213 .301 .346 .647 87 47 3 0 0 2 0
1992 25 76 183 160 22 35 7 0 5 21 1 0 20 51 .219 .306 .356 .662 92 57 4 1 0 2 0
1993 26 76 183 160 22 35 7 0 5 21 1 0 20 51 .219 .306 .356 .662 92 57 4 1 0 2 0
1994 27 82 195 172 23 36 8 0 5 21 2 0 20 56 .209 .292 .343 .635 83 59 4 1 0 2 0
1995 28 132 333 293 37 67 12 0 14 45 3 2 33 84 .229 .312 .413 .725 102 121 7 4 0 3 0
1996 29 181 406 361 43 79 14 1 15 53 4 2 37 100 .219 .298 .388 .686 91 140 8 5 0 3 0
1997 30 240 527 472 56 107 22 1 20 75 4 3 45 127 .227 .298 .405 .703 91 191 11 5 0 5 1
1998 31 326 742 658 92 162 33 1 36 121 4 4 69 174 .246 .322 .464 .786 108 305 15 8 0 7 1
1999 32 330 744 660 92 163 33 1 36 121 4 4 69 175 .247 .323 .464 .786 108 306 15 8 0 7 1

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1990 23 12 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 12
1991 24 49 150 127 21 29 6 0 3 19 1 21 38 .228 .333 .346 .680 15 49
1992 25 15 28 25 1 7 1 0 1 4 0 2 9 .280 .357 .440 .797 4 15
1994 27 8 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1995 28 56 156 137 16 36 5 0 10 28 1 15 32 .263 .346 .518 .864 24 50
1996 29 49 74 69 7 13 2 1 1 9 1 4 16 .188 .243 .290 .533 5 49
1997 30 59 117 108 12 25 7 0 4 20 0 7 27 .231 .274 .407 .681 13 59
1998 31 86 212 184 33 53 11 0 15 42 0 23 47 .288 .373 .592 .965 40 86
1999 32 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
9 Seasons 338 769 682 93 163 32 1 34 124 4 72 181 .239 .316 .438 .754 103 330
162 Game Avg. 162 369 327 45 78 15 0 16 59 2 35 87 .239 .316 .438 .754 49 330

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1840), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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