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Wayne Simpson

Wayne Kirby Simpson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1970
Teams (by GP): Reds/Angels/Royals/Phillies 1970-1977

Final Game: September 29, 1977
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All-Star

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
1970 21 CIN NL 27 70 64 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 34 .094 .108 .094 .201 -46 6 0 0 5 0 0 1 AS,RoY-4
1971 22 CIN NL 22 40 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 .031 .114 .031 .146 -56 1 0 0 5 0 0 1
1972 23 CIN NL 24 49 48 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 .063 .082 .083 .165 -52 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 24 KCR AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 26 PHI NL 7 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .222 .300 .222 .522 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1977 28 CAL AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 123 169 153 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 90 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 13 0 0 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 223 202 8 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 119 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 17 0 0 13 0 0
CIN (3 yrs) 73 159 144 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 84 .069 .101 .076 .177 -50 11 0 0 10 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 7 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .222 .300 .222 .522 45 2 0 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 80 169 153 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 90 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 13 0 0 10 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1970 21 CIN NL 27 70 -14 0 1 0 8 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .482 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $ 1 AS,RoY-4
1971 22 CIN NL 22 40 -6 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1972 23 CIN NL 24 49 -8 -0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .483 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $21,000 1
1973 24 KCR AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $27,500 1
1975 26 PHI NL 7 10 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1977 28 CAL AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 123 169 -29 -1 1 0 19 -10 -1.0 5 -5 -1.0 .491 .499 -1.1 0.1 -5 $48,500
CIN (3 yrs) 73 159 -28 -1 1 0 17 -10 -1.1 5 -5 -1.0 .485 .498 -1.1 0.0 -5 $21,000
KCR (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $27,500
PHI (1 yr) 7 10 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $
CAL (1 yr) 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1970 21 CIN NL 70 63 1 0.4 107 .200 .094 .272 .108 .345 .094 .415 .201 .760 -46 .013 -13.7 -1.4 .121 .016 .000
1971 22 CIN NL 40 36 0 0.0 88 .077 .031 .254 .114 .319 .031 .372 .146 .691 -56 .000 -6.5 -0.7 .129 .094 .000
1972 23 CIN NL 49 45 0 0.0 87 .176 .063 .250 .082 .317 .083 .369 .165 .686 -52 .000 -9.4 -1.0 .111 .042 .021
1975 26 PHI NL 10 7 1 3.8 99 .667 .222 .270 .300 .342 .222 .390 .522 .732 45 .448 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .111 .000
6 Yrs 169 151 2 0.4 96 .190 .078 .261 .113 .330 .085 .390 .198 .720 -44 .010 -30.3 -3.2 .135 .046 .007
162 Game Avg. 223 199 3 0.4 96 .190 .078 .261 .113 .330 .085 .390 .198 .720 -44 .010 -30.3 -3.2 .135 .046 .007
CIN (3 yrs) 159 144 1 0.2 96 .167 .069 .260 .101 .330 .076 .390 .177 .720 -50 .003 -29.6 -3.1 .119 .042 .007
PHI (1 yr) 10 7 1 3.9 99 .667 .222 .270 .300 .342 .222 .390 .522 .732 45 .448 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .111 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 CIN NL 21 DNP

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
1970 21 CIN NL 70 0.0% 48.6% 1.4% 0.0% 0% 34.00 1.9 64.0 4.60 43%
1971 22 CIN NL 40 0.0% 47.5% 7.5% 0.0% 0% 6.33 1.7 3.00 33%
1972 23 CIN NL 49 0.0% 63.3% 2.0% 2.0% 33% 31.00 1.5 2.00 35%
1975 26 PHI NL 10 0.0% 60.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 6.00 1.5 0.00 30%
6 Yrs 169 0.0% 53.3% 3.6% 0.6% 8% 15.00 1.7 153.0 2.81 37%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.7% 8.7% 6.1% 27% 1.58 6.5 45.7 8.8 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1970 21 CIN NL -13.7 -1.4 70 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 .84 -1.2 0.0 -15.2 -1.5 1.05 -14.2 0
1971 22 CIN NL -6.5 -0.7 40 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 1.09 -0.6 -0.1 -5.8 -0.6 0.94 -5.8 0
1972 23 CIN NL -9.4 -1.0 49 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 .71 -0.8 -0.1 -6.7 -0.7 0.90 -7.6 0
1973 24 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1975 26 PHI NL -0.7 -0.1 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.00 -0.1 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.97 -1.0 0
1977 28 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -30.3 -3.2 169 -2.4 0.8 -3.2 .87 -2.7 -0.1 -28.9 -3.0 0.97 -28.6 0

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
1970 21 CIN NL 1 0 57% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1971 22 CIN NL 1 0 0% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 23 CIN NL 1 0 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1975 26 PHI NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 3 0 33% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 7 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 3

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
1970 21 CIN NL 70 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 19 0 0% 23 6 26% 56 1 2% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1971 22 CIN NL 40 43% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 8 0 0% 9 4 44% 19 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1972 23 CIN NL 49 39% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 6 0 0% 7 0 0% 23 2 9% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1975 26 PHI NL 10 10% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
6 Yrs 169 36% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 53% 35 0 0% 42 10 24% 105 3 3% 6 0 0% 9 3 33% 0
MLB Averages 55% 76% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

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
1970 21 27 70 64 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 34 .094 .108 .094 .201 -46 6 0 0 5 0 0
1971 22 49 110 96 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 53 .073 .110 .073 .183 -49 7 0 0 10 0 0
1972 23 73 159 144 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 84 .069 .101 .076 .177 -50 11 0 0 10 0 0
1973 24 89 159 144 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 84 .069 .101 .076 .177 -50 11 0 0 10 0 0
1974 25 89 159 144 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 84 .069 .101 .076 .177 -50 11 0 0 10 0 0
1975 26 96 169 153 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 90 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 13 0 0 10 0 0
1976 27 96 169 153 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 90 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 13 0 0 10 0 0
1977 28 123 169 153 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 90 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 13 0 0 10 0 0

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
1970 21 27 72 66 6 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 34 .121 .134 .121 .256 1 27
1971 22 22 40 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 .000 .086 .000 .086 0 22
1972 23 25 51 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 .000 .020 .000 .020 0 24
1975 26 7 12 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .300 .417 .300 .717 1 7
4 Yrs 81 175 158 6 11 0 0 0 2 0 7 91 .070 .109 .070 .179 2 80
162 Game Avg. 162 350 316 12 22 0 0 0 4 0 14 182 .070 .109 .070 .179 4 80

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1970

                                         

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