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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 (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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:41AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 21 CIN NL 14 3 .824 3.02 26 26 0 10 2 0 176.0 125 73 59 15 81 3 119 9 2 6 730 139 1.170 6.4 0.8 4.1 6.1 1.47 AS,RoY-4
1971 22 CIN NL 4 7 .364 4.76 22 21 1 1 0 0 117.1 106 66 62 9 77 5 61 3 0 9 528 69 1.560 8.1 0.7 5.9 4.7 0.79
1972 23 CIN NL 8 5 .615 4.14 24 22 1 1 0 0 130.1 124 63 60 17 49 4 70 2 0 6 555 78 1.327 8.6 1.2 3.4 4.8 1.43
1973 24 KCR AL 3 4 .429 5.73 16 10 4 1 0 0 59.2 66 39 38 1 35 0 29 1 1 7 273 71 1.693 10.0 0.2 5.3 4.4 0.83
1975 26 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 3.23 7 5 0 0 0 0 30.2 31 11 11 1 11 0 19 1 0 1 132 117 1.370 9.1 0.3 3.2 5.6 1.73
1977 28 CAL AL 6 12 .333 5.83 27 23 1 0 0 0 122.0 154 90 79 14 62 3 55 7 0 8 576 67 1.770 11.4 1.0 4.6 4.1 0.89
6 Seasons 36 31 .537 4.37 122 107 7 13 2 0 636.0 606 342 309 57 315 15 353 23 3 37 2794 86 1.448 8.6 0.8 4.5 5.0 1.12
162 Game Avg. 11 9 .537 4.37 36 32 2 4 1 0 189 180 102 92 17 94 4 105 7 1 11 830 86 1.448 8.6 0.8 4.5 5.0 1.12
CIN (3 yrs) 26 15 .634 3.85 72 69 2 12 2 0 423.2 355 202 181 41 207 12 250 14 2 21 1813 95 1.327 7.5 0.9 4.4 5.3 1.21
KCR (1 yr) 3 4 .429 5.73 16 10 4 1 0 0 59.2 66 39 38 1 35 0 29 1 1 7 273 71 1.693 10.0 0.2 5.3 4.4 0.83
PHI (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.23 7 5 0 0 0 0 30.2 31 11 11 1 11 0 19 1 0 1 132 117 1.370 9.1 0.3 3.2 5.6 1.73
CAL (1 yr) 6 12 .333 5.83 27 23 1 0 0 0 122.0 154 90 79 14 62 3 55 7 0 8 576 67 1.770 11.4 1.0 4.6 4.1 0.89
NL (4 yrs) NL 27 15 .643 3.80 79 74 2 12 2 0 454.1 386 213 192 42 218 12 269 15 2 22 1945 96 1.329 7.6 0.8 4.3 5.3 1.23
AL (2 yrs) AL 9 16 .360 5.80 43 33 5 1 0 0 181.2 220 129 117 15 97 3 84 8 1 15 849 69 1.745 10.9 0.7 4.8 4.2 0.87

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1970 21 CIN NL 176.0 26 73 104 3 1.0 31 3.1 $ AS,RoY-4
1971 22 CIN NL 117.1 21 66 50 5 1.2 -16 -2.2 $
1972 23 CIN NL 130.1 22 63 59 5 .9 -4 -0.5 $
1973 24 KCR AL 59.2 10 39 38 -2 .8 -1 -0.1 $
1975 26 PHI NL 30.2 5 11 16 1 1.3 5 0.6 $
1977 28 CAL AL 122.0 23 90 75 -2 .9 -15 -1.5 $
6 Seasons 636.0 107 342 342 10 1.0 0 -0.6 $
CIN (3 yrs) 423.2 69 202 213 13 1.0 11 0.4 $
KCR (1 yr) 59.2 10 39 38 -2 .8 -1 -0.1 $
PHI (1 yr) 30.2 5 11 16 1 1.3 5 0.6 $
CAL (1 yr) 122.0 23 90 75 -2 .9 -15 -1.5 $

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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
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 Seasons 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1970 21 CIN NL 70 -13 0 0 1 0 6 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1 AS,RoY-4
1971 22 CIN NL 40 -6 0 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 1
1972 23 CIN NL 49 -10 -1 0 0 0 4 1 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.7 0.0 $21,000 1
1975 26 PHI NL 10 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
4 Seasons 169 -30 -1 0 1 0 14 4 -12 -1.5 -12 -1.3 -0.2 $21,000
CIN (3 yrs) 159 -29 -1 0 1 0 13 4 -12 -1.5 -12 -1.3 -0.2 $21,000
PHI (1 yr) 10 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1970 CIN NL 21 P 26 26 10 176.0 54 22 30 2 2 .963 2.66 2.00 .951 1.85 1.84 4 2 33% 0 AS,RoY-4
1971 CIN NL 22 P 22 21 1 117.1 35 4 30 1 0 .971 2.61 1.55 .954 1.90 1.90 10 1 9% 0
1972 CIN NL 23 P 24 22 1 130.1 12 3 8 1 1 .917 0.76 0.46 .950 1.78 1.78 5 2 29% 0
1973 KCR AL 24 P 16 10 1 59.2 14 6 7 1 0 .929 1.96 0.81 .951 1.86 1.85 8 2 20% 0
1975 PHI NL 26 P 7 5 0 30.2 10 6 4 0 0 1.000 2.93 1.43 .946 1.85 1.86 0 0 0
1977 CAL AL 28 P 27 23 0 122.0 21 7 13 1 1 .952 1.48 0.74 .948 1.95 1.93 13 8 38% 0
6 Seasons P 122 107 13 636.0 146 48 92 6 4 .959 1.98 1.15 .951 1.87 1.86 40 15 27% 0
6 Seasons TOT 122 107 13 636.0 146 48 92 6 4 .959 1.98 1.15 .951 1.87 1.86 40 15 27% 0
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1970

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1970 NL  3.02 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1970 NL  .824 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1970 NL  1.170 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL  6.392 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1970 NL  9 (5th)
1977 AL  7 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1970 NL  139 (2nd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1970 NL  19 (10th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1970 NL  2.2 (10th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1970 NL  22 (5th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, 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 (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (422), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 9 (1531), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1203), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Mike Harkey (974)
  2. Rex Barney (974)
  3. John Maine (974)
  4. Slick Castleman (970)
  5. Paul Moskau (969)
  6. Albert Williams (969)
  7. Kazuhisa Ishii (968)
  8. Chuck Rainey (966)
  9. Gene Brabender (965)
  10. John Farrell (964)
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  1. Mike Nagy (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mike Nagy (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Freddy Garcia (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mudcat Grant (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Omar Olivares (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rodrigo Lopez (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197223Cincinnati Reds$21,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197324Kansas City Royals$27,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$48,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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