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Wayne Simpson
Wayne Kirby Simpson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1970
Final Game: September 29, 1977
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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 6 730 138 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 1 132 116 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 85 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 85 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 94 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 1 132 116 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) 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) 9 16 .360 5.80 43 33 5 1 0 0 181.2 220 129 117 15 97 3 84 8 1 15 849 68 1.745 10.9 0.7 4.8 4.2 0.87
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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
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
6 Seasons 80 169 153 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 90 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 13 0 0 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 342 310 12 24 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 182 .078 .113 .085 .198 -44 26 0 0 20 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
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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 CIN NL 21 P 26 26 176.0 54 22 30 2 2 .963 0.0 0.0 2.66 2.00 .950 1.85 0.71 AS,RoY-4
1971 CIN NL 22 P 22 21 117.1 35 4 30 1 0 .971 0.0 0.0 2.61 1.55 .954 1.90 0.78
1972 CIN NL 23 P 24 22 130.1 12 3 8 1 1 .917 0.0 0.0 0.76 0.46 .950 1.78 0.73
1973 KCR AL 24 P 16 10 59.2 14 6 7 1 0 .929 0.0 0.0 1.96 0.81 .950 1.86 0.86
1975 PHI NL 26 P 7 5 30.2 10 6 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.93 1.43 .940 1.85 0.71
1977 CAL AL 28 P 27 23 122.0 21 7 13 1 1 .952 0.0 0.0 1.48 0.74 .948 1.95 0.84
6 Seasons P 122 107 636.0 146 48 92 6 4 .959 0.0 0.0 1.98 1.15 .950 1.87 0.78
6 Seasons TOT 122 107 636.0 146 48 92 6 4 .959 0.0 0.0 1.98 1.15 .909 1.87 0.78

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--3.017--2nd

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

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1970 NL--1.171--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--138--2nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (418), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 9 (1558), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1138), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1195), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Hal McRae to the Kansas City Royals for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum.

March 28, 1974: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Foor.

April 5, 1975: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Robinson.

April 8, 1976: Purchased by the California Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Before 1978 Season: Released by the California Angels.

March 2, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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