You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Encyclopedia of Players > S Listing > Duke Sims Statistics and History

Duke Sims
Duane B. Sims
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 5, 1941 in Salt Lake City, UT
High School: Pocadello (Pocadello, ID)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1964
Final Game: September 26, 1974
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1964 23 CLE AL 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1965 24 CLE AL 48 133 118 9 21 0 0 6 15 0 0 15 33 .178 .271 .331 .601 70 39 2 0 0 0 2 2
1966 25 CLE AL 52 148 133 12 35 2 2 6 19 0 1 11 31 .263 .338 .444 .781 123 59 3 4 0 0 1 2
1967 26 CLE AL 88 310 272 25 55 8 2 12 37 3 3 30 64 .202 .294 .379 .672 96 103 6 6 0 2 2 2
1968 27 CLE AL 122 429 361 48 90 21 0 11 44 1 3 62 68 .249 .366 .399 .765 133 144 8 5 0 1 11 23/79
1969 28 CLE AL 114 399 326 40 77 8 0 18 45 1 2 66 80 .236 .374 .426 .801 121 139 2 6 1 0 5 2/739
1970 29 CLE AL 110 398 345 46 91 12 0 23 56 0 4 46 59 .264 .360 .499 .859 131 172 5 6 1 0 1 2379
1971 30 LAD NL 90 263 230 23 63 7 2 6 25 0 1 30 39 .274 .357 .400 .757 121 92 4 1 0 2 7 2
1972 31 TOT MLB 89 290 249 18 60 11 0 6 30 0 0 36 41 .241 .341 .357 .699 103 89 7 2 3 0 3 2/9
1972 31 LAD NL 51 169 151 7 29 7 0 2 11 0 0 17 23 .192 .278 .278 .556 60 42 6 1 0 0 3 2
1972 31 DET AL 38 121 98 11 31 4 0 4 19 0 0 19 18 .316 .432 .480 .912 168 47 1 1 3 0 0 2/9
1973 32 TOT AL 84 300 261 34 64 10 0 9 31 1 2 33 37 .245 .331 .387 .718 98 101 5 2 1 3 1 2/7D9
1973 32 DET AL 80 288 252 31 61 10 0 8 30 1 2 30 36 .242 .324 .377 .701 93 95 5 2 1 3 1 2/79
1973 32 NYY AL 4 12 9 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 231 6 0 0 0 0 0 /D2
1974 33 TOT AL 44 134 121 8 24 1 0 3 8 0 0 9 29 .198 .269 .281 .550 61 34 3 3 0 1 1 2/D9
1974 33 NYY AL 5 16 15 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .133 .188 .200 .388 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 /D2
1974 33 TEX AL 39 118 106 7 22 0 0 3 6 0 0 8 24 .208 .280 .292 .572 67 31 3 3 0 1 1 2/D9
11 Seasons 843 2810 2422 263 580 80 6 100 310 6 16 338 483 .239 .340 .401 .741 112 972 45 35 6 9 34
162 Game Avg. 162 540 465 51 111 15 1 19 60 1 3 65 93 .239 .340 .401 .741 112 187 9 7 1 2 7
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
CLE (7 yrs) 536 1823 1561 180 369 51 4 76 216 5 13 230 337 .236 .344 .420 .764 118 656 26 27 2 3 22
LAD (2 yrs) 141 432 381 30 92 14 2 8 36 0 1 47 62 .241 .326 .352 .678 97 134 10 2 0 2 10
NYY (2 yrs) 9 28 24 4 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 6 .208 .321 .375 .696 100 9 0 0 0 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 118 409 350 42 92 14 0 12 49 1 2 49 54 .263 .356 .406 .761 113 142 6 3 4 3 1
TEX (1 yr) 39 118 106 7 22 0 0 3 6 0 0 8 24 .208 .280 .292 .572 67 31 3 3 0 1 1
AL (10 yrs) 702 2378 2041 233 488 66 4 92 274 6 15 291 421 .239 .342 .411 .753 114 838 35 33 6 7 24
NL (2 yrs) 141 432 381 30 92 14 2 8 36 0 1 47 62 .241 .326 .352 .678 97 134 10 2 0 2 10

Postseason Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
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
1972 31 DET AL ALCS OAK L 4 15 14 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 .267 .500 .767 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 15 14 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 .267 .500 .767 7 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1964 CLE AL 23 C 1 1 13.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 13.00 .992 7.06 6.10 0 1 0 0
1965 CLE AL 24 C 40 33 291.0 255 228 22 5 2 .980 3.0 12.4 3 7.73 6.25 .988 6.96 5.67 2 5 11 10 48%
1966 CLE AL 25 C 48 31 314.1 282 260 15 7 2 .975 -3.0 -11.5 -3 7.87 5.73 .988 6.86 5.86 3 14 13 5 28%
1967 CLE AL 26 C 85 77 697.2 624 561 56 7 7 .989 -5.0 -8.6 -5 7.96 7.26 .989 7.22 6.15 10 34 43 22 34%
1968 CLE AL 27 C 84 71 638.1 574 523 41 10 7 .983 -1.0 -1.9 -1 7.95 6.71 .990 6.97 6.01 13 17 37 21 36%
1968 CLE AL 27 1B 31 28 254.1 216 191 19 6 16 .972 -1.5 -7.1 -1.5 -2.2 0.7 0 7.43 6.77 .989 9.59 8.32
1968 CLE AL 27 OF 4 3 23.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 -1 3.13 2.00 .975 2.07 1.80
1968 CLE AL 27 LF 2 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 3.38 1.50 .967 1.80 1.45
1968 CLE AL 27 RF 2 2 15.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -48.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 -1 3.60 3.00 .983 1.86 1.55
1969 CLE AL 28 C 102 94 813.1 691 634 51 6 8 .991 5.0 7.4 5 7.58 6.72 .987 6.65 5.59 10 25 39 26 40%
1969 CLE AL 28 OF 3 2 20.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.0 0.1 0.7 -0.6 0 2.25 1.67 .980 2.12 1.83
1969 CLE AL 28 LF 2 1 11.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 65.5 0.6 0.7 -0.1 0 3.27 2.00 .975 1.96 1.60
1969 CLE AL 28 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
1969 CLE AL 28 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.90 1.60
1970 CLE AL 29 C 39 38 344.2 292 277 13 2 2 .993 0.0 0.0 0 7.57 7.44 .988 6.65 5.82 4 7 15 7 32%
1970 CLE AL 29 OF 36 34 268.2 54 48 3 3 1 .944 -5.6 -25.0 -4.6 -1.5 -3.0 -1 1.71 1.42 .981 2.14 1.85
1970 CLE AL 29 1B 29 25 197.0 201 180 18 3 15 .985 -0.5 -3.0 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 0 9.05 6.83 .991 9.59 8.14
1970 CLE AL 29 LF 26 26 201.0 38 34 2 2 0 .947 -4.0 -23.9 -3.0 -1.6 -1.3 -1 1.61 1.38 .979 1.81 1.48
1970 CLE AL 29 RF 10 8 67.2 14 12 1 1 1 .929 -1.6 -28.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 0 1.73 1.30 .979 1.98 1.59
1971 LAD NL 30 C 74 59 547.0 381 345 33 3 5 .992 2.0 4.4 2 6.22 5.11 .988 6.34 5.63 5 14 26 16 38%
1972 TOT MLB 31 C 73 66 589.0 420 389 27 4 5 .990 -3.0 -6.1 -3 6.36 5.70 .986 6.56 5.80 5 12 38 12 24%
1972 LAD NL 31 C 48 41 371.0 264 244 17 3 4 .989 0.0 0.0 0 6.33 5.44 .987 6.61 5.87 2 7 21 9 30%
1972 DET AL 31 C 25 25 218.0 156 145 10 1 1 .994 -3.0 -16.5 -3 6.40 6.20 .985 6.48 5.66 3 5 17 3 15%
1972 DET AL 31 OF 4 3 28.0 8 6 0 2 0 .750 -0.6 -25.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 -1 1.93 1.50 .988 2.22 1.90
1972 DET AL 31 RF 4 3 28.0 8 6 0 2 0 .750 -0.6 -25.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 -1 1.93 1.50 .988 2.12 1.75
1973 TOT AL 32 C 69 63 572.0 432 383 40 9 7 .979 -1.0 -2.1 -1 6.66 6.13 .985 6.05 5.29 5 25 46 28 38%
1973 DET AL 32 C 68 62 563.0 423 375 39 9 7 .979 -1.0 -2.1 -1 6.62 6.09 .985 6.05 5.29 5 24 46 27 37%
1973 DET AL 32 OF 6 6 52.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -41.5 -1.8 -1.1 -0.7 0 1.04 1.00 .983 2.28 2.02
1973 DET AL 32 LF 5 5 44.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -32.7 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 0 0.82 0.80 .975 2.00 1.68
1973 DET AL 32 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -90.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.14 1.70
1973 NYY AL 32 DH 2
1973 NYY AL 32 C 1 1 9.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 9.00 .989 6.00 5.30 0 1 0 1 100%
1974 TOT AL 33 C 31 26 228.0 175 149 21 5 4 .971 -3.0 -15.8 -3 6.71 5.48 .983 5.89 5.01 2 17 29 13 31%
1974 TOT AL 33 DH 5
1974 NYY AL 33 DH 3
1974 NYY AL 33 C 1 0 7.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.71 6.00 .983 5.91 5.00 0 0 1 0 0%
1974 TEX AL 33 C 30 26 221.0 169 143 21 5 4 .970 -3.0 -16.3 -3 6.68 5.47 .983 5.89 5.01 2 17 28 13 32%
1974 TEX AL 33 DH 2
1974 TEX AL 33 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1974 TEX AL 33 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
11 Seasons C 646 559 5048.1 4139 3762 319 58 49 .986 -6.0 -1.4 -6 7.28 6.32 .988 6.65 5.73 59 171 297 160 35%
3 Seasons 1B 61 53 452.1 418 372 37 9 31 .978 -2.0 -5.3 -2.0 -1.8 -0.2 0 8.14 6.70 .990 9.59 8.23
6 Seasons OF 54 48 392.2 81 72 4 5 1 .938 -8.0 -24.4 -5.0 -1.7 -3.2 -3 1.74 1.41 .981 2.16 1.87
4 Seasons LF 35 33 264.0 49 44 3 2 0 .959 -4.1 -18.6 -3.1 -1.2 -1.8 -1 1.60 1.34 .978 1.85 1.51
6 Seasons RF 19 15 128.2 30 26 1 3 1 .900 -3.9 -36.4 -1.9 -0.5 -1.4 -2 1.89 1.42 .983 2.00 1.64
2 Seasons DH 7
11 Seasons TOT 761 660 5893.1 4638 4206 360 72 81 .984 -16.0 -3.3 -7.0 -3.5 -3.4 -3 0 -6 6.97 6.00 .972 6.58 5.65 59 171 297 160 35%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1968 AL--11--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Ozzie Virgil (973)
  2. Jim Pagliaroni (968)
  3. Bob Brenly (959)
  4. Rick Wilkins (955)
  5. Gene Oliver (954)
  6. Jason LaRue (954)
  7. Rod Barajas (949)
  8. Ed Herrmann (948)
  9. George Mitterwald (945)
  10. Ted Lepcio (944)
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Bob Tillman (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tim Laudner (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Gary Alexander (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ozzie Virgil (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ozzie Virgil (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rick Wilkins (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ozzie Virgil (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ozzie Virgil (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1970: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Alan Foster and Ray Lamb.

August 4, 1972: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 24, 1973: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers.

May 7, 1974: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Larry Gura and cash.

January 23, 1975: Released by the Texas Rangers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Duke Sims    

Viewed 34,329 times through November 21, 2009.
Name and misspellings: Duane B. Duke simms Sims

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.