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Joe Simpson
Joe Allen Simpson

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 175 lb.
School University of Oklahoma

Debut September 2, 1975
  vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1983
Born December 31, 1951 in Purcell, OK

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 23 LAD NL   9    6    3    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   89    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 24 LAD NL  23   30    2    4   1  0   0    0   0  1   1   6  .133  .161  .167   -6    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 25 LAD NL  29   23    2    4   0  0   0    1   1  1   2   6  .174  .240  .174   14    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1978 26 LAD NL  10    5    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .400  .400  .400  125    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 27 SEA AL 120  265   29   75  11  0   2   27   6  3  11  21  .283  .312  .347   77   92   5   2   1   1   5
 1980 28 SEA AL 129  365   42   91  15  3   3   34  17  4  28  43  .249  .302  .332   74  121  12   3   3   1   6
 1981 29 SEA AL  91  288   32   64  11  3   2   30  12  3  15  41  .222  .261  .302   59   87   6   2   0   1   3
 1982 30 SEA AL 105  296   39   76  14  4   2   23   8 14  22  48  .257  .312  .351   80  104   3   1   4   2   1
 1983 31 KCR AL  91  119   16   20   2  2   0    8   1  1  11  21  .168  .248  .218   30   26   2   1   2   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      607 1397  166  338  54 12   9  124  45 27  90 190  .242  .289  .317   67  443  28   9  10   7  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        373   44   90  14  3   2   33  12  7  24  51  .242  .289  .317   67  118   7   2   3   2   5
 Career High    129  365   42   91  15  4   3   34  17 14  28  48  .283  .312  .351   80  121  12   3   4   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 23 LAD NL    6    4    1   6.7    93| .333  .261| .333  .331| .333  .376| .666  .707|  89  .693  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1976 24 LAD NL   31   27    1   1.0    90| .133  .260| .161  .326| .167  .371| .328  .697|  -6  .071  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1977 25 LAD NL   25   21    1   1.3   103| .174  .269| .240  .337| .174  .410| .414  .747|  14  .088  -2.9  -0.3  50%
 1978 26 LAD NL    5    3    1   8.9    95| .400  .262| .400  .330| .400  .385| .800  .715| 125  .800   0.1   0.0   0%
 1979 27 SEA AL  284  205   28   3.6   104| .283  .272| .312  .337| .347  .412| .659  .749|  77  .384  -9.1  -0.9  66%
 1980 28 SEA AL  409  299   39   3.5   100| .249  .270| .302  .333| .332  .401| .634  .734|  74  .379 -13.6  -1.4  80%
 1981 29 SEA AL  312  238   24   2.7    93| .222  .262| .261  .327| .302  .381| .563  .708|  59  .319 -16.3  -1.7  80%
 1982 30 SEA AL  324  239   30   3.4   101| .257  .268| .312  .332| .351  .408| .663  .739|  80  .362  -8.6  -0.9  36%
 1983 31 KCR AL  135  104    7   1.8    98| .168  .265| .248  .328| .218  .401| .466  .728|  30  .155 -11.6  -1.2  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1531 1140  132   3.1    99| .242  .268| .289  .332| .317  .400| .606  .731|  67  .337 -66.3  -6.8  62%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1983 31 KCR AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    3.0    4    1    1   0    2    1   0   0    15   0   0  3.00  4.08  136 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    3.0    4    1    1   0    2    1   0   0    15   0   0  3.00  4.08  136 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0  102.0  136   34   34   0   68   34   0   0   510   0   0  3.00  4.08  136 2.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 23 LAD NL CF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.43 2.50 2.70 1 18.0 OF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.02 2.25 2.29 1 20.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1976 24 LAD NL OF 20 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.20 2.03 2.45 2.34 8 88.0 RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.83 2.38 2.14 2 34.0 CF 6 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.50 2.50 3.38 2.86 5 40.0 LF 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.99 1 14.0 1977 25 LAD NL OF 28 21 1 1 1 .957 .978 0.79 1.93 2.14 2.26 5 92.7 RF 14 7 1 1 1 .889 .976 0.57 1.78 1.58 2.11 1 45.7 CF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.00 2.34 2.38 2.73 4 34.0 LF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.52 4.15 1.94 0 13.0 1B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.30 18.00 9.90 0 2.0 1978 26 LAD NL OF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.94 2.74 2.33 0 26.3 RF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.78 4.85 2.15 0 13.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.53 0.87 2.01 0 10.3 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1979 27 SEA AL OF 105 162 10 6 4 .966 .981 1.64 2.13 2.44 2.46 66 634.3 RF 74 118 9 5 2 .962 .980 1.72 1.88 2.31 2.25 54 495.3 LF 27 32 1 1 0 .971 .979 1.22 1.80 2.63 2.22 11 113.0 CF 5 12 1 0 1 1.000 .985 2.60 2.62 4.50 2.91 1 26.0 DH 3 1980 28 SEA AL OF 119 205 10 5 1 .977 .979 1.81 2.15 2.29 2.47 91 845.7 RF 63 104 5 3 0 .973 .975 1.73 1.77 2.10 2.13 53 467.3 CF 37 86 4 2 1 .978 .983 2.43 2.65 2.77 2.92 32 292.3 LF 23 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0.78 1.92 1.88 2.35 6 86.0 1B 3 15 2 2 2 .895 .994 5.67 8.40 10.41 10.04 1 14.7 1981 29 SEA AL OF 88 219 5 5 1 .978 .983 2.55 2.16 3.07 2.48 69 657.7 CF 86 219 5 5 1 .978 .988 2.60 2.61 3.08 2.90 69 653.7 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 1982 30 SEA AL OF 97 177 7 3 0 .984 .982 1.90 2.15 2.36 2.47 71 702.0 CF 60 126 2 3 0 .977 .985 2.13 2.49 2.37 2.84 51 485.7 LF 31 35 5 0 0 1.000 .980 1.29 1.91 2.38 2.29 13 151.3 RF 11 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.64 1.90 2.49 2.27 7 65.0 1983 31 KCR AL 1B 54 167 14 1 18 .995 .992 3.35 8.24 10.95 9.90 8 148.7 OF 38 75 4 1 2 .988 .981 2.08 2.16 3.36 2.50 22 211.7 RF 18 32 2 0 1 1.000 .977 1.89 1.85 3.09 2.25 12 99.0 CF 17 34 2 0 0 1.000 .986 2.12 2.56 3.56 2.93 8 91.0 LF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.90 2.49 2.32 2 21.7 P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 25 LAD NL 1B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.30 18.00 9.90 0 2.0 1980 28 SEA AL 1B 3 15 2 2 2 .895 .994 5.67 8.40 10.41 10.04 1 14.7 1983 31 KCR AL 1B 54 167 14 1 18 .995 .992 3.35 8.24 10.95 9.90 8 148.7 1975 23 LAD NL CF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.43 2.50 2.70 1 18.0 1976 24 LAD NL CF 6 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.50 2.50 3.38 2.86 5 40.0 1977 25 LAD NL CF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.00 2.34 2.38 2.73 4 34.0 1978 26 LAD NL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1979 27 SEA AL CF 5 12 1 0 1 1.000 .985 2.60 2.62 4.50 2.91 1 26.0 1980 28 SEA AL CF 37 86 4 2 1 .978 .983 2.43 2.65 2.77 2.92 32 292.3 1981 29 SEA AL CF 86 219 5 5 1 .978 .988 2.60 2.61 3.08 2.90 69 653.7 1982 30 SEA AL CF 60 126 2 3 0 .977 .985 2.13 2.49 2.37 2.84 51 485.7 1983 31 KCR AL CF 17 34 2 0 0 1.000 .986 2.12 2.56 3.56 2.93 8 91.0 1979 27 SEA AL DH 3 1983 31 KCR AL DH 1 1976 24 LAD NL LF 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.99 1 14.0 1977 25 LAD NL LF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.52 4.15 1.94 0 13.0 1978 26 LAD NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.53 0.87 2.01 0 10.3 1979 27 SEA AL LF 27 32 1 1 0 .971 .979 1.22 1.80 2.63 2.22 11 113.0 1980 28 SEA AL LF 23 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0.78 1.92 1.88 2.35 6 86.0 1982 30 SEA AL LF 31 35 5 0 0 1.000 .980 1.29 1.91 2.38 2.29 13 151.3 1983 31 KCR AL LF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.90 2.49 2.32 2 21.7 1975 23 LAD NL OF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.02 2.25 2.29 1 20.0 1976 24 LAD NL OF 20 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.20 2.03 2.45 2.34 8 88.0 1977 25 LAD NL OF 28 21 1 1 1 .957 .978 0.79 1.93 2.14 2.26 5 92.7 1978 26 LAD NL OF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.94 2.74 2.33 0 26.3 1979 27 SEA AL OF 105 162 10 6 4 .966 .981 1.64 2.13 2.44 2.46 66 634.3 1980 28 SEA AL OF 119 205 10 5 1 .977 .979 1.81 2.15 2.29 2.47 91 845.7 1981 29 SEA AL OF 88 219 5 5 1 .978 .983 2.55 2.16 3.07 2.48 69 657.7 1982 30 SEA AL OF 97 177 7 3 0 .984 .982 1.90 2.15 2.36 2.47 71 702.0 1983 31 KCR AL OF 38 75 4 1 2 .988 .981 2.08 2.16 3.36 2.50 22 211.7 1983 31 KCR AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1975 23 LAD NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1976 24 LAD NL RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.83 2.38 2.14 2 34.0 1977 25 LAD NL RF 14 7 1 1 1 .889 .976 0.57 1.78 1.58 2.11 1 45.7 1978 26 LAD NL RF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.78 4.85 2.15 0 13.0 1979 27 SEA AL RF 74 118 9 5 2 .962 .980 1.72 1.88 2.31 2.25 54 495.3 1980 28 SEA AL RF 63 104 5 3 0 .973 .975 1.73 1.77 2.10 2.13 53 467.3 1981 29 SEA AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 1982 30 SEA AL RF 11 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.64 1.90 2.49 2.27 7 65.0 1983 31 KCR AL RF 18 32 2 0 1 1.000 .977 1.89 1.85 3.09 2.25 12 99.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 511 896 37 21 9 .978 .981 1.83 2.13 2.56 2.46 333 3278.3 100 228 198# CF* 228 506 14 10 3 .981 .986 2.28 2.56 2.85 2.88 171 1643.7 RF* 198 296 17 9 4 .972 .978 1.58 1.83 2.30 2.20 129 1225.3 LF* 100 97 7 1 0 .990 .979 1.04 1.83 2.29 2.26 33 409.3 1B* 58 185 17 3 20 .985 .992 3.48 8.25 11.00 9.92 9 165.3 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below P* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 571 1081 54 24 29 .979 .983 1.99 2.74 2.96 2.82 342 3447
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1980 AL-12-8

Caught Stealing
1982 AL-14-4

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Transactions 

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 14th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

March 28, 1979: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 6, 1982: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Seattle Mariners in the 1982 rule 5 draft.


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