Ted Simmons

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: August 9, 1949 in Highland Park, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southfield HS (Southfield, MI).

High School: Southfield HS (Southfield, MI)

Schools: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 39-054d)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2020. (Voted by Modern Baseball Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Himself • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Ted Lyle Simmons

Nicknames: Simba

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.4

8680

2472

248

.285

1074

RBI

1389

OBP

.348

SLG

.437

OPS

.785

OPS+

118

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1967	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	STL	53	216	191	20	53	12	3	6	42	2	2	22	23	.278	.352	.466	.818	89		1	0	2
1967	17	-4.2	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A	STL	47	193	171	15	46	11	2	4	34	1	1	19	21	.269	.342	.427	.769	73		1	0	2
1967	17	-2.1	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	6	23	20	5	7	1	1	2	8	1	1	3	2	.350	.435	.800	1.235	16		0	0	0
1968	18	-3.6	Modesto	CALL	A	STL	136	573	493	86	163	30	2	28	117	7	2	66	71	.331	.415	.570	.985	281		9	0	5
1968	18	-9.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0	0	0	0	0
1969	19	-6.7	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	129	544	499	80	158	33	4	16	88	11	4	38	74	.317	.365	.495	.860	247		2	1	4
1969	19	-8.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	16	14	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	.214	.250	.357	.607	5	0	0	0	1	0
1969	19	-2.1	Cardinals	FLIN	WRk	STL	3	11	9	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	.444	.455	.778	1.232	7		0	0	1
1970	20	-5.5	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	15	63	51	10	19	4	1	1	8	1	0	11	2	.373	.476	.549	1.025	28		0	0	1
1970	20	-7.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	82	324	284	29	69	8	2	3	24	2	2	37	37	.243	.333	.317	.650	90	5	2	0	1	5
1971	21	-6.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	133	563	510	64	155	32	4	7	77	1	3	36	50	.304	.347	.424	.771	216	20	3	4	10	3
1972	22	-5.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	152	629	594	70	180	36	6	16	96	1	3	29	57	.303	.336	.465	.801	276	18	2	1	3	8
1973	23	-4.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	161	690	619	62	192	36	2	13	91	2	2	61	47	.310	.370	.438	.808	271	29	2	1	7	15
1974	24	-3.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	152	662	599	66	163	33	6	20	103	0	0	47	35	.272	.327	.447	.774	268	22	6	1	9	8
1975	25	-2.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	157	649	581	80	193	32	3	18	100	1	3	63	35	.332	.396	.491	.887	285	20	1	0	4	16
1976	26	-1.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	150	625	546	60	159	35	3	5	75	0	7	73	35	.291	.371	.394	.765	215	9	0	0	6	19
1977	27	-0.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	150	601	516	82	164	25	3	21	95	2	6	79	37	.318	.408	.500	.908	258	20	2	0	4	25
1978	28	0.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	152	604	516	71	148	40	5	22	80	1	1	77	39	.287	.378	.512	.889	264	19	3	0	8	17
1979	29	0.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	123	521	448	68	127	22	0	26	87	0	1	61	34	.284	.369	.507	.875	227	10	4	0	8	22
1980	30	1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	145	562	495	84	150	33	2	21	98	1	0	59	45	.303	.375	.505	.881	250	13	2	0	6	13
1981	31	2.3	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	100	413	380	45	82	13	3	14	61	0	1	23	32	.216	.262	.376	.638	143	10	3	1	6	2
1982	32	3.2	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	137	581	539	73	145	29	0	23	97	0	0	32	40	.269	.309	.451	.759	243	20	2	1	7	5
1983	33	4.2	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	153	650	600	76	185	39	3	13	108	4	2	41	51	.308	.351	.448	.799	269	23	2	0	7	6
1984	34	5.3	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	132	532	497	44	110	23	2	4	52	3	0	30	40	.221	.269	.300	.569	149	23	3	1	1	3
1985	35	6.1	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	143	592	528	60	144	28	2	12	76	1	1	57	32	.273	.342	.402	.743	212	17	1	1	5	9
1986	36	7.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	76	144	127	14	32	5	0	4	25	1	0	12	14	.252	.313	.386	.698	49	1	1	0	4	5
1987	37	8.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	73	200	177	20	49	8	0	4	30	1	1	21	23	.277	.350	.390	.740	69	4	0	0	2	5
1988	38	9.9	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	78	123	107	6	21	6	0	2	11	0	0	15	9	.196	.293	.308	.601	33	4	0	0	1	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (21 seasons)					Majors		2456	9685	8680	1074	2472	483	47	248	1389	21	33	855	694	.285	.348	.437	.785	3793	287	39	11	100	188
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		333	1396	1234	196	393	79	10	51	255	21	8	137	170	.319	.389	.523	.911	645		12	1	12
Other (1 season)					Other		3	11	9	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	.444	.455	.778	1.232	7		0	0	1
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2792	11092	9923	1272	2869	562	57	300	1648	42	41	993	865	.289	.353	.448	.801	4445	287	51	12	113	188

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		144	607	550	90	177	37	5	17	96	12	4	49	76	.322	.376	.500	.876	275		2	1	5
A (2 seasons)					Minors		183	766	664	101	209	41	4	32	151	8	3	85	92	.315	.397	.533	.930	354		10	0	7
Rk (1 season)					Minors		6	23	20	5	7	1	1	2	8	1	1	3	2	.350	.435	.800	1.235	16		0	0	0