Joe Simpson

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: December 31, 1951 in Purcell, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 14th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norman HS (Norman, OK) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Norman HS (Norman, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 2, 1975 (Age 23-245d, 13,679th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1983 (Age 31-274d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Joe Allen Simpson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.0

1397

338

.242

166

RBI

124

OBP

.289

SLG

.317

OPS

.607

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	SEA		TOR	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 11	SEA		TOR	L,7-10	CG	52	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	SEA		TOR	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	SEA		TOR	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	SEA	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 15	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-12	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 16	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	9 (1)	Apr 18 (1)	SEA		MIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	10	Apr 18 (2)	SEA		MIN	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	12 (1)	Apr 20	SEA		MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	13	Apr 21	SEA		OAK	L,2-4	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	14	Apr 22	SEA		OAK	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	15	Apr 23	SEA		OAK	L,2-5	GS	29	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
14	16	Apr 25	SEA		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	17	Apr 26	SEA		CAL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	18	Apr 27	SEA		CAL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
17	19	Apr 28	SEA	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	20	Apr 29	SEA	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	21	Apr 30	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	22	May 1	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	23	May 2	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	24	May 3	SEA	@	CAL	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	26 (1)	May 6	SEA		DET	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
24	27	May 7	SEA		DET	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	28	May 8	SEA		DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
26	29	May 9	SEA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	30	May 10	SEA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	31	May 11	SEA		CLE	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
29	32	May 14	SEA	@	TOR	W,7-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
30	33	May 15	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	34	May 16	SEA	@	CHW	W,4-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	36 (1)	May 18	SEA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	27	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	37	May 19	SEA		MIL	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	38	May 20	SEA		MIL	L,5-14	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	39	May 21	SEA		MIL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
36	40	May 23	SEA		CHW	W,8-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	41	May 24	SEA		CHW	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	42	May 25	SEA		CHW	W,8-3	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
39	44 (1)	May 27	SEA	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	46 (1)	May 30	SEA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	47	May 31	SEA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	49 (1)	Jun 2	SEA	@	DET	T,3-3	CG	54	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	51 (1)	Jun 4	SEA	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	57 (5)	Jun 11	SEA		BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	58	Jun 12	SEA		BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	59	Jun 13	SEA		BAL	W,7-6	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	60	Jun 14	SEA		BAL	W,9-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	61	Jun 15	SEA		BAL	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	66 (4)	Jun 20	SEA	@	BAL	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	68 (1)	Jun 22	SEA	@	BAL	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	71 (2)	Jun 26	SEA	@	TEX	W,8-4	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	74 (2)	Jun 29	SEA		KCR	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	75	Jun 30	SEA		TEX	L,5-11	GS	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	77 (1)	Jul 2	SEA		TEX	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	RF
55	78	Jul 3	SEA	@	KCR	W,13-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	79	Jul 4	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	80	Jul 5	SEA	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
58	81	Jul 6	SEA	@	KCR	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	83 (1)	Jul 11	SEA		MIN	L,3-6	GF	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	85 (1)	Jul 13	SEA	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	58	12.2	6	0	1	7	0	RF 1B
61	86	Jul 14	SEA	@	MIN	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	88 (1)	Jul 17	SEA		TOR	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	89	Jul 18	SEA		DET	L,3-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
64	90	Jul 19	SEA		DET	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	91	Jul 20	SEA		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
66	92	Jul 21	SEA		CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	93	Jul 22	SEA		CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	95 (1)	Jul 25	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	96	Jul 26 (1)	SEA	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	97	Jul 26 (2)	SEA	@	TOR	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	98	Jul 27	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
72	99	Jul 28	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	100	Jul 29	SEA	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	102 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	SEA	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	30	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	103	Aug 1 (2)	SEA	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
76	105 (1)	Aug 3	SEA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
77	107 (1)	Aug 5	SEA	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	108	Aug 6	SEA	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	109	Aug 8	SEA	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	110	Aug 9	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
81	111	Aug 10 (1)	SEA	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	51	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	112	Aug 10 (2)	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
83	113	Aug 12	SEA		CAL	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
84	114	Aug 13	SEA		CAL	L,4-10	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
85	115	Aug 14	SEA		CAL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	116	Aug 15	SEA		OAK	L,3-11	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	117	Aug 16	SEA		OAK	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
88	118	Aug 17	SEA		OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
89	119	Aug 19	SEA		NYY	L,1-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
90	121 (1)	Aug 21	SEA		NYY	W,6-4	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	122	Aug 22	SEA		BOS	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	124 (1)	Aug 24	SEA		BOS	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
93	125	Aug 25	SEA		BAL	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
94	129 (3)	Aug 30	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
95	130	Aug 31	SEA	@	NYY	W,1-0	GS	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	131	Sep 1	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	132	Sep 2	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-10	GS	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF 1B
98	133	Sep 3	SEA	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
99	136 (2)	Sep 6	SEA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	137	Sep 7	SEA	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	138	Sep 8	SEA	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	140 (1)	Sep 10	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
103	141	Sep 12	SEA		MIL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	144 (2)	Sep 15	SEA		CHW	W,12-1	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	145	Sep 16	SEA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	147 (1)	Sep 18	SEA		CHW	L,4-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
107	149 (1)	Sep 20	SEA	@	MIL	L,4-8	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
108	150	Sep 21	SEA	@	MIL	W,7-5	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	151	Sep 22	SEA		KCR	W,5-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
110	152	Sep 23	SEA		KCR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	153	Sep 24	SEA		KCR	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
112	154	Sep 25	SEA		TEX	W,7-6	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
113	155	Sep 26	SEA		TEX	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	156	Sep 27	SEA		TEX	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	158 (1)	Sep 30	SEA	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	57	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
116	159	Oct 1	SEA	@	KCR	L,1-4	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	160	Oct 2	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	162 (1)	Oct 4	SEA	@	TEX	L,6-11	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
119	163	Oct 5	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-3	GS	38	8.1	10	2	1	13	2	1B RF
							126gm		860.1	222	12	7	241	3