Player Report for #21 Ed Simmons

04/26/1981

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LF Ed Simmons #21

Age: 37

Bats: R

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	8	8	7	8
Gap	12	13	11	12
Power	8	9	8	9
Eye	13	15	13	13
Avoid K's	7	8	7	8

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	11
Errors:	-	1	20
Arm:	1	1	14
Turn DP:	-	1	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	16
1st Base:	1	Center Field:	6
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	15
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	10
Stealing Ability:	13
Baserunning Inst.:	14
Sacrifice Bunt:	2
Bunt for Hit:	10

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	High
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Very High

Ed Simmons
Birthday:	11/27/1942
Born in:	Phoenix (Arizona)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	200 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	12 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:	116 Days
40-Man Service:	13 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:	18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1961, 13th Pick in Round 2

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1965 San Francisco - ABA	22	27	67	8	0	1	2	7	6	7	0	0	13	0	1	.119	.203	.239	.442	31	-5.9
1966 San Francisco - ABA	23	11	32	12	4	0	0	4	3	6	0	0	7	0	0	.375	.474	.500	.974	196	4.9
1967 San Francisco - ABA	24	89	272	67	11	2	12	41	34	30	4	1	56	2	2	.246	.329	.434	.763	130	11.6
1968 San Francisco - ABA	25	119	420	106	21	5	12	62	58	50	0	4	74	4	2	.252	.329	.412	.741	136	19.8
1969 San Francisco - ABA	26	136	517	118	13	9	15	60	78	63	4	4	95	6	8	.228	.315	.375	.690	103	4.0
1970 Phoenix - ABA	27	115	418	104	18	9	10	58	59	60	3	4	83	8	5	.249	.344	.407	.751	113	12.0
1971 Phoenix - ABA	28	68	180	31	7	0	0	6	19	33	4	0	28	2	3	.172	.313	.211	.524	55	-6.1
1972 Phoenix - ABA	29	58	156	34	9	0	2	16	16	22	1	3	39	1	3	.218	.313	.314	.627	87	-0.2
1973 Phoenix - ABA	30	41	115	22	1	1	4	13	8	17	0	1	31	0	1	.191	.293	.322	.615	76	-2.6
1974 Los Angeles - ABA	31	56	176	35	12	3	3	27	20	25	1	0	40	4	1	.199	.302	.352	.654	89	-1.0
1974 Detroit - ABA	31	55	192	41	7	1	5	26	15	14	3	2	29	2	4	.214	.275	.339	.613	77	-5.5
1974 Total - ABA	31	111	368	76	19	4	8	53	35	39	4	2	69	6	5	.207	.288	.345	.633	0	-6.5
1975 Los Angeles - ABA	32	26	90	23	4	0	4	14	11	12	0	1	17	2	1	.256	.340	.433	.773	120	5.6
1975 Chicago - ABA	32	67	207	44	8	3	4	20	27	29	0	3	32	3	3	.213	.305	.338	.644	84	-1.4
1975 Total - ABA	32	93	297	67	12	3	8	34	38	41	0	4	49	5	4	.226	.316	.367	.683	0	4.1
1976 Chicago - ABA	33	115	269	56	12	4	8	27	41	44	3	3	53	5	3	.208	.323	.372	.695	102	5.2
1977 Chicago - ABA	34	42	76	14	4	0	3	11	13	19	3	1	13	2	1	.184	.364	.355	.719	99	0.8
1977 New York - ABA	34	35	71	14	2	0	2	8	12	15	2	1	17	4	0	.197	.348	.310	.658	83	0.3
1977 Total - ABA	34	77	147	28	6	0	5	19	25	34	5	2	30	6	1	.190	.356	.333	.690	0	1.1
1978 New York - ABA	35	72	166	40	14	2	3	24	21	27	2	2	35	2	2	.241	.350	.404	.754	113	5.8
1979 New York - ABA	36	44	75	15	3	0	2	10	10	15	0	0	20	1	1	.200	.333	.320	.653	76	-1.2
Total ABA		1176	3499	784	150	40	91	434	451	488	30	30	682	48	41	.224	.322	.368	.690	102	46.2

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1960 Total - HS	17	26	115	53	16	5	6	39	54	13	2	3	8	22	4	.461	.511	.843	1.355	100	0.0
1961 Total - COL	18	61	280	88	11	7	12	62	74	23	2	1	34	39	7	.314	.369	.532	.901	100	0.0
1961 Costa Mesa - A	18	9	27	5	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	.185	.214	.296	.511	42	-1.7
1962 Costa Mesa - A	19	92	323	83	18	4	6	34	40	16	2	2	53	7	5	.257	.294	.393	.688	96	8.7
1962 Alice - AA	19	20	61	13	2	1	0	6	6	6	0	1	13	0	1	.213	.279	.279	.558	57	-3.1
1963 Oxnard - A	20	28	107	25	3	0	4	20	17	14	0	1	15	2	1	.234	.320	.374	.694	98	2.3
1963 McAllen - AA	20	21	79	9	1	0	0	0	7	8	1	0	25	0	0	.114	.205	.127	.331	-1	-8.4
1963 Alice - AA	20	65	226	49	11	3	3	16	21	28	1	1	52	3	3	.217	.305	.332	.637	85	-1.1
1963 Total - AA	20	86	305	58	12	3	3	16	28	36	2	1	77	3	3	.190	.279	.279	.558	0	-9.5
1964 Oxnard - A	21	20	75	28	5	2	5	19	21	14	0	0	9	5	0	.373	.472	.693	1.165	240	17.9
1964 McAllen - AA	21	73	279	68	14	2	9	29	39	37	0	1	63	3	2	.244	.331	.405	.736	118	12.5
1964 Ajax - AAA	21	27	86	17	1	0	3	8	6	7	3	1	21	0	0	.198	.278	.314	.592	79	-0.6
1965 Ajax - AAA	22	62	227	48	12	3	5	23	29	35	1	1	37	2	1	.211	.318	.357	.675	100	5.8
1966 Ajax - AAA	23	83	317	75	17	3	7	25	40	37	3	2	62	5	2	.237	.320	.375	.696	104	8.2
1973 Ajax - AAA	30	33	117	36	5	0	6	21	16	20	1	1	17	0	1	.308	.410	.504	.914	167	13.3
1975 Port Credit - AAA	32	16	54	12	2	1	3	6	15	21	0	0	10	0	0	.222	.440	.463	.903	146	4.7
1978 Guelph - AAA	35	17	60	11	0	1	1	6	7	12	1	0	5	1	0	.183	.329	.267	.595	74	-0.6
1979 Guelph - AAA	36	28	98	25	7	1	5	11	19	13	0	0	16	0	1	.255	.342	.500	.842	136	3.7
Total GHL		266	959	224	44	9	30	100	132	145	9	5	168	8	5	.234	.338	.392	.730	113	34.5
Total STL		179	645	139	28	6	12	51	73	79	2	3	153	6	6	.216	.302	.333	.635	86	-0.1
Total SCL		149	532	141	26	6	16	76	80	45	2	3	82	14	6	.265	.323	.427	.750	116	27.2

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1973 Phoenix - ABA	30	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0
1975 Chicago - ABA	32	6	17	3	1	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	6	0	0	.176	.263	.353	.616	0	0.0
1978 New York - ABA	35	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	2.667	0	0.0
Total ABA		9	21	4	1	1	1	4	4	3	0	0	6	0	0	.190	.292	.476	.768	130	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1965 San Francisco - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00	0.0	.000
1965 San Francisco - ML	LF	4	4	9	0	0	9	0	1.000	34.0	2.38	-0.2	.962
1965 San Francisco - ML	RF	11	11	23	1	0	24	0	1.000	92.0	2.35	+0.7	1.040
1966 San Francisco - ML	CF	3	2	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	19.0	2.84	-0.9	.827
1966 San Francisco - ML	RF	8	8	20	0	0	20	0	1.000	65.0	2.77	+0.7	1.046
1967 San Francisco - ML	1B	10	0	22	1	0	23	0	1.000	22.0	9.41	-0.1	.966
1967 San Francisco - ML	LF	10	10	14	0	0	14	0	1.000	84.2	1.49	-1.0	.906
1967 San Francisco - ML	CF	20	20	49	3	0	52	0	1.000	171.0	2.74	-1.2	.970
1967 San Francisco - ML	RF	46	44	104	2	0	107	1	.991	387.0	2.47	+3.8	1.052
1968 San Francisco - ML	1B	4	0	14	2	1	16	0	1.000	12.2	11.37	-0.3	.874
1968 San Francisco - ML	CF	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	-0.0	.976
1968 San Francisco - ML	RF	116	116	236	13	2	251	2	.992	1030.0	2.18	+9.9	1.059
1969 San Francisco - ML	1B	4	0	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	8.2	10.38	-0.8	.000
1969 San Francisco - ML	RF	136	136	277	11	1	296	8	.973	1227.1	2.11	+13.1	1.069
1970 Phoenix - ML	CF	3	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	10.0	2.70	-0.9	.722
1970 Phoenix - ML	RF	114	114	232	8	1	247	7	.972	1007.2	2.14	+12.6	1.079
1971 Phoenix - ML	1B	3	0	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	9.1	5.79	+0.0	1.069
1971 Phoenix - ML	LF	5	1	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	25.0	1.44	-0.1	.969
1971 Phoenix - ML	CF	22	20	44	1	0	45	0	1.000	179.0	2.26	-0.3	.990
1971 Phoenix - ML	RF	33	28	52	3	0	55	0	1.000	252.0	1.96	+5.8	1.175
1972 Phoenix - ML	1B	6	0	18	0	1	18	0	1.000	14.1	11.30	-0.4	.540
1972 Phoenix - ML	LF	21	15	27	1	0	28	0	1.000	151.0	1.67	+2.9	1.186
1972 Phoenix - ML	CF	20	20	50	2	1	52	0	1.000	169.1	2.76	-1.2	.970
1972 Phoenix - ML	RF	11	8	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	71.0	1.27	+0.7	1.109
1973 Phoenix - ML	1B	3	0	5	1	4	6	0	1.000	5.0	10.80	+0.0	1.067
1973 Phoenix - ML	LF	17	14	37	1	0	39	1	.974	133.0	2.57	+0.2	1.009
1973 Phoenix - ML	CF	4	4	14	1	0	15	0	1.000	34.0	3.97	-0.4	.967
1973 Phoenix - ML	RF	17	15	21	0	0	21	0	1.000	134.1	1.41	+1.4	1.097
1974 Detroit - ML	1B	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	2.2	10.13	+0.0	1.076
1974 Detroit - ML	LF	2	2	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	17.0	2.12	+0.6	1.274
1974 Los Angeles - ML	LF	16	14	27	1	0	29	1	.966	124.1	2.03	-0.2	.992
1974 Detroit - ML	CF	50	49	113	2	0	116	1	.991	430.1	2.41	-4.5	.950
1974 Los Angeles - ML	CF	34	33	94	3	0	98	1	.990	275.1	3.17	-2.3	.969
1974 Los Angeles - ML	RF	6	3	12	0	0	12	0	1.000	30.1	3.56	+1.4	1.184
1974 Detroit - ML	RF	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	7.0	2.57	-0.0	.986
1975 Chicago - ML	1B	1	0	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	1.2	21.60	0.0	.000
1975 Chicago - ML	LF	47	47	121	2	0	123	0	1.000	424.2	2.61	+4.9	1.064
1975 Los Angeles - ML	LF	5	4	11	0	0	11	0	1.000	35.0	2.83	+1.0	1.160
1975 Chicago - ML	CF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	10.0	0.90	-0.0	.968
1975 Los Angeles - ML	CF	20	20	64	3	0	67	0	1.000	170.2	3.53	+0.7	1.016
1975 Chicago - ML	RF	11	9	14	2	0	17	1	.941	78.1	1.84	-0.8	.927
1976 Chicago - ML	1B	1	0	4	0	1	4	0	1.000	2.0	18.00	0.0	.000
1976 Chicago - ML	LF	53	45	107	4	0	111	0	1.000	407.2	2.45	+2.3	1.032
1976 Chicago - ML	CF	13	6	13	1	0	14	0	1.000	61.0	2.07	-1.1	.898
1976 Chicago - ML	RF	22	17	39	1	0	41	1	.976	170.0	2.12	+1.1	1.041
1977 Chicago - ML	1B	2	0	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	3.0	12.00	0.0	.000
1977 New York - ML	1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1977 Chicago - ML	LF	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	3.1	5.40	-0.1	.938
1977 New York - ML	LF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	10.0	0.90	-0.0	.938
1977 Chicago - ML	CF	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	4.0	4.50	-0.9	.634
1977 New York - ML	CF	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	11.0	1.64	-0.1	.951
1977 New York - ML	RF	19	16	28	0	0	28	0	1.000	154.0	1.64	+2.1	1.112
1977 Chicago - ML	RF	20	20	34	4	0	38	0	1.000	173.1	1.97	+5.1	1.250
1978 New York - ML	1B	8	0	20	3	2	23	0	1.000	18.2	11.09	+0.2	1.084
1978 New York - ML	LF	8	7	21	0	0	21	0	1.000	63.2	2.97	+0.8	1.056
1978 New York - ML	CF	5	4	11	0	0	11	0	1.000	36.1	2.72	-1.1	.885
1978 New York - ML	RF	36	28	52	4	0	57	1	.982	261.0	1.93	-1.4	.965
1979 New York - ML	1B	21	12	152	12	7	168	4	.976	126.0	11.71	-1.0	.944
1979 New York - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1979 New York - ML	LF	5	2	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	27.0	1.33	+1.3	1.889
1979 New York - ML	RF	2	2	3	1	0	4	0	1.000	18.0	2.00	-0.8	.743

Player History
06/15/1960	Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 21st overall pick) by the Los Angeles Quakes, out of high school (Brophy College Prep; Phoenix, AZ).
08/14/1960	Failed to sign with the Los Angeles Quakes organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 2 (5).
06/15/1961	Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 31st overall pick) by the Atlanta Rebels, out of college (Brophy College Prep).
08/10/1961	Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Rebels organization with a signing bonus of $23,900.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 3 (7).
07/19/1962	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 5 (10).
04/15/1963	Named the #64 prospect in the ABA
05/09/1963	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/17/1963	Was traded by the Atlanta Rebels to the San Francisco Golden Gators in exchange for MR José Ortíz.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 7 (12).
05/01/1964	Wins the SCL NL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 8 (10).
04/09/1965	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 2 weeks.
04/19/1965	Named the #56 prospect in the ABA
08/23/1965	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 11 (13).
04/18/1966	Named the #97 prospect in the ABA
05/11/1966	Injured (plantar fascitis), out for 5-6 weeks.
06/27/1966	Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 2 weeks.
08/01/1966	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 9 (10).
04/10/1967	Injured (intercostal strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
04/17/1967	Named the #71 prospect in the ABA
08/14/1967	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 11 (12).
03/21/1968	Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/14/1968	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 10 (11).
08/30/1969	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 10 (10).
07/29/1970	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 10 (10).
08/13/1971	Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11).
05/15/1972	Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
05/27/1972	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 11 (11).
10/03/1973	Was traded by the Phoenix Aces to the Detroit Bears, along with SS Frank McMahon, in exchange for SS Kent Wall, CF Bartolo Martínez.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 11 (12).
06/29/1974	Got claimed off waivers by Los Angeles while with Detroit.
08/20/1974	Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (12).
06/08/1975	Got claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Los Angeles.
06/25/1975	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3 weeks.
10/01/1975	Won the 1975 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Clout!
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (12).
09/15/1976	Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (12).
07/17/1977	Got claimed off waivers by New York while with Chicago.
10/04/1977	Won the 1977 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (12).
03/23/1978	Injured (fractured finger), out for 5 weeks.
10/01/1978	Won the 1978 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 13 (13).
07/11/1979	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1979	Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Woodstock Shoguns, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/28/1979	Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/01/1979	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	3B	Rank
1968	5	10
1969	9	2
1970	9	3

Year	RBI	Rank
1968	62	8

Year	R	Rank
1969	78	7

Year	IBB	Rank
1968	5	8

Year	OBP	Rank
1968	.329	8

Year	SLG	Rank
1968	.412	3

Year	RC/27	Rank
1968	4.65	4

Year	ISO	Rank
1968	.160	8

Year	WOBA	Rank
1968	.318	3

Year	OPS	Rank
1968	.741	3