Joe Simpson
Born: December 31, 1951, Purcell, OKHeight: 6'3" Weight: 175 Bats: Left Throws: Left
College: Oklahoma
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Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1975 Los Angeles NL 23 9 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .333 1976 Los Angeles NL 24 23 30 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 .133 .167 .161 1977 Los Angeles NL 25 29 23 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 .174 .174 .240 1978 Los Angeles NL 26 10 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400 .400 .400 1979 Seattle AL 27 120 265 29 75 92 11 0 2 27 5 2 6 3 10 1 1 21 5 .283 .347 .312 1980 Seattle AL 28 129 365 42 91 121 15 3 3 34 12 3 17 4 25 3 1 43 6 .249 .332 .302 1981 Seattle AL 29 91 288 32 64 87 11 3 2 30 6 2 12 3 15 0 1 41 3 .222 .302 .261 1982 Seattle AL 30 105 296 39 76 104 14 4 2 23 3 1 8 14 18 4 2 48 1 .257 .351 .312 1983 Kansas City AL 31 91 119 16 20 26 2 2 0 8 2 1 1 1 9 2 2 21 1 .168 .218 .248 TOTALS 607 1397 166 338 443 54 12 9 124 28 9 45 27 80 10 7 190 17 .242 .317 .289
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Pitching Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1983 Kansas City AL 31 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 4 15 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 TOTALS 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 4 15 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1983 Kansas City AL 2 13 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .308 .385 .400
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1975 Los Angeles NL CF 18.0 1 5 0 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 1975 Los Angeles NL RF 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1976 Los Angeles NL RF 34.0 2 7 0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.38 1976 Los Angeles NL CF 40.0 5 1 3 6 15 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 1976 Los Angeles NL LF 14.0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1977 Los Angeles NL RF 45.2 1 13 1 14 7 1 1 1 .889 1.58 1977 Los Angeles NL CF 34.0 4 5 3 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.38 1977 Los Angeles NL LF 13.0 0 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 4.15 1977 Los Angeles NL 1B 2.0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 18.00 1978 Los Angeles NL RF 13.0 0 6 0 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 4.85 1978 Los Angeles NL LF 10.1 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.87 1978 Los Angeles NL CF 3.0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1979 Seattle AL RF 495.1 54 20 11 74 118 9 5 2 .962 2.31 1979 Seattle AL LF 113.0 11 16 3 27 32 1 1 0 .971 2.63 1979 Seattle AL CF 26.0 1 4 0 5 12 1 0 1 1.000 4.50 1980 Seattle AL RF 467.1 53 10 10 63 104 5 3 0 .973 2.10 1980 Seattle AL CF 292.1 32 5 3 37 86 4 2 1 .978 2.77 1980 Seattle AL LF 86.0 6 17 1 23 17 1 0 0 1.000 1.88 1980 Seattle AL 1B 14.2 1 2 1 3 15 2 2 2 .895 10.43 1981 Seattle AL CF 653.2 69 17 6 86 219 5 5 1 .978 3.08 1981 Seattle AL RF 4.0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 1982 Seattle AL CF 485.2 51 9 5 60 126 2 3 0 .977 2.37 1982 Seattle AL LF 151.1 13 18 3 31 35 5 0 0 1.000 2.38 1982 Seattle AL RF 65.0 7 4 1 11 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.49 1983 Kansas City AL 1B 148.2 8 46 0 54 167 14 1 18 .995 10.96 1983 Kansas City AL RF 99.0 12 6 7 18 32 2 0 1 1.000 3.09 1983 Kansas City AL CF 91.0 8 9 3 17 34 2 0 0 1.000 3.56 1983 Kansas City AL LF 21.2 2 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.49 1983 Kansas City AL P 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Selected by Washington Senators in the 14th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1970).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Seattle Mariners (March 28, 1979).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals from Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 6, 1982).
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