Ted Simmons

Ted Lyle Simmons


Bats: B, Throws: R
Height: 6'0", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: 8/9/1949 in Highland Park, MI
Debut: 09/21/1968
Final Game: 10/02/1988
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1968 SLN NL 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 1
    1969 SLN NL 5 14 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .250 .357 .607 5
    1970 SLN NL 82 284 29 69 56 8 2 3 24 2 2 37 37 5 2 0 1 5 .243 .333 .317 .650 90
    1971 SLN NL 133 510 64 155 112 32 4 7 77 1 3 36 50 3 3 4 10 20 .304 .347 .424 .771 216
    1972 SLN NL 152 594 70 180 122 36 6 16 96 1 3 29 57 8 2 1 3 18 .303 .336 .465 .801 276
    1973 SLN NL 161 619 62 192 141 36 2 13 91 2 2 61 47 15 2 1 7 29 .310 .370 .438 .808 271
    1974 SLN NL 152 599 66 163 104 33 6 20 103 0 0 47 35 8 6 1 9 22 .272 .327 .447 .774 268
    1975 SLN NL 157 581 80 193 140 32 3 18 100 1 3 63 35 16 1 0 4 20 .332 .396 .491 .887 285
    1976 SLN NL 150 546 60 159 116 35 3 5 75 0 7 73 35 19 0 0 6 9 .291 .371 .394 .765 215
    1977 SLN NL 150 516 82 164 115 25 3 21 95 2 6 79 37 25 2 0 4 20 .318 .408 .500 .908 258
    1978 SLN NL 152 516 71 148 81 40 5 22 80 1 1 77 39 17 3 0 8 19 .287 .377 .512 .889 264
    1979 SLN NL 123 448 68 127 79 22 0 26 87 0 1 61 34 22 4 0 8 10 .283 .369 .507 .875 227
    1980 SLN NL 145 495 84 150 94 33 2 21 98 1 0 59 45 13 2 0 6 13 .303 .375 .505 .880 250
    1981 ML4 AL 100 380 45 82 52 13 3 14 61 0 1 23 32 2 3 1 6 10 .216 .262 .376 .638 143
    1982 ML4 AL 137 539 73 145 93 29 0 23 97 0 0 32 40 5 2 1 7 20 .269 .309 .451 .759 243
    1983 ML4 AL 153 600 76 185 130 39 3 13 108 4 2 41 51 6 2 0 7 23 .308 .351 .448 .799 269
    1984 ML4 AL 132 497 44 110 81 23 2 4 52 3 0 30 40 3 3 1 1 23 .221 .269 .300 .569 149
    1985 ML4 AL 143 528 60 144 102 28 2 12 76 1 1 57 32 9 1 1 5 17 .273 .342 .402 .743 212
    1986 ATL NL 76 127 14 32 23 5 0 4 25 1 0 12 14 5 1 0 4 1 .252 .312 .386 .698 49
    1987 ATL NL 73 177 20 49 37 8 0 4 30 1 1 21 23 5 0 0 2 4 .277 .350 .390 .740 69
    1988 ATL NL 78 107 6 21 13 6 0 2 11 0 0 15 9 2 0 0 1 4 .196 .293 .308 .601 33
    13 seasons SLN NL 1564 5725 736 1704 1163 332 37 172 929 11 28 624 453 151 27 7 67 185 .298 .366 .459 .824 2626
    5 seasons ML4 AL 665 2544 298 666 458 132 10 66 394 8 4 183 195 25 11 4 26 93 .262 .311 .399 .711 1016
    3 seasons ATL NL 227 411 40 102 73 19 0 10 66 2 1 48 46 12 1 0 7 9 .248 .323 .367 .691 151
    Total
    (21 seasons)     		2456 8680 1074 2472 1694 483 47 248 1389 21 33 855 694 188 39 11 100 287 .285 .348 .437 .785 3793

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