Ted Simmons made their MLB debut in 1968 and appeared in 2,456 games over 21 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.285, OPS of 0.785, hit 248 HRs, and recorded 50.4 WAR. They rank 255th all-time in HRs and 203th in WAR.
Ted Simmons Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Ted Simmons's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Ted Simmons made their MLB debut in 1968 and played in 2,456 games over 21 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,456 (MLB Rank: 72) |
| AB | 8,680 (MLB Rank: 96) |
| H | 2,472 (MLB Rank: 104) |
| BA | 0.285 (MLB Rank: 2,199) |
| 2B | 483 (MLB Rank: 82) |
| 3B | 47 (MLB Rank: 791) |
| HR | 248 (MLB Rank: 255) |
| RBI | 1389 (MLB Rank: 81) |
| R | 1074 (MLB Rank: 289) |
| BB | 855 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.348 (MLB Rank: 2,635) |
| SLG | 0.437 (MLB Rank: 1,812) |
| OPS | 0.785 (MLB Rank: 1,801) |
| SB | 21 (MLB Rank: 3,011) |
| SO | 694 (MLB Rank: 811) |
| GIDP | 287 (MLB Rank: 14) |
| CS | 33 (MLB Rank: 1,060) |
| Rbat+ | 117 (MLB Rank: 1,823) |
| WAR | 50.4 (MLB Rank: 203) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1988)
In 1988, Ted Simmons played in 78 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 78 |
| AB | 107 |
| H | 21 |
| BA | 0.196 |
| 2B | 6 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 2 |
| RBI | 11 |
| R | 6 |
| BB | 15 |
| OBP | 0.293 |
| SLG | 0.308 |
| OPS | 0.601 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 9 |
| GIDP | 4 |
| Rbat+ | 70 |
| WAR | −0.5 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Ted Simmons's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1979, 26 HR
- Most H in a season: 1975, 193 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1983, 108 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1983, 4 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1968, 0.333 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1968, 0.500 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1978, 0.512 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1977, 0.908 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1973, 5.5 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Ted Simmons appeared in 17 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.186, OBP of 0.279, SLG of 0.356, and OPS of 0.635. They also tallied 3 HR, 11 H, 8 RBI, and 0 SB.
Ted Simmons Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | 0.833 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.333 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.401 | 167 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1969 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.214 | 0 | 0.607 | -0.1 | 0.25 | 0.357 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.264 | 48 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
1970 | 69 | 3 | 24 | 0.243 | 29 | 0.65 | 0.3 | 0.333 | 0.317 | 324 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 0.309 | 73 | 74 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 284 |
1971 | 155 | 7 | 77 | 0.304 | 64 | 0.771 | 3.3 | 0.347 | 0.424 | 563 | 36 | 50 | 32 | 4 | 216 | 0.354 | 114 | 114 | 133 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 510 |
1972 | 180 | 16 | 96 | 0.303 | 70 | 0.801 | 4.5 | 0.336 | 0.465 | 629 | 29 | 57 | 36 | 6 | 276 | 0.366 | 129 | 127 | 152 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 594 |
1973 | 192 | 13 | 91 | 0.31 | 62 | 0.808 | 5.5 | 0.37 | 0.438 | 690 | 61 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 271 | 0.37 | 125 | 124 | 161 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 619 |
1974 | 163 | 20 | 103 | 0.272 | 66 | 0.774 | 3.6 | 0.327 | 0.447 | 662 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 268 | 0.363 | 117 | 116 | 152 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 599 |
1975 | 193 | 18 | 100 | 0.332 | 80 | 0.887 | 4.9 | 0.396 | 0.491 | 649 | 63 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 285 | 0.413 | 150 | 142 | 157 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 581 |
1976 | 159 | 5 | 75 | 0.291 | 60 | 0.765 | 3.4 | 0.371 | 0.394 | 625 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 215 | 0.347 | 112 | 117 | 150 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 546 |
1977 | 164 | 21 | 95 | 0.318 | 82 | 0.908 | 5.2 | 0.408 | 0.5 | 601 | 79 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 258 | 0.396 | 144 | 144 | 150 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 516 |
1978 | 148 | 22 | 80 | 0.287 | 71 | 0.889 | 5.5 | 0.377 | 0.512 | 604 | 77 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 264 | 0.395 | 147 | 148 | 152 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 516 |
1979 | 127 | 26 | 87 | 0.283 | 68 | 0.875 | 3.7 | 0.369 | 0.507 | 521 | 61 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 227 | 0.386 | 134 | 135 | 123 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 448 |
1980 | 150 | 21 | 98 | 0.303 | 84 | 0.88 | 5.2 | 0.375 | 0.505 | 562 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 250 | 0.396 | 143 | 141 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 495 |
1981 | 82 | 14 | 61 | 0.216 | 45 | 0.638 | 0.3 | 0.262 | 0.376 | 413 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 143 | 0.293 | 81 | 87 | 100 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 380 |
1982 | 145 | 23 | 97 | 0.269 | 73 | 0.759 | 3.4 | 0.309 | 0.451 | 581 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 243 | 0.346 | 113 | 112 | 137 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 539 |
1983 | 185 | 13 | 108 | 0.308 | 76 | 0.799 | 4 | 0.351 | 0.448 | 650 | 41 | 51 | 39 | 3 | 269 | 0.362 | 126 | 126 | 153 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 600 |
1984 | 110 | 4 | 52 | 0.221 | 44 | 0.569 | -2.6 | 0.269 | 0.3 | 532 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 149 | 0.27 | 56 | 61 | 132 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 497 |
1985 | 144 | 12 | 76 | 0.273 | 60 | 0.743 | 1 | 0.342 | 0.402 | 592 | 57 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 212 | 0.337 | 103 | 104 | 143 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 528 |
1986 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 0.252 | 14 | 0.698 | -0.3 | 0.313 | 0.386 | 144 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 0.314 | 78 | 88 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127 |
1987 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 0.277 | 20 | 0.74 | 0.1 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 200 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0.34 | 95 | 93 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 177 |