Curt Simmons played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1967, appearing in 569 games over 20 seasons. He recorded a total of 193 W and 183 L, an ERA of 3.54, 1,697 SO, a WHIP of 1.307, and a WAR of 42.6.
Curt Simmons Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Curt Simmons.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Curt Simmons |
| Date of Birth | May 19, 1929 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1947 |
📊 Career Summary
Curt Simmons appeared in 569 games over 20 MLB seasons from 1947 to 1967. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 462 (MLB Rank: 80) |
| GF | 54 (MLB Rank: 1,543) |
| W | 193 (MLB Rank: 143) |
| L | 183 (MLB Rank: 66) |
| SV | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,895) |
| ERA | 3.54 (MLB Rank: 2,623) |
| IP | 3348.1 (MLB Rank: 91) |
| SHO | 36 (MLB Rank: 63) |
| CG | 163 (MLB Rank: 193) |
| SO | 1,697 (MLB Rank: 159) |
| BB | 1063 (MLB Rank: 94) |
| H | 3,313 (MLB Rank: 91) |
| HR | 255 (MLB Rank: 122) |
| SO9 | 4.56 (MLB Rank: 6,142) |
| BB9 | 2.86 (MLB Rank: 8,846) |
| H9 | 8.91 (MLB Rank: 7,640) |
| HR9 | 0.69 (MLB Rank: 6,161) |
| WHIP | 1.307 (MLB Rank: 9,205) |
| WAR | 42.6 (MLB Rank: 160) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1967)
In his final season (1967), Curt Simmons recorded the following stats:
| GS | 18 |
| GF | 3 |
| W | 5 |
| L | 8 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 4.24 |
| IP | 116.2 |
| SHO | 1 |
| CG | 4 |
| SO | 44 |
| BB | 32 |
| H | 144 |
| HR | 11 |
| SO9 | 3.39 |
| BB9 | 2.47 |
| H9 | 11.11 |
| HR9 | 0.85 |
| WHIP | 1.509 |
| WAR | −1.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1964, 18 W
- Most SO: 1950, 146 SO
- Most IP: 1954, 253 IP
- Best WAR: 1963, 4.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1947, 1 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Curt Simmons appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.55, pitched 14.1 IP, struck out 8 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.
Curt Simmons Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.5 | 1.222 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 416 | 2.68 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
1948 | 7 | 13 | 4.87 | 0.35 | 0 | 86 | 170 | -0.4 | 1.629 | 8 | 169 | 108 | 110 | 92 | 81 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 758 |
1949 | 4 | 10 | 4.59 | 0.286 | 1 | 83 | 131.1 | 0.8 | 1.431 | 7 | 133 | 55 | 72 | 67 | 86 | 3.22 | 5.7 | 1.51 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 551 |
1950 | 17 | 8 | 3.4 | 0.68 | 1 | 146 | 214.2 | 3.7 | 1.239 | 19 | 178 | 88 | 93 | 81 | 118 | 3.63 | 6.1 | 1.66 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 896 |
1952 | 14 | 8 | 2.82 | 0.636 | 0 | 141 | 201.1 | 3.9 | 1.192 | 11 | 170 | 70 | 72 | 63 | 130 | 2.76 | 6.3 | 2.01 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 830 |
1953 | 16 | 13 | 3.21 | 0.552 | 0 | 138 | 238 | 4.4 | 1.231 | 17 | 211 | 82 | 102 | 85 | 131 | 3.43 | 5.2 | 1.68 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 993 |
1954 | 14 | 15 | 2.81 | 0.483 | 1 | 125 | 253 | 4.6 | 1.281 | 14 | 226 | 98 | 101 | 79 | 144 | 3.35 | 4.4 | 1.28 | 33 | 34 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1074 |
1955 | 8 | 8 | 4.92 | 0.5 | 0 | 58 | 130 | -0.3 | 1.523 | 15 | 148 | 50 | 76 | 71 | 81 | 4.2 | 4 | 1.16 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 572 |
1956 | 15 | 10 | 3.36 | 0.6 | 0 | 88 | 198 | 2.4 | 1.268 | 17 | 186 | 65 | 95 | 74 | 110 | 3.63 | 4 | 1.35 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 834 |
1957 | 12 | 11 | 3.44 | 0.522 | 0 | 92 | 212 | 3.7 | 1.245 | 11 | 214 | 50 | 92 | 81 | 111 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.84 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 884 |
1958 | 7 | 14 | 4.38 | 0.333 | 1 | 78 | 168.1 | 1.5 | 1.402 | 11 | 196 | 40 | 92 | 82 | 91 | 3.16 | 4.2 | 1.95 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 727 |
1959 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 4.64 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
1960 | 7 | 4 | 3.06 | 0.636 | 0 | 67 | 156 | 4.2 | 1.276 | 14 | 162 | 37 | 58 | 53 | 133 | 3.55 | 3.9 | 1.81 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 648 |
1961 | 9 | 10 | 3.13 | 0.474 | 0 | 99 | 195.2 | 3.2 | 1.365 | 14 | 203 | 64 | 91 | 68 | 141 | 3.53 | 4.6 | 1.55 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 840 |
1962 | 10 | 10 | 3.51 | 0.5 | 0 | 74 | 154 | 1.6 | 1.292 | 18 | 167 | 32 | 78 | 60 | 123 | 3.86 | 4.3 | 2.31 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 641 |
1963 | 15 | 9 | 2.48 | 0.625 | 0 | 127 | 232.2 | 4.8 | 1.105 | 13 | 209 | 48 | 82 | 64 | 144 | 2.81 | 4.9 | 2.65 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 942 |
1964 | 18 | 9 | 3.43 | 0.667 | 0 | 104 | 244 | 3.2 | 1.156 | 24 | 233 | 49 | 106 | 93 | 111 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1006 |
1965 | 9 | 15 | 4.08 | 0.375 | 0 | 96 | 203 | 1.3 | 1.394 | 19 | 229 | 54 | 104 | 92 | 95 | 3.65 | 4.3 | 1.78 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 881 |
1966 | 5 | 8 | 4.23 | 0.385 | 0 | 38 | 110.2 | 0.4 | 1.346 | 10 | 114 | 35 | 56 | 52 | 87 | 4.02 | 3.1 | 1.09 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 469 |
1967 | 5 | 8 | 4.24 | 0.385 | 1 | 44 | 116.2 | -1 | 1.509 | 11 | 144 | 32 | 65 | 55 | 81 | 3.94 | 3.4 | 1.38 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 519 |