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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1937 28 3TM NAL -0.1 35 133 120 16 33 6 1 1 17 10 4 .275 .304 .367 .671 85 .316 84 44 1 8 0 8/793
1937 28 CT NAL -0.1 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 .134 -17 1 0 0 0 /379
1937 28 KCM NAL 0.0 30 118 106 16 30 5 1 1 15 10 4 .283 .315 .377 .693 91 .327 90 40 1 7 8/79
1937 28 CAG NAL 0.0 2 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 95 .319 88 3 0 1 0 /7
1938 29 2TM NAL -0.3 21 101 91 13 22 3 1 0 7 3 7 .242 .296 .297 .593 71 .285 73 27 0 3 8
1938 29 CAG NAL -0.2 18 87 79 13 19 3 1 0 7 3 7 .241 .302 .304 .606 74 .292 78 24 0 1 8
1938 29 KCM NAL -0.1 3 14 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 44 .236 37 3 0 2 /8
1939 30 CAG NAL 1.0 29 131 115 15 34 4 2 3 12 4 16 .296 .382 .443 .825 140 .388 136 51 8
1940 31 CAG NAL -0.1 19 85 76 14 17 4 0 1 5 1 9 .224 .306 .316 .622 86 .307 87 24 0 0 0 0 8
1941 32 KCM NAL -0.7 37 158 136 21 25 2 2 0 12 8 20 .184 .293 .228 .521 57 .274 66 31 0 1 1 0 *78
1942 33 KCM NAL -0.6 36 166 152 22 29 4 2 0 5 3 11 .191 .245 .243 .489 51 .238 57 37 3 *7/8
1943 34 KCM NAL -1.0 30 110 94 14 15 3 1 0 6 2 12 .160 .262 .213 .474 47 .244 59 20 1 3 0 7/98
7 Yrs -1.8 207 884 784 115 175 26 9 5 64 31 79 .223 .297 .298 .595 76 .291 80 234 0 3 18 0 0 87/93
162 Game Avg -1.4 162 692 614 90 137 20 7 4 50 24 62 .223 .297 .298 .595 76 .291 80 183
KCM (5 Yrs) -2.4 136 566 500 73 102 14 6 1 38 23 47 .204 .276 .262 .538 61 .267 67 131 0 3 16 0 0 78/9
CAG (4 Yrs) 0.6 68 311 277 42 72 12 3 4 26 8 32 .260 .337 .368 .705 105 .337 104 102 0 0 2 0 8/7
CT (1 Yr) -0.1 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 .134 -17 1 0 0 0 /379
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1937 28 KCM NAL 3 12 12 1 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .583 .833 7 0 0 0
1942 33 KCM WS 4 22 21 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 .238 .273 .333 .606 7 0 0 0
2 Yrs 7 34 33 5 8 0 3 0 6 0 1 .242 .265 .424 .689 14 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 787 764 116 185 0 69 0 139 0 23 .242 .265 .424 .689 324 0 0 0
WS (1 Yr) 4 22 21 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 .238 .273 .333 .606 7 0 0 0
NAL (1 Yr) 3 12 12 1 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .583 .833 7 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1937 28 3TM NAL 133 -3 1 0 -3 -1 -6 -0.5 5 -1 -0.1 .485 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 8/793
1937 28 CT NAL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .460 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /379
1937 28 KCM NAL 118 -2 1 0 -3 -1 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .488 .498 0.2 -0.3 2 8/79
1937 28 CAG NAL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .486 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /7
1938 29 2TM NAL 101 -4 0 0 -2 0 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .474 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 8
1938 29 CAG NAL 87 -3 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.4 3 -2 -0.2 .477 .497 0.0 -0.2 0 8
1938 29 KCM NAL 14 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .454 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /8
1939 30 CAG NAL 131 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 4 10 1.0 .518 .503 0.9 0.0 10 8
1940 31 CAG NAL 85 -1 0 0 -3 0 -4 -0.4 3 -2 -0.1 .479 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 8
1941 32 KCM NAL 158 -6 1 0 -5 -1 -12 -1.2 5 -6 -0.7 .467 .492 -0.3 -0.6 -2 *78
1942 33 KCM NAL 166 -9 0 0 0 -2 -11 -1.1 5 -6 -0.6 .470 .493 -0.7 -0.2 -6 *7/8
1943 34 KCM NAL 110 -5 0 0 -6 -1 -13 -1.3 3 -9 -1.0 .459 .492 -0.4 -0.7 -3 7/98
7 Yrs 884 -23 0 0 -18 -6 -46 -4.5 28 -18 -1.8 .478 .496 -0.4 -2.3 0 87/93
162 Game Avg 692 -18 0 0 -14 -5 -36 -3.5 22 -14 -1.4 .478 .496 -0.3 -1.8 0
KCM (5 Yrs) 566 -23 1 0 -14 -5 -41 -4.0 18 -23 -2.4 .470 .494 -1.2 -1.8 -9 78/9
CAG (4 Yrs) 311 2 0 0 -4 -1 -4 -0.3 10 6 0.6 .495 .500 1.0 -0.5 10 8/7
CT (1 Yr) 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .460 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /379

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1937 28 3TM NAL 133 .316 84 .269 .092 0.8 3.0 40.5 8/793
1937 28 CT NAL 7 .134 -17 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /379
1937 28 KCM NAL 118 .327 90 .276 .094 0.8 3.4 44.1 8/79
1937 28 CAG NAL 8 .319 88 .286 .143 0.0 0.0 0.0 /7
1938 29 2TM NAL 101 .285 73 .242 .055 0.0 6.9 44.8 8
1938 29 CAG NAL 87 .292 78 .241 .063 0.0 8.0 50.0 8
1938 29 KCM NAL 14 .236 37 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /8
1939 30 CAG NAL 131 .388 136 .277 .148 2.3 12.2 25.5 8
1940 31 CAG NAL 85 .307 87 .213 .092 1.2 10.6 52.0 8
1941 32 KCM NAL 158 .274 66 .184 .044 0.0 12.7 45.7 *78
1942 33 KCM NAL 166 .238 57 .191 .053 0.0 6.6 55.0 *7/8
1943 34 KCM NAL 110 .244 59 .160 .053 0.0 10.9 50.0 7/98
7 Yrs 884 .291 80 .218 .075 0.6 8.9 43.7 87/93
MLB Average .331 100 .279 .111 1.3 8.8 34.0
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1937 28 KCM NAL 12 .250 .333 0.0 0.0 33.3
1942 33 KCM WS 22 .238 .095 0.0 4.5 66.7
2 Yrs 34 .242 .182 0.0 2.9 55.6
MLB Average .256 .092 1.1 7.1 34.4
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1937 28 KCM NAL CF 26 25 213.2 30 28 1 1 0 .967 .935 1.22 2.10 1.12 1.30
1937 28 2TM NAL RF 4 3 29.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .947 0.93 1.61 0.75 1.00
1937 28 CT NAL RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.13 1.58 1.00 1.00
1937 28 KCM NAL RF 3 2 21.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .945 0.86 1.63 0.67 1.00
1937 28 3TM NAL LF 6 4 31.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .938 1.74 1.60 1.00 0.98
1937 28 CT NAL LF 1 1 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 2.25 1.58 1.00 1.00
1937 28 KCM NAL LF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .940 2.00 1.60 0.67 0.97
1937 28 CAG NAL LF 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .937 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.00
1937 28 CT NAL 1B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80 0.00 6.50
1938 29 2TM NAL CF 21 21 188.0 39 35 2 2 0 .949 .940 1.77 2.14 1.76 1.12
1938 29 CAG NAL CF 18 18 162.0 35 32 1 2 0 .943 .940 1.83 2.14 1.83 1.12
1938 29 KCM NAL CF 3 3 26.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 .940 1.38 2.15 1.33 1.13
1939 30 CAG NAL CF 29 0.00
1940 31 CAG NAL CF 19 19 157.1 26 25 0 1 0 .962 .940 1.43 1.91 1.32 1.08
1941 32 KCM NAL LF 25 25 210.0 35 30 2 3 0 .914 .940 1.37 1.56 1.28 0.71
1941 32 KCM NAL CF 11 11 97.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.11 2.13 1.09 0.97
1942 33 KCM NAL LF 36 0.00
1942 33 KCM NAL CF 1 0.00
1943 34 KCM NAL LF 23 177.0 23 19 0 4 0 .826 .936 0.97 1.53 0.83 0.70
1943 34 KCM NAL RF 4 28.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 0.32 1.65 0.25 0.75
1943 34 KCM NAL CF 3 25.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 0.72 2.30 0.67 1.07
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1 Yr 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80 0.00 6.50
CF (7 Yrs) CF 110 76 681.0 109 101 4 4 0 .963 .943 1.39 2.08 0.95 0.83
LF (4 Yrs) LF 90 29 418.0 64 55 2 7 0 .891 .938 1.23 1.55 0.63 0.44
RF (2 Yrs) RF 8 3 57.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .945 0.63 1.63 0.50 0.88
1B (1 Yr) 1B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80 0.00 6.50
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1937 28 KCM NAL CF 3 2 60.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 1.67
1937 28 KCM NAL LF 1 1 15.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.20 2.00
1942 33 KCM WS LF 4 108.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.42 1.25
2 Yrs 8 3 183.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 0.59 1.50
LF (2 Yrs) LF 5 1 123.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0.51 1.40
CF (1 Yr) CF 3 2 60.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 1.67

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Willie Simms born?

Willie Simms was born on December 23, 1908.

Where was Willie Simms born?

Willie Simms was born in Shreveport, LA.

How tall was Willie Simms?

Willie Simms was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Willie Simms weigh when playing?

Willie Simms weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willie Simms play?

Willie Simms played 7 seasons.

Is Willie Simms in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Simms has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Willie Simms play?

Willie Simms was an Outfielder.

How many hits did Willie Simms have?

Willie Simms had 175 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Willie Simms have?

Willie Simms had 5 home runs over his career.

What was Willie Simms' average?

Willie Simms had a .223 average over his career.

How many teams has Willie Simms played for?

Willie Simms played for 3 teams; the Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Tigers and Kansas City Monarchs.

How many World Series has Willie Simms won?

Willie Simms won 1 World Series.

When did Willie Simms retire?

Willie Simms last played in 1943.

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