Duke Sims

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: June 5, 1941 in Salt Lake City, UT us

High School: Pocatello HS (Pocatello, ID)

School: University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)

Debut: September 22, 1964 (Age 23-109d, 12,317th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1974 (Age 33-113d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Duane B. Sims

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

2422

580

100

.239

263

RBI

310

OBP

.340

SLG

.401

OPS

.741

OPS+

112

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1959	18	CLE-min	D-	46	182	154	26	43	9	2	3	30	2		25	32	.279	.379	.422	.801		65		1	0	2			NPL · NESL
1960	19	CLE-min	D	104	388	331	43	91	18	2	12	56	0		48	64	.275	.370	.450	.820		149		4	1	4			SEL · ALFL
1961	20	CLE-min	B	124	478	404	83	123	36	1	21	88	5		61	49	.304	.401	.554	.956		224		7	2	4	6		BRL · CARL
1962	21	CLE-min	A,AAA	104	386	333	42	96	17	1	11	66	0	0	43	53	.288	.368	.444	.812		148		3	0	7	5		CHL,JCK · EL,IL
1963	22	CLE-LAA-min	AA	102	392	331	46	93	22	1	11	57	0	0	56	72	.281	.386	.453	.839		150		2	1	2			CHL,NVL · EL,SALL
1964	23	CLE-min	AAA	107	349	311	43	76	7	1	13	41	0	1	36	59	.244	.321	.399	.720		124		0	0	2			POR · PCL
1964	23	CLE	AL	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
1965	24	CLE-min	AAA	35	132	107	16	34	8	2	6	23	1	1	24	13	.318	.443	.598	1.041		64		0	1	0			POR · PCL
1965	24	CLE	AL	48	133	118	9	21	0	0	6	15	0	0	15	33	.178	.271	.331	.601	70	39	2	0	0	0	2	2H
1966	25	CLE-min	AAA	9	33	28	4	9	1	0	2	5	0	0	3	7	.321	.375	.571	.946		16		0	1	1			POR · PCL
1966	25	CLE	AL	52	148	133	12	35	2	2	6	19	0	1	11	31	.263	.338	.444	.781	123	59	3	4	0	0	1	2H
1967	26	CLE	AL	88	310	272	25	55	8	2	12	37	3	3	30	64	.202	.294	.379	.672	96	103	6	6	0	2	2	2/H
1968	27	CLE	AL	122	429	361	48	90	21	0	11	44	1	3	62	68	.249	.366	.399	.765	133	144	8	5	0	1	11	23H/79
1969	28	CLE	AL	114	399	326	40	77	8	0	18	45	1	2	66	80	.236	.374	.426	.801	121	139	2	6	1	0	5	2H/739
1970	29	CLE	AL	110	398	345	46	91	12	0	23	56	0	4	46	59	.264	.360	.499	.859	131	172	5	6	1	0	1	237H9
1971	30	LAD	NL	90	263	230	23	63	7	2	6	25	0	1	30	39	.274	.357	.400	.757	121	92	4	1	0	2	7	2H
1972	31	TOT	MLB	89	290	249	18	60	11	0	6	30	0	0	36	41	.241	.341	.357	.699	103	89	7	2	3	0	3	2H/9
1972	31	LAD	NL	51	169	151	7	29	7	0	2	11	0	0	17	23	.192	.278	.278	.556	60	42	6	1	0	0	3	2/H
1972	31	DET	AL	38	121	98	11	31	4	0	4	19	0	0	19	18	.316	.432	.480	.912	168	47	1	1	3	0	0	2H/9
1973	32	TOT	AL	84	300	261	34	64	10	0	9	31	1	2	33	37	.245	.331	.387	.718	98	101	5	2	1	3	1	2H/7D9
1973	32	DET	AL	80	288	252	31	61	10	0	8	30	1	2	30	36	.242	.324	.377	.701	93	95	5	2	1	3	1	2H/79
1973	32	NYY	AL	4	12	9	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	.333	.500	.667	1.167	233	6	0	0	0	0	0	/D2H
1974	33	TOT	AL	44	134	121	8	24	1	0	3	8	0	0	9	29	.198	.269	.281	.550	61	34	3	3	0	1	1	2/HD9
1974	33	NYY	AL	5	16	15	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	.133	.188	.200	.388	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	/D2H
1974	33	TEX	AL	39	118	106	7	22	0	0	3	6	0	0	8	24	.208	.280	.292	.572	67	31	3	3	0	1	1	2/HD9
11 Yrs				843	2810	2422	263	580	80	6	100	310	6	16	338	483	.239	.340	.401	.741	112	972	45	35	6	9	34
162 Game Avg.				162	540	465	51	111	15	1	19	60	1	3	65	93	.239	.340	.401	.741	112	187	9	7	1	2	7
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CLE (7 yrs)				536	1823	1561	180	369	51	4	76	216	5	13	230	337	.236	.344	.420	.764	118	656	26	27	2	3	22
LAD (2 yrs)				141	432	381	30	92	14	2	8	36	0	1	47	62	.241	.326	.352	.678	97	134	10	2	0	2	10
NYY (2 yrs)				9	28	24	4	5	1	0	1	3	0	0	4	6	.208	.321	.375	.696	101	9	0	0	0	0	0
DET (2 yrs)				118	409	350	42	92	14	0	12	49	1	2	49	54	.263	.356	.406	.761	113	142	6	3	4	3	1
TEX (1 yr)				39	118	106	7	22	0	0	3	6	0	0	8	24	.208	.280	.292	.572	67	31	3	3	0	1	1

AL (10 yrs)				702	2378	2041	233	488	66	4	92	274	6	15	291	421	.239	.342	.411	.753	114	838	35	33	6	7	24
NL (2 yrs)				141	432	381	30	92	14	2	8	36	0	1	47	62	.241	.326	.352	.678	97	134	10	2	0	2	10

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