1B John Simpson #18
Age: 54 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
09/07/1970
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1B JOHN SIMPSON #18 - AGE: 54 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 55 45 55 55
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 45 45 50 45
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 20
Errors: - 20 35
Arm: 20 20 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Simpson is seen as a leader in the clubhouse.
High: Leader
Birthday:10/10/1915
Born in:Peekskill, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:21 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1938 Cleveland - MLB 22 73 94 21 3 0 0 10 7 13 0 0 16 0 0 .223 .318 .255 .573 56 58 -0.8
1939 Cleveland - MLB 23 150 573 177 34 2 22 102 83 55 3 6 65 1 0 .309 .369 .490 .859 127 123 2.4
1940 Cleveland - MLB 24 158 610 197 36 2 17 88 96 71 3 8 33 1 0 .323 .392 .472 .864 134 132 3.6
1941 Cleveland - MLB 25 157 617 200 40 5 24 91 102 71 0 2 28 0 0 .324 .393 .522 .915 156 156 5.2
1942 Cleveland - MLB 26 157 619 164 24 2 14 80 65 60 5 8 16 0 0 .265 .331 .378 .709 112 114 1.3
1943 Cleveland - MLB 27 153 609 165 43 2 10 63 66 55 3 5 14 0 1 .271 .332 .397 .729 115 114 1.8
1946 Cleveland - MLB 30 137 496 134 21 1 9 55 58 29 6 6 16 0 0 .270 .315 .371 .686 103 104 0.7
1947 Cleveland - MLB 31 138 513 157 28 1 15 70 50 46 2 3 16 0 0 .306 .363 .452 .816 130 132 2.4
1948 Cleveland - MLB 32 141 504 137 29 1 11 61 70 73 5 11 8 0 1 .272 .363 .399 .761 108 110 0.9
1949 Cleveland - MLB 33 58 223 70 10 3 9 36 39 29 1 3 8 0 0 .314 .391 .507 .897 140 137 0.4
1949 St. Louis - MLB 33 94 325 103 24 0 7 43 52 51 2 1 5 1 0 .317 .412 .455 .867 133 137 0.8
1949 Total - MLB 33 152 548 173 34 3 16 79 91 80 3 4 13 1 0 .316 .403 .476 .879 136 137 1.1
1950 St. Louis - MLB 34 141 497 168 30 1 16 82 83 80 3 4 11 1 0 .338 .430 .499 .929 138 135 1.3
1951 St. Louis - MLB 35 155 583 168 39 2 18 94 85 68 4 5 8 0 0 .288 .364 .455 .818 122 122 0.7
1952 St. Louis - MLB 36 137 455 133 27 1 6 64 61 47 4 7 5 0 0 .292 .359 .396 .754 116 116 -0.3
1953 St. Louis - MLB 37 96 189 48 8 1 7 23 22 19 4 2 9 0 0 .254 .332 .418 .750 102 99 -0.5
1954 St. Louis - MLB 38 90 139 38 6 3 3 25 19 22 0 1 3 0 0 .273 .370 .424 .795 115 110 -0.2
1955 New York - MLB 39 74 97 25 7 0 1 17 10 11 0 2 1 0 0 .258 .327 .361 .688 87 84 -0.1
1956 New York - MLB 40 73 89 27 4 0 1 15 15 15 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .402 .382 .784 118 123 0.7
1957 New York - MLB 41 73 65 23 6 0 1 15 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 .354 .447 .492 .940 164 151 0.8
1958 New York - MLB 42 107 98 36 4 2 6 17 22 15 0 1 2 0 0 .367 .447 .633 1.080 195 191 1.7
1959 New York - MLB 43 90 81 27 2 2 3 20 14 10 2 2 2 0 0 .333 .411 .519 .929 158 158 0.9
1960 New York - MLB 44 46 39 12 3 1 2 7 4 4 0 1 4 0 0 .308 .364 .590 .953 165 160 0.5
Total MLB 2498 7515 2230 428 32 202 1078 1035 854 49 80 270 4 2 .297 .369 .443 .812 125 124 24.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 New York - MLB 39 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500 309 327 -0.1
1957 New York - MLB 41 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 590 629 0.1
1959 New York - MLB 43 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 139 155 -0.0
Total MLB 10 9 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .700 .778 1.478 297 318
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1938 Cleveland - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1938 Cleveland - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1938 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.062
1938 Cleveland - MLB SS 11 10 16 23 6 51 12 .765 93.2 3.75 -6.8 .537
1939 Cleveland - MLB 1B 143 142 1186 63 120 1263 14 .989 1254.2 8.96 -5.1 .956
1940 Cleveland - MLB 1B 158 158 1247 71 125 1339 21 .984 1350.0 8.79 -2.3 .959
1941 Cleveland - MLB 1B 157 157 1298 79 142 1399 22 .984 1344.1 9.22 -5.7 .952
1942 Cleveland - MLB 1B 157 157 1340 84 118 1438 14 .990 1395.0 9.19 -9.3 .941
1943 Cleveland - MLB 1B 151 151 1271 71 123 1357 15 .989 1254.2 9.63 -5.4 .965
1946 Cleveland - MLB 1B 120 119 954 39 87 1005 12 .988 1025.0 8.72 -5.0 .958
1947 Cleveland - MLB 1B 128 125 1082 73 89 1163 8 .993 1114.0 9.33 -6.7 .956
1948 Cleveland - MLB 1B 134 134 1096 53 123 1162 13 .989 1173.2 8.81 -8.1 .913
1949 Cleveland - MLB 1B 55 55 488 28 66 526 10 .981 486.2 9.54 -14.3 .745
1949 St. Louis - MLB 1B 87 85 706 33 102 740 1 .999 722.1 9.21 -20.0 .737
1950 St. Louis - MLB 1B 133 132 1108 49 120 1167 10 .991 1125.0 9.26 -25.9 .758
1951 St. Louis - MLB 1B 149 149 1180 56 124 1255 19 .985 1253.0 8.88 -25.0 .815
1952 St. Louis - MLB 1B 116 110 862 48 86 929 19 .980 953.0 8.59 -17.7 .805
1953 St. Louis - MLB 1B 46 39 315 23 23 343 5 .985 356.1 8.54 -6.1 .846
1953 St. Louis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 St. Louis - MLB 1B 27 21 186 6 25 196 4 .980 199.0 8.68 -7.7 .653
1955 New York - MLB 1B 13 11 89 5 11 96 2 .979 97.2 8.66 -1.9 .791
1955 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 New York - MLB 1B 17 9 91 3 5 95 1 .989 95.0 8.91 +1.1 1.094
1956 New York - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1957 New York - MLB 1B 5 2 23 0 2 23 0 1.000 21.0 9.86 +0.3 1.084
1958 New York - MLB 1B 14 0 28 6 3 36 2 .944 25.2 11.92 -0.7 .857
1959 New York - MLB 1B 6 0 21 0 1 21 0 1.000 16.2 11.34 -0.0 1.050
1959 New York - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1960 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 1819 1756 14575 790 1495 15557 192 .988 15267.2 9.06 -165.8 .890
TOTAL 3B 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.062
TOTAL SS 11 10 16 23 6 51 12 .765 93.2 3.75 -6.8 .537
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
10/27/1937 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (16); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 8 (10).
04/12/1938 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
08/10/1938 Injured (Lacerated hand), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (16); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 10 (10).
07/09/1939 Was selected to the 1939 American Circuit All-Star Game.
09/01/1939 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/10/1939 Injured (Undisclosed injury), out for 3 days.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (16); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11).
07/14/1940 Was selected to the 1940 American Circuit All-Star Game.
09/16/1940 Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (16); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11).
07/07/1941 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/13/1941 Was selected to the 1941 American Circuit All-Star Game.
07/14/1941 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1941 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 11 (11).
07/06/1942 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1942 Was selected to the 1942 American Circuit All-Star Game.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 10 (10).
08/02/1943 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/26/1943 Injured (Mild hip strain), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 10 (11).
01/02/1944 Entered military service.
10/25/1945 Returned from military service.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
05/24/1949 Hits three home runs against the Pittsburgh Industrials, going 3-3 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored!
05/30/1949 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/20/1949 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the St. Louis Explorers in exchange for CF Mike Carlson, 2B Larry Redman.
07/04/1949 Was selected to the 1949 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
08/23/1950 Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/07/1950 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
05/21/1951 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
04/22/1953 Collects his 2000th career The American Circuits hit!
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
04/12/1955 Released by the St. Louis Explorers.
04/20/1955 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $124,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
08/29/1955 Collects his 1000th career The American Circuits RBI!
10/21/1955 Wins the 1955 World Series with the New York Knickerbockers.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
05/14/1958 Scores his 1000th career The American Circuits run!
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
10/24/1960 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1940 158 1
1941 157 6
1942 157 5
Year H Rank
1940 197 9
1941 200 4
Year TB Rank
1941 322 3
Year 2B Rank
1941 40 1
1943 43 1
1949 34 8
1951 39 3
Year HR Rank
1939 22 2
1941 24 4
Year RBI Rank
1939 102 10
1951 94 10
Year R Rank
1941 102 5
Year IBB Rank
1940 9 6
1950 5 4
Year HP Rank
1942 5 6
1946 6 6
1948 5 7
Year SF Rank
1940 8 5
1942 8 5
1948 11 2
Year EBH Rank
1941 69 2
1943 55 5
1951 59 8
Year AVG Rank
1941 .324 6
1947 .306 6
1949 .316 7
1950 .338 5
Year OBP Rank
1950 .430 9
Year SLG Rank
1941 .522 4
Year RC Rank
1940 115.42 10
1941 124.74 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1941 7.71 7
1949 7.17 9
Year ISO Rank
1939 .182 6
1941 .198 3
Year wOBA Rank
1941 .414 6
1949 .405 10
Year OPS Rank
1941 .915 5
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