1B Duane Simmons #14
Dallas Wranglers MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/05/1976
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1B DUANE SIMMONS #14 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 301 92 22 2 10 55 52 45 .306 .406 .492 1 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 70 60 60
Eye 80 80 75 80
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 45
Errors: - 50 40
Arm: 20 70 60
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/04/1976 SFS Loss, 1-3 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/04/1976 SFS Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/1976 SFS Win, 2-1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/1976 SFS Loss, 2-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/01/1976 ATL Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/1976 ATL Win, 7-4 3 0 2 4 0 1 0 0
06/29/1976 ATL Loss, 4-5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/27/1976 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
06/26/1976 @ BAL Win, 4-2 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
06/24/1976 @ SFS Win, 15-8 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Duane is known as a tightwad.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:09/09/1943
Born in:Hinsdale, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$704,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 8th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 301 92 22 2 10 55 39 52 45 .306 .406 .492 .897 .386 .186 159
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 355 0 12 0 17 0 2 148 34 1 1 50.0 56.8 6.69 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   57 16 4 0 1 5 7 18 8 0 0 0 .281 .453 .404 .857
Versus Right   244 76 18 2 9 50 32 34 37 2 0 0 .311 .393 .512 .905
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 8 4 0 0 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .320 .414 .480 .894
April   79 19 2 0 3 9 10 12 11 1 0 0 .241 .337 .380 .717
May   111 37 9 1 2 18 15 22 19 0 0 0 .333 .444 .486 .930
June   93 30 9 1 5 27 14 16 12 1 0 0 .323 .418 .602 1.020
July   18 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Spring Training   24 9 2 0 1 6 6 5 6 0 0 0 .375 .483 .583 1.066
Last Year   528 163 31 4 35 108 102 119 98 8 0 4 .309 .434 .581 1.015
2 Years Ago   553 150 17 4 16 66 89 95 108 3 0 4 .271 .380 .403 .783
Career   4861 1364 231 22 209 739 788 908 986 39 1 33 .281 .395 .466 .861
Home   145 46 12 2 6 32 23 27 20 1 0 0 .317 .422 .552 .974
Road   156 46 10 0 4 23 16 25 25 1 0 0 .295 .390 .436 .826
Grass   301 92 22 2 10 55 39 52 45 2 0 0 .306 .406 .492 .897
Day   191 58 14 1 7 34 26 32 31 1 0 0 .304 .402 .497 .899
Night   110 34 8 1 3 21 13 20 14 1 0 0 .309 .412 .482 .894
As Starter   299 92 22 2 10 55 39 51 44 2 0 0 .308 .406 .495 .901
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   63 19 5 1 1 10 5 15 11 0 0 0 .302 .436 .460 .896
Inning 1-3   125 39 10 1 3 21 15 12 18 2 0 0 .312 .367 .480 .847
Inning 4-6   92 26 6 0 4 16 16 20 12 0 0 0 .283 .411 .478 .889
Inning 7-9   81 27 6 1 3 18 8 20 14 0 0 0 .333 .465 .543 1.009
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   70 20 6 1 1 5 9 13 11 2 0 0 .286 .388 .443 .831
1 Outs   112 38 9 1 5 28 21 20 18 0 0 0 .339 .439 .571 1.011
2 Outs   119 34 7 0 4 22 9 19 16 0 0 0 .286 .384 .445 .829
Scoring Position   95 35 9 1 5 46 16 16 15 2 0 0 .368 .451 .642 1.093
Bases Empty   148 41 8 1 2 2 14 26 22 0 0 0 .277 .385 .385 .770
Runner on 1st   58 16 5 0 3 7 9 10 8 0 0 0 .276 .382 .517 .900
Runner on 2nd   26 11 4 0 3 12 9 13 4 0 0 0 .423 .615 .923 1.538
Runner on 3rd   7 4 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .571 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 10 0 0 1 7 4 0 5 0 0 0 .294 .294 .382 .676
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.143 1.698
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Bases Loaded   17 5 1 0 0 12 0 1 4 1 0 0 .294 .316 .353 .669
Two Strikes   221 68 15 1 8 39 18 18 45 0 0 0 .308 .360 .493 .853
First Pitch   21 6 2 0 1 3 4 12 0 0 0 0 .286 .545 .524 1.069
Count 0-1   12 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Count 0-2   22 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 14 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Count 1-0   15 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Count 1-1   10 3 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-2   45 14 1 0 0 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .311 .311 .333 .644
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   13 5 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 2-2   60 17 6 0 2 9 6 0 13 0 0 0 .283 .283 .483 .767
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 .500 .933 .500 1.433
Full Count   94 33 8 1 4 23 8 18 5 0 0 0 .351 .455 .585 1.040
Behind in Count   79 20 2 0 2 8 5 0 27 0 0 0 .253 .253 .354 .608
Ahead in Count   37 13 2 1 1 7 15 22 0 0 0 0 .351 .593 .541 1.134
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   299 92 22 2 10 55 39 51 44 2 0 0 .308 .406 .495 .901
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   124 35 6 1 2 8 14 25 17 0 0 0 .282 .403 .395 .798
Medium Leverage   113 36 9 1 7 26 22 18 18 1 0 0 .319 .409 .602 1.011
High Leverage   64 21 7 0 1 21 3 9 10 1 0 0 .328 .405 .484 .890
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
1966 Detroit - MLB 22 64 220 55 12 0 5 25 23 19 1 3 67 0 0 .250 .309 .373 .681 102 109 1.0
1967 Detroit - MLB 23 99 320 86 9 1 17 38 42 38 2 0 69 0 0 .269 .350 .463 .812 154 163 2.7
1968 Detroit - MLB 24 154 563 135 20 1 14 60 74 75 3 5 121 0 1 .240 .330 .353 .683 115 120 3.8
1969 Detroit - MLB 25 107 382 111 14 2 19 63 65 77 4 3 78 0 0 .291 .412 .487 .899 162 170 5.2
1970 Detroit - MLB 26 157 552 143 28 0 26 90 93 108 6 6 118 0 0 .259 .382 .451 .834 139 147 5.7
1971 Detroit - MLB 27 134 435 123 24 4 17 62 70 100 3 4 96 0 0 .283 .417 .474 .891 163 172 7.0
1972 Detroit - MLB 28 152 564 165 26 1 32 100 93 103 4 1 114 0 0 .293 .405 .512 .917 188 203 9.8
1973 Detroit - MLB 29 135 443 141 28 3 18 72 98 122 2 4 72 0 0 .318 .464 .517 .981 182 182 7.2
1974 Detroit - MLB 30 158 553 150 17 4 16 66 89 95 4 3 108 0 0 .271 .380 .403 .783 134 133 4.4
1975 Detroit - MLB 31 99 346 101 20 3 23 62 62 69 2 5 64 1 0 .292 .408 .566 .974 178 175 3.8
1975 Dallas - MLB 31 52 182 62 11 1 12 46 40 50 2 3 34 0 0 .341 .481 .610 1.091 210 200 3.3
1975 Total - MLB 31 151 528 163 31 4 35 108 102 119 4 8 98 1 0 .309 .434 .581 1.015 189 184 7.1
1976 Dallas - MLB 32 83 301 92 22 2 10 55 39 52 0 2 45 1 1 .306 .406 .492 .897 158 159 3.0
Total MLB 1394 4861 1364 231 22 209 739 788 908 33 39 986 2 2 .281 .395 .466 .861 156 161 56.8
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
1965 Total - 21 41 174 64 8 0 12 53 57 27 4 1 22 12 6 .368 .461 .621 1.082 100 100 3.1
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
1967 Detroit - MLB 23 6 27 11 4 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 .407 .407 .852 1.259 289 313 -0.2
1968 Detroit - MLB 24 13 46 15 2 0 0 3 7 12 0 0 11 0 0 .326 .466 .370 .835 165 169 0.9
1969 Detroit - MLB 25 18 64 27 1 0 7 13 15 13 2 0 15 0 0 .422 .532 .766 1.297 276 282 1.5
1970 Detroit - MLB 26 6 19 5 1 1 0 2 3 7 0 0 5 0 0 .263 .462 .421 .883 156 171 0.4
1971 Detroit - MLB 27 12 42 10 2 0 1 4 6 8 1 0 7 0 0 .238 .373 .357 .730 117 130 1.5
1972 Detroit - MLB 28 16 60 17 3 0 3 10 6 12 1 1 15 0 0 .283 .405 .483 .889 180 186 1.3
1973 Detroit - MLB 29 12 47 13 4 0 2 6 4 7 0 1 8 0 0 .277 .364 .489 .853 144 153 0.5
1974 Detroit - MLB 30 7 26 6 1 0 1 7 2 6 0 0 4 0 0 .231 .375 .385 .760 127 126 -0.1
1975 Dallas - MLB 31 20 70 20 4 0 3 15 14 21 0 1 12 0 0 .286 .446 .471 .917 162 178 0.9
Total MLB 110 401 124 22 2 19 63 63 86 4 3 84 0 0 .309 .433 .516 .949 181 191
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Detroit - MLB 3B 58 57 22 101 8 129 6 .953 505.2 2.19 -0.2 .994
1966 Detroit - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Detroit - MLB 1B 34 31 264 18 21 283 1 .996 267.0 9.51 +0.4 1.026
1967 Detroit - MLB 3B 56 51 18 115 8 144 11 .924 474.1 2.52 -6.5 .927
1967 Detroit - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Detroit - MLB 1B 42 42 356 20 31 377 1 .997 367.2 9.20 +2.5 1.060
1968 Detroit - MLB 3B 113 105 39 215 22 265 11 .958 958.0 2.39 +0.1 .996
1969 Detroit - MLB 1B 37 37 338 27 25 368 3 .992 316.2 10.37 +2.9 1.060
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 75 67 44 126 6 187 17 .909 612.1 2.50 -4.2 .954
1970 Detroit - MLB 1B 36 36 309 23 23 334 2 .994 314.0 9.52 +1.6 1.043
1970 Detroit - MLB 3B 117 115 89 228 22 339 22 .935 1019.1 2.80 +0.5 1.006
1971 Detroit - MLB 1B 19 16 165 15 17 181 1 .994 150.0 10.80 +2.6 1.131
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 107 104 75 235 18 320 10 .969 930.1 3.00 +9.1 1.068
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 149 146 85 323 27 432 24 .944 1325.0 2.77 +2.1 1.002
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 127 125 90 255 22 357 12 .966 1088.2 2.85 +0.3 .994
1974 Detroit - MLB 1B 3 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 +0.1 1.039
1974 Detroit - MLB 3B 154 149 92 336 22 457 29 .937 1312.2 2.93 -4.3 .978
1975 Dallas - MLB 1B 52 52 495 27 45 525 3 .994 453.2 10.36 +1.5 1.015
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 96 95 70 186 18 278 22 .921 840.2 2.74 -11.7 .918
1975 Dallas - MLB 3B 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 5.1 6.75 +0.3 1.053
1976 Dallas - MLB 1B 80 80 761 55 65 821 5 .994 699.0 10.51 +3.9 1.021
TOTAL 1B 304 294 2695 185 228 2896 16 .994 2574.0 10.07 +15.5 1.040
TOTAL 3B 1053 1014 625 2123 173 2912 164 .944 9072.1 2.73 -14.5 .988
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college Wisconsin-La Crosse
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 50 (65).
04/12/1966 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 60 (65).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $98,345.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
03/23/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
05/13/1969 Injured (strained shoulder),out for 6 weeks.
08/26/1969 Injured (bruised hand),out for one week.
08/30/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
10/07/1969 Wins the 1969 MLB ABL Divisional Round MVP Award.
10/17/1969 Wins the 1969 MLB ABL League Championship Series MVP Award.
10/28/1969 Wins the 1969 World Series with the Detroit Wolverines.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $195,330.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
07/16/1970 Hits three home runs against the Toronto Hurons, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $325,920.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
01/15/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,896,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
04/20/1971 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 3 weeks.
07/17/1971 Injured (swollen ear),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
05/15/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/19/1972 Hits three home runs against the Twin Cities Northmen, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/21/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
10/24/1972 Finished 3rd in 1972 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
05/07/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
05/21/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/10/1973 Earned 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
07/16/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/03/1973 Injured (sore foot),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/12/1973 Injured (concussion),out for 2-3 weeks.
10/03/1973 Wins the 1973 MLB ABL Divisional Round MVP Award.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 75 (75).
04/29/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/14/1974 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/13/1974 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 75 (75).
02/05/1975 Injured (gluteus strain),out for 2 weeks.
04/14/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
05/03/1975 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/13/1975 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/31/1975 Was traded by the Detroit Wolverines to the Dallas Wranglers in exchange for SP Monte Willis, SS Mario Vasquez, and a 1st round draft pick.
08/29/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,656,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
10/01/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
10/30/1975 Finished 2nd in 1975 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 75 (75).
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 151 6
1974 149 10
Year PA Rank
1968 646 9
1972 672 5
Year H Rank
1972 165 7
Year K Rank
1968 121 5
1970 118 7
1972 114 8
1974 108 9
1975 98 5
Year TB Rank
1972 289 4
1975 307 1
Year HR Rank
1970 26 10
1972 32 2
1975 35 2
Year RBI Rank
1972 100 3
1975 108 2
Year R Rank
1968 74 8
1972 93 5
1973 98 5
1974 89 9
1975 102 6
Year BB Rank
1968 75 3
1970 108 6
1971 100 4
1972 103 2
1973 122 1
1974 95 5
1975 119 3
Year IBB Rank
1973 18 6
1974 17 6
1975 20 7
Year HP Rank
1970 6 10
Year SF Rank
1970 6 10
1975 8 6
Year EBH Rank
1972 59 5
1975 70 1
Year AVG Rank
1972 .293 5
1973 .318 5
1975 .309 4
Year OBP Rank
1971 .417 2
1972 .405 2
1973 .464 1
1974 .380 8
1975 .434 1
Year SLG Rank
1971 .474 9
1972 .512 3
1973 .517 6
1975 .581 1
Year RC Rank
1972 117.02 2
1973 113.24 5
1975 137.13 1
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.27 8
1972 7.45 2
1973 9.52 1
1975 9.45 1
Year ISO Rank
1971 .191 10
1972 .220 3
1973 .199 10
1975 .273 1
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .405 6
1972 .419 1
1973 .421 1
1975 .431 1
Year OPS Rank
1971 .891 9
1972 .917 1
1973 .981 2
1975 1.015 1
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.7 8
1972 9.0 3
1973 7.0 5
1975 7.2 3
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