3B Duane Simmons #24
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/17/1971
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3B DUANE SIMMONS #24 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 405 116 23 4 17 58 96 88 .286 .422 .489 0 6.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 65 65 60 75
Eye 70 70 65 70
Avoid K's 40 40 40 50
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: 25
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
09/16/1971 BOS Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/15/1971 BOS Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
09/14/1971 BOS Win, 5-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/12/1971 TOR Win, 6-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
09/12/1971 TOR Win, 10-0 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
09/11/1971 TOR Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1971 TOR Win, 7-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/09/1971 @ ATL Loss, 0-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1971 @ ATL Loss, 3-7 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/07/1971 @ ATL Win, 10-9 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Clubhouse cancer. The kind who can get a manager fired.
Personality Class: Disruptive
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:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$325,920
Signed Through:1971 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,896,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1965, 8th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1971 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 405 116 23 4 17 58 66 96 88 .286 .422 .489 .911 .412 .202 168
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 507 2 2 0 18 0 4 198 44 0 0 0.0 87.0 7.55 6.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 44 7 1 11 29 36 45 30 3 0 2 .301 .464 .589 1.053
Versus Right   259 72 16 3 6 29 30 51 58 1 0 0 .278 .395 .432 .828
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 .100 .231 .100 .331
Last Week   27 12 1 1 1 4 5 7 3 0 0 0 .444 .559 .667 1.225
April   34 13 2 0 3 8 7 8 8 0 0 0 .382 .500 .706 1.206
May   49 12 4 1 1 6 8 13 7 1 0 0 .245 .397 .429 .825
June   90 23 4 0 1 8 11 22 23 1 0 1 .256 .404 .333 .737
July   99 29 8 1 5 16 17 17 19 1 0 1 .293 .398 .545 .944
August   81 21 4 1 4 11 13 23 20 0 0 0 .259 .423 .481 .905
September   52 18 1 1 3 9 10 13 11 1 0 0 .346 .470 .577 1.047
Spring Training   51 15 3 0 3 6 8 10 13 0 0 2 .294 .429 .529 .958
Last Year   552 143 28 0 26 90 93 108 118 6 0 6 .259 .382 .451 .834
2 Years Ago   382 111 14 2 19 63 65 77 78 3 0 4 .291 .412 .487 .899
Career   2442 646 106 8 98 334 363 413 541 21 1 18 .265 .372 .435 .807
Home   208 59 14 1 8 33 31 49 49 4 0 2 .284 .418 .476 .894
Road   197 57 9 3 9 25 35 47 39 0 0 0 .289 .426 .503 .929
Grass   405 116 23 4 17 58 66 96 88 4 0 2 .286 .422 .489 .911
Day   243 62 10 1 7 30 33 59 52 2 0 2 .255 .402 .391 .793
Night   162 54 13 3 10 28 33 37 36 2 0 0 .333 .453 .636 1.089
As Starter   397 115 23 4 16 55 65 94 84 4 0 2 .290 .425 .489 .913
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .125 .300 .500 .800
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Close/Late   83 22 2 1 2 14 11 25 18 1 0 0 .265 .431 .386 .817
Inning 1-3   152 49 9 2 5 23 25 30 29 2 0 0 .322 .429 .507 .936
Inning 4-6   136 39 12 0 9 18 27 32 31 1 0 2 .287 .427 .574 1.000
Inning 7-9   109 26 2 2 3 16 14 29 26 1 0 0 .239 .396 .376 .772
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 .250 .538 .250 .788
0 Outs   120 44 8 1 8 16 32 40 22 1 0 1 .367 .525 .650 1.175
1 Outs   150 38 10 2 4 17 20 25 38 3 0 0 .253 .354 .427 .781
2 Outs   135 34 5 1 5 25 14 31 28 0 0 1 .252 .395 .415 .810
Scoring Position   105 21 3 0 2 36 13 30 24 4 0 1 .200 .371 .286 .657
Bases Empty   220 69 14 3 11 11 37 48 44 0 0 1 .314 .439 .555 .993
Runner on 1st   80 26 6 1 4 11 16 18 20 0 0 0 .325 .449 .575 1.024
Runner on 2nd   27 5 1 0 0 5 1 4 9 0 0 0 .185 .290 .222 .513
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 2 1 0 0 .400 .692 .400 1.092
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 4 1 0 1 6 4 14 8 0 0 0 .125 .391 .250 .641
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 5 0 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .312 .450 .312 .762
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 1 9 3 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .333 .700 1.033
Bases Loaded   15 2 0 0 0 7 3 1 3 2 0 0 .133 .167 .133 .300
Two Strikes   214 51 8 0 4 23 26 42 88 2 0 2 .238 .365 .332 .697
First Pitch   63 18 6 1 3 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .297 .556 .852
Count 0-1   27 9 3 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 0-2   33 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 18 0 0 1 .212 .235 .303 .538
Count 1-0   26 11 3 1 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .423 .962 1.385
Count 1-1   27 9 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .357 .556 .913
Count 1-2   71 16 2 0 0 4 4 0 36 0 0 1 .225 .236 .254 .490
Count 2-0   11 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .154 .455 .608
Count 2-1   24 9 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .583 .958
Count 2-2   73 15 3 0 3 12 4 0 23 1 0 0 .205 .203 .370 .573
Count 3-0   1 1 0 1 0 1 4 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Count 3-1   12 6 0 0 2 6 12 32 0 0 0 0 .500 .864 1.000 1.864
Full Count   37 13 3 0 0 4 15 42 11 1 0 0 .351 .688 .432 1.120
Behind in Count   131 32 5 0 3 11 12 0 54 0 0 2 .244 .256 .351 .607
Ahead in Count   74 29 5 2 7 21 24 52 0 2 0 0 .392 .633 .797 1.430
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 2nd   136 39 7 1 8 21 31 42 27 3 0 2 .287 .454 .529 .983
Batting 3rd   96 35 9 1 5 18 15 19 19 0 0 0 .365 .470 .635 1.105
Batting 5th   55 12 2 0 2 8 9 11 15 0 0 0 .218 .348 .364 .712
Batting 6th   113 30 5 2 2 10 11 22 24 1 0 0 .265 .382 .398 .781
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Low Leverage   177 50 10 2 6 13 27 39 39 1 0 1 .282 .413 .463 .876
Medium Leverage   145 45 9 1 10 29 26 36 32 2 0 0 .310 .443 .593 1.036
High Leverage   79 20 4 1 1 16 12 21 16 1 0 1 .253 .412 .367 .779
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 .681 101 104 0.8
1967 Detroit - MLB 23 99 320 86 9 1 17 38 42 38 2 0 69 0 0 .269 .350 .463 .812 150 159 2.5
1968 Detroit - MLB 24 154 563 135 20 1 14 60 74 75 3 5 121 0 1 .240 .330 .353 .683 113 115 3.4
1969 Detroit - MLB 25 107 382 111 14 2 19 63 65 77 4 3 78 0 0 .291 .412 .487 .899 161 165 4.9
1970 Detroit - MLB 26 157 552 143 28 0 26 90 93 108 6 6 118 0 0 .259 .382 .451 .834 136 142 5.3
1971 Detroit - MLB 27 125 405 116 23 4 17 58 66 96 2 4 88 0 0 .286 .422 .489 .911 157 168 6.6
Total MLB 706 2442 646 106 8 98 334 363 413 18 21 541 0 1 .265 .372 .435 .807 137 143 23.6
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 1.259 282 306 -0.2
1968 Detroit - MLB 24 13 46 15 2 0 0 3 7 12 0 0 11 0 0 .326 .466 .370 .835 163 163 0.8
1969 Detroit - MLB 25 18 64 27 1 0 7 13 15 13 2 0 15 0 0 .422 .532 .766 1.297 274 274 1.5
1970 Detroit - MLB 26 6 19 5 1 1 0 2 3 7 0 0 5 0 0 .263 .462 .421 .883 152 165 0.4
Total MLB 43 156 58 8 2 9 21 31 32 2 0 38 0 0 .372 .484 .622 1.106 225 230
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 1.130
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 100 97 74 214 16 298 10 .966 868.1 2.99 +8.1 1.067
TOTAL 1B 169 162 1432 103 117 1543 8 .995 1416.1 9.75 +10.0 1.057
TOTAL 3B 519 492 286 999 82 1362 77 .943 4438.0 2.61 -2.2 .999
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 151 6
Year PA Rank
1968 646 9
Year K Rank
1968 121 5
1970 118 7
Year HR Rank
1970 26 10
Year R Rank
1968 74 8
Year BB Rank
1968 75 3
1970 108 6
Year HP Rank
1970 6 10
Year SF Rank
1970 6 10
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