Dick
Simpson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 191
 
Born: July 28, 1943 in Usa, DC, WASHINGTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 18 TOR AL     3 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 2 2
1963 19 TOR AL     3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1964 20 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1965 21 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1966 22 TOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1967 23 TOR AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1968 24 TOR AL     4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1969 25 TOR AL     3 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1970 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 6 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1971 27 TOR AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1973 29 BOS AL     3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1974 30 BOS AL     2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1975 31 BOS AL     2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1976 32 BOS AL     2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 18 AAA   137 492 71 111 27 2 25 82 8 7 79 139 .226 .333 .441 .774 75.5  
1963 19 AAA   136 511 77 115 20 4 24 80 7 13 78 129 .225 .328 .421 .748 72.2  
1964 20 TOR AL 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   135 549 68 118 16 1 32 78 10 4 68 148 .215 .301 .423 .724 75.4  
1965 21 TOR AL 124 380 39 83 18 2 7 36 4 1 48 105 .218 .309 .332 .641 42.3 6.7
1966 22 TOR AL 117 242 29 50 13 0 5 29 0 2 33 67 .207 .304 .322 .627 22.3 2.1
1967 23 AA   137 475 59 119 22 0 24 77 5 5 90 118 .251 .370 .448 .818 82.6  
1968 24 AA   56 204 31 50 7 2 8 18 2 3 39 43 .245 .366 .417 .783 33.0  
    A   81 280 47 73 11 0 23 53 6 3 70 53 .261 .409 .546 .955 64.6  
1969 25 AA   137 495 74 111 22 2 30 75 4 7 95 126 .224 .349 .459 .808 83.5  
1970 26 TOR AL 18 15 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 .133 .316 .267 .582 1.7 0.2
    AA   26 98 14 16 0 0 7 10 2 1 12 22 .163 .255 .378 .632 10.8  
1971 27 AAA   137 513 82 139 30 4 30 86 2 8 72 123 .271 .361 .520 .881 92.8  
1973 29 AAA   68 162 14 31 6 1 2 21 1 1 19 34 .191 .276 .278 .554 13.0  
    A   54 208 43 53 13 3 16 38 2 1 39 49 .255 .372 .577 .949 44.4  
1974 30 AAA   134 402 61 81 22 4 9 44 3 3 62 101 .201 .308 .343 .651 45.8  
    A   2 9 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .556 .856 1.6  
1975 31 A   136 469 85 137 27 4 35 100 8 4 109 81 .292 .426 .591 1.016 114.8  
1976 32 A   114 394 72 116 14 0 30 84 1 5 88 64 .294 .423 .558 .982 91.1  
4 Years Sim 264 640 69 136 33 2 12 67 4 3 85 177 .213 .308 .327 .634 66.3 9.1
6 Years AAA 747 2629 373 595 121 16 122 391 31 36 378 674 .226 .329 .424 .752 374.8  
4 Years AA 356 1272 178 296 51 4 69 180 13 16 236 309 .233 .358 .442 .800 210.0  
5 Years A 387 1360 249 381 65 7 105 277 17 13 307 249 .280 .416 .570 .986 316.6  
15 Years Minors 1490 5261 800 1272 237 27 296 848 61 65 921 1232 .242 .360 .466 .825 901.3  
162 Game Average 392 42 83 20 1 7 41 2 1 52 108 .213 .308 .327 .634 40.7  
Career Highs 124 380 39 83 18 2 7 36 4 2 48 105 .333 .333 .333 .667 42.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   354 42 79 23 2 5 34 2 3 47 102 .223 .316 .342 .658 39.3
vs LH   286 27 57 10 0 7 33 2 0 38 75 .199 .298 .308 .606 28.6
Home 119 290 35 60 13 1 7 24 0 3 34 87 .207 .295 .331 .626 28.5
Away 143 350 34 76 20 1 5 43 4 0 51 90 .217 .318 .323 .641 39.4
RISP   156 0 28 7 0 6 58 0 0 21 47 .179 .278 .340 .618 16.0
Pinch Hitting   43 5 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 11 .116 .224 .140 .364 0.5
Close/Late   87 8 21 5 0 2 8 0 0 12 24 .241 .333 .368 .701 11.2
Mar/Apr 32 50 7 14 3 0 1 5 0 0 7 15 .280 .390 .400 .790 7.5
May 38 88 9 18 4 0 2 13 0 0 11 20 .205 .290 .318 .608 8.8
June 35 52 5 11 4 0 0 1 0 1 11 15 .212 .359 .288 .648 5.9
July 54 145 15 26 6 1 3 19 1 0 24 43 .179 .298 .297 .595 14.6
August 49 160 13 34 10 0 1 13 1 0 11 43 .213 .263 .294 .557 12.0
Sep/Oct 56 145 20 33 6 1 5 16 2 2 21 41 .228 .325 .386 .712 19.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1964 20 TOR AL CF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1965 21 TOR AL 1B 77 74 648.3 677 55 8 73 .989 10.16   1.8
    CF 36 30 265.7 68 3 0 1 1.000 2.41   1.1
    RF 3 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    LF 5 0 10.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.36    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1966 22 TOR AL 1B 64 49 431.3 435 37 2 38 .996 9.85   1.2
    3B 14 8 77.3 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.98   0.1
    LF 4 3 28.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.29   0.2
    RF 4 3 22.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.05    
    CF 3 1 12.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1970 26 TOR AL 3B 14 2 34.3 6 8 1 0 .933 3.67   0.2
    1B 1 1 9.0 6 1 0 0 1.000 7.00   0.0
    LF 2 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  1B 142 124 1088.7 1118 93 10 111 .992 10.01   3.0
  CF 40 32 284.7 72 3 0 1 1.000 2.37   1.1
  3B 29 10 112.7 11 20 1 1 .969 2.48   0.3
  LF 11 3 41.7 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.16   0.2
  RF 11 4 37.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.19    
Career Totals   233 173 1565.3 1216 116 11 113 .992 7.66   4.6
Career Highs   122 105 936.3 750 58 8 74 .996 7.92    
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  1. Marvell Wynne (993)
  2. Rod Craig (987)
  3. Johnny Barrett (985)
  4. Randy Kutcher (978)
  5. Henry Cruz (978)
  6. Charlie James (977)
  7. Leo Posada (976)
  8. Dave Edwards (976)
  9. Butch Davis (976)
  10. Larry Bettencourt (975)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Toronto in 1962
Injured on 6/3/1962 with a Fractured Nose, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 9/15/1964, off Dick Hall (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1965, off Dick Lemay (KCR)
Injured on 8/20/1968 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/26/1970 with a Bruised Finger, out for 4 days
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Toronto on 10/13/1972
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/2/1973 to a minor league deal
Injured on 4/4/1975 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/21/1976 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 4 weeks