Curt Simmons
1947–1967 · bats L / throws L · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
609G
.171AVG
.213OBP
.196SLG
More career statistics
194H
1HR
76RBI
2SB
193–183W–L
3,348.1IP
1,697K
3.54ERA
461GS
5SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,256 | 1,257 |
| Batting · Walks | 59 | 60 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 14,144 | 14,203 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,318 | 1,316 |
| Pitching · p gs | 461 | 462 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,313 | 3,316 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,697 | 1,700 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,063 | 1,065 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 609 | 1,256 | 1,135 | 93 | 194 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 59 | 283 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 222 | .171 | .213 | .196 | .409 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,348.3 | 569 | 461 | 163 | 193 | 183 | 5 | 3,313 | 1,551 | 1,318 | 255 | 1,063 | 1,697 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 1.307 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1953-09-17 to 1954-04-14
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1948-09-06 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1952-09-23 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1948-08-29 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 315 | 628 | 111 | 1 | 49 | 34 | 143 | .197 | .231 | .236 |
| Away | 294 | 629 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 140 | .145 | .173 | .156 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 118 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | .227 | .254 | .245 |
| May | 101 | 232 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 39 | .164 | .190 | .207 |
| June | 109 | 247 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 67 | .179 | .215 | .197 |
| July | 119 | 235 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 45 | .160 | .200 | .183 |
| August | 112 | 223 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 57 | .173 | .202 | .188 |
| September | 111 | 194 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 50 | .145 | .170 | .174 |
| October | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 81 | 150 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 31 | .160 | .247 | .168 |
| chicago-cubs | 77 | 168 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 35 | .212 | .244 | .245 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 74 | 133 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 25 | .163 | .188 | .179 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 72 | 169 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 29 | .235 | .231 | .294 |
| milwaukee-braves | 50 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | .119 | .132 | .129 |
| new-york-giants | 45 | 117 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | .164 | .197 | .191 |
| san-francisco-giants | 39 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | .180 | .174 | .197 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 33 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 26 | .106 | .167 | .106 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 9 | 9 |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 51 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .137 | 170 | 88 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 41 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .171 | 131 | 83 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 77 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .156 | 214 | 146 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 8 | – | .164 | 201 | 141 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 93 | 13 | – | 3 | 1 | .140 | 238 | 138 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 91 | 16 | – | 8 | – | .176 | 253 | 125 |
| 1955 | Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 46 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .174 | 130 | 58 |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 72 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .236 | 198 | 89 |
| 1957 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 71 | 17 | – | 7 | – | .239 | 212 | 92 |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 59 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .203 | 168 | 78 |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 47 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .213 | 156 | 67 |
| 1961 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 66 | 20 | – | 6 | – | .303 | 195 | 99 |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 50 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .160 | 154 | 74 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 81 | 13 | – | 5 | 1 | .160 | 232 | 127 |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 94 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .106 | 244 | 104 |
| 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 64 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .047 | 203 | 96 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | .115 | 110 | 38 |
| 1967 | California Angels, Chicago Cubs | 31 | 37 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .162 | 116 | 44 |