Dick Simpson
1962–1969 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Yankees, SE1, St. Louis Cardinals
288G
.206AVG
.300OBP
.337SLG
107H
15HR
56RBI
10SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | 597 | 519 | 94 | 107 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 65 | 175 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 175 | .206 | .300 | .337 | .637 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1967-07-13 to 1967-09-08
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1964-05-05 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1966-06-19 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1968-07-26 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 152 | 306 | 53 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 88 | .202 | .281 | .327 |
| Away | 136 | 291 | 54 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 87 | .211 | .296 | .348 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 14 | .250 | .333 | .556 |
| May | 57 | 134 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 33 | .149 | .269 | .228 |
| June | 69 | 124 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 45 | .170 | .258 | .377 |
| July | 40 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 31 | .204 | .275 | .296 |
| August | 59 | 119 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 31 | .287 | .328 | .417 |
| September | 35 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | .200 | .281 | .255 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 34 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .250 | .320 | .477 |
| san-francisco-giants | 28 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | .216 | .281 | .255 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 66 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | .255 | .318 | .436 |
| chicago-cubs | 26 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | .128 | .236 | .298 |
| new-york-mets | 25 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | .188 | .293 | .271 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | .242 | .297 | .394 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 20 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .286 | .324 | .457 |
| cleveland-guardians | 18 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .211 | .318 | .316 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 6 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 21 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .140 | – | – |
| 1965 |  California Angels | 8 | 27 | 6 | – | 3 | 1 | .222 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 84 | 20 | 4 | 14 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 6 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1968 | Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 233 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 4 | .197 | – | – |
| 1969 | New York Yankees, SE1 | 32 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .190 | – | – |