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
.207AVG
.299OBP
.338SLG
More career statistics
107H
15HR
56RBI
10SB
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 · At bats | 518 | 519 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 174 | 175 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 595 | 597 |
| Batting · Walks | 64 | 65 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | 595 | 518 | 94 | 107 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 64 | 174 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 175 | .207 | .299 | .338 | .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ↗ |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | 1964-05-23 | 1 in 98 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 | – | – |