Harry Simpson
1946–1959 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,004G
.268AVG
.332OBP
.404SLG
861H
79HR
411RBI
22SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,004 | 3,552 | 3,212 | 407 | 861 | 111 | 44 | 79 | 411 | 300 | 429 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 1,297 | .268 | .332 | .404 | .736 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1957-04-20 to 1957-05-07
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1956-09-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1952-07-01 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1952-05-01 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 521 | 1801 | 434 | 44 | 218 | 169 | 213 | .269 | .335 | .412 |
| Away | 483 | 1751 | 427 | 35 | 193 | 131 | 216 | .267 | .319 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 55 | 198 | 59 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 27 | .319 | .348 | .519 |
| May | 188 | 685 | 160 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 82 | .258 | .320 | .409 |
| June | 220 | 810 | 191 | 18 | 94 | 66 | 101 | .261 | .317 | .405 |
| July | 200 | 715 | 180 | 17 | 92 | 65 | 87 | .282 | .343 | .417 |
| August | 204 | 699 | 158 | 13 | 75 | 64 | 81 | .250 | .318 | .356 |
| September | 137 | 445 | 113 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 51 | .279 | .335 | .395 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 147 | 539 | 135 | 11 | 70 | 43 | 69 | .276 | .330 | .437 |
| detroit-tigers | 129 | 451 | 116 | 13 | 65 | 32 | 58 | .281 | .328 | .431 |
| boston-red-sox | 116 | 406 | 101 | 10 | 64 | 34 | 44 | .275 | .333 | .436 |
| chicago-white-sox | 116 | 443 | 95 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 58 | .239 | .316 | .337 |
| new-york-yankees | 113 | 397 | 78 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 68 | .222 | .292 | .355 |
| cleveland-guardians | 73 | 254 | 64 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 44 | .282 | .339 | .427 |
| baltimore-orioles | 73 | 260 | 78 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 39 | .322 | .365 | .475 |
| st-louis-browns | 49 | 166 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 19 | .224 | .325 | .308 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Philadelphia Stars | 40 | 118 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Stars | 30 | 99 | 26 | – | 4 | 2 | .263 | – | – |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Stars | 46 | 166 | 54 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .325 | – | – |
| 1951 |  Cleveland Guardians | 122 | 332 | 76 | 7 | 24 | 6 | .229 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 146 | 545 | 145 | 10 | 64 | 5 | .266 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 82 | 242 | 55 | 7 | 22 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 115 | 397 | 119 | 5 | 52 | 3 | .300 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Kansas City Athletics | 141 | 543 | 159 | 21 | 105 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1957 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 125 | 403 | 109 | 13 | 63 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 102 | 263 | 67 | 7 | 33 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 104 | 22 | 3 | 17 | – | .212 | – | – |