Joe Simpson
1975–1983 · bats L / throws L · Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners
607G
.242AVG
.289OBP
.317SLG
More career statistics
338H
9HR
124RBI
45SB
3.0IP
1K
3.00ERA
0GS
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607 | 1,531 | 1,397 | 166 | 338 | 54 | 12 | 9 | 124 | 90 | 190 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 443 | .242 | .289 | .317 | .606 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.000 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1982-04-11 to 1982-04-22
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1981-09-03 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1980-07-26 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1979-08-27 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 312 | 728 | 153 | 5 | 60 | 47 | 93 | .233 | .275 | .312 |
| Away | 295 | 803 | 185 | 4 | 64 | 43 | 97 | .250 | .284 | .322 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 82 | 243 | 59 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 29 | .273 | .321 | .380 |
| May | 100 | 253 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 30 | .181 | .217 | .250 |
| June | 84 | 167 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 24 | .231 | .281 | .299 |
| July | 72 | 173 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 21 | .216 | .243 | .290 |
| August | 113 | 331 | 88 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 41 | .294 | .335 | .381 |
| September | 140 | 327 | 71 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 40 | .231 | .254 | .280 |
| October | 16 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .265 | .324 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 48 | 134 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 16 | .240 | .276 | .312 |
| athletics | 45 | 143 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | .256 | .322 | .368 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 44 | 139 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 20 | .230 | .295 | .336 |
| kansas-city-royals | 43 | 98 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | .300 | .327 | .367 |
| cleveland-guardians | 43 | 146 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 27 | .261 | .274 | .319 |
| california-angels | 42 | 113 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | .333 | .363 | .431 |
| boston-red-sox | 41 | 126 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | .218 | .238 | .277 |
| texas-rangers | 41 | 111 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 14 | .223 | .234 | .311 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | 30 | 4 | – | – | – | .133 | – | – |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 23 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | .174 | – | – |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Seattle Mariners | 120 | 265 | 75 | 2 | 27 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1980 | Seattle Mariners | 129 | 365 | 91 | 3 | 34 | 17 | .249 | – | – |
| 1981 | Seattle Mariners | 91 | 288 | 64 | 2 | 30 | 12 | .222 | – | – |
| 1982 | Seattle Mariners | 105 | 296 | 76 | 2 | 23 | 8 | .257 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Kansas City Royals | 91 | 119 | 20 | – | 8 | 1 | .168 | 3 | 1 |