Joe Simpson
1975–1983 · bats L / throws L · Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners
607G
.242AVG
.289OBP
.317SLG
338H
9HR
124RBI
45SB
3IP
1K
3.00ERA
0GS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 hits | 1979-08-27 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1979-09-05 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1979-07-03 | 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 | 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 |