Ted Simmons
1968–1988 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
2,456G
.285AVG
.348OBP
.437SLG
More career statistics
2,472H
248HR
1,389RBI
21SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,456 | 9,685 | 8,680 | 1,074 | 2,472 | 483 | 47 | 248 | 1,389 | 855 | 694 | 21 | 33 | 39 | 100 | 3,793 | .285 | .348 | .437 | .785 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1973-08-19 to 1973-09-08
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1977-09-30 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1978-08-11 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1984-05-26 | 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 | 1218 | 4660 | 1165 | 116 | 702 | 386 | 322 | .279 | .333 | .433 |
| Away | 1238 | 5025 | 1307 | 132 | 687 | 469 | 372 | .291 | .353 | .441 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 295 | 1172 | 285 | 20 | 150 | 103 | 82 | .272 | .331 | .386 |
| May | 416 | 1639 | 408 | 43 | 225 | 170 | 111 | .283 | .353 | .449 |
| June | 420 | 1655 | 422 | 53 | 246 | 134 | 126 | .282 | .336 | .465 |
| July | 405 | 1591 | 423 | 47 | 266 | 140 | 124 | .298 | .354 | .474 |
| August | 458 | 1808 | 459 | 43 | 244 | 157 | 114 | .282 | .341 | .407 |
| September | 434 | 1722 | 449 | 40 | 250 | 145 | 132 | .289 | .345 | .431 |
| October | 28 | 98 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | .289 | .327 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 197 | 797 | 220 | 23 | 118 | 64 | 46 | .308 | .356 | .463 |
| montreal-expos | 193 | 751 | 212 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 69 | .316 | .368 | .460 |
| chicago-cubs | 193 | 770 | 230 | 23 | 111 | 73 | 48 | .334 | .394 | .507 |
| new-york-mets | 186 | 718 | 200 | 17 | 99 | 75 | 60 | .315 | .383 | .460 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 185 | 747 | 192 | 17 | 104 | 72 | 45 | .289 | .353 | .461 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 148 | 559 | 135 | 16 | 82 | 54 | 48 | .272 | .338 | .431 |
| san-diego-padres | 144 | 559 | 145 | 17 | 81 | 63 | 34 | .298 | .372 | .462 |
| san-francisco-giants | 143 | 541 | 129 | 9 | 71 | 53 | 41 | .269 | .336 | .408 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 5 | 14 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .214 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 82 | 284 | 69 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .243 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 133 | 510 | 155 | 7 | 77 | 1 | .304 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 152 | 594 | 180 | 16 | 96 | 1 | .303 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 161 | 619 | 192 | 13 | 91 | 2 | .310 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 152 | 599 | 163 | 20 | 103 | – | .272 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 157 | 581 | 193 | 18 | 100 | 1 | .332 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 150 | 546 | 159 | 5 | 75 | – | .291 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 150 | 516 | 164 | 21 | 95 | 2 | .318 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 152 | 516 | 148 | 22 | 80 | 1 | .287 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 123 | 448 | 127 | 26 | 87 | – | .283 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 145 | 495 | 150 | 21 | 98 | 1 | .303 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 100 | 380 | 82 | 14 | 61 | – | .216 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 137 | 539 | 145 | 23 | 97 | – | .269 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 153 | 600 | 185 | 13 | 108 | 4 | .308 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 132 | 497 | 110 | 4 | 52 | 3 | .221 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 143 | 528 | 144 | 12 | 76 | 1 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 76 | 127 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .252 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 73 | 177 | 49 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 78 | 107 | 21 | 2 | 11 | – | .196 | – | – |