Willie Simms
1936–1944 · bats L / throws R · Chicago American Giants, CI1, Kansas City Monarchs, KCR, NAL, SAS
202G
.260AVG
.335OBP
.348SLG
178H
4HR
49RBI
31SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | 776 | 684 | 122 | 178 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 71 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 238 | .260 | .335 | .348 | .683 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1937-09-05 to 1938-07-10
21longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1937-08-24 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 139 | 517 | 122 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 7 | .273 | .342 | .369 |
| Away | 63 | 259 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 | .236 | .278 | .308 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 |
| May | 31 | 106 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .283 | .330 | .364 |
| June | 40 | 144 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .246 | .319 | .286 |
| July | 67 | 260 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 4 | .208 | .262 | .303 |
| August | 49 | 206 | 57 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 2 | .318 | .374 | .441 |
| September | 12 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .268 | .360 | .341 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-american-giants | 41 | 166 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .219 | .271 | .298 |
| memphis-red-sox | 31 | 120 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | .266 | .317 | .330 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 30 | 117 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | .303 | .368 | .495 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 25 | 100 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .195 | .280 | .218 |
| CV9 | 13 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .304 | .367 | .348 |
| SSA | 12 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .283 | .225 |
| SNO | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .243 | .333 | .432 |
| CI1 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .368 | .348 | .421 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CI1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | .385 | – | – |
| 1937 | CI1, Kansas City Monarchs | 36 | 121 | 29 | – | 11 | 9 | .240 | – | – |
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs | 27 | 98 | 31 | – | 8 | 5 | .316 | – | – |
| 1939 | CGChicago American Giants | 29 | 102 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .265 | – | – |
| 1940 | CGChicago American Giants | 19 | 51 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1941 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 29 | 103 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .223 | – | – |
| 1942 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 36 | 132 | 32 | – | 7 | 4 | .242 | – | – |
| 1943 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 21 | 61 | 13 | – | 5 | 2 | .213 | – | – |
| 1944 | KCR | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |