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Al Simmons

Left Field

1924—1944

BORN

May 22, 1902, in Milwaukee, WI

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HT / WT

5-11 / 190

MLB DEBUT

April 15, 1924

FINAL GAME

July 1, 1944

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia A's

.334

BATTING AVERAGE

2927

HITS

68.0 WAR

.380

ON-BASE PCT

307

42.8 WAR7

.535

SLUGGING

.915

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

5.0 WAR PER SEASON

Al Simmons

Had a hideous swing, but consistently batted over .300 and was part of great A’s team that won pennants from 1929-1931.

— Hall of Fame —

— # 11 RANKED AT POSITION —

— A's ALL-TIME TEAM —

— 1929-30 CHAMP —

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Simmons	68.0	42.8	33.6	22.9	55.4	5.0
AVG HOFer	68.7	43.2	31.4	22.4	56.0	4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Al Simmons Rank?

Ranking Among Left Fielders by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
9	9	8	9	8

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Al Simmons

Left Field

1924—1944

BORN

May 22, 1902, in Milwaukee, WI

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HT / WT

5-11 / 190

MLB DEBUT

April 15, 1924

FINAL GAME

July 1, 1944

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia A's

.334

BATTING AVERAGE

2927

HITS

68.0

WAR

.380

ON-BASE PCT

307

42.8

WAR7

.535

SLUGGING

.915

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

5.0

WAR PER SEASON

Al Simmons

— Hall of Fame —

— # 11 RANKED AT POSITION —

— A's ALL-TIME TEAM —

— 1929-30 CHAMP —

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Al Simmons Rank?

Ranking Among Left Fielders by Wins Above Replacement

WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Left Fielders