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Ted Simmons

#11 RANKED AT POSITION
1968—1988
Catcher
BORN
August 9, 1949, in Highland Park, MI
BATS / THROWS
Both / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 193
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals
.285
BATTING AVERAGE
2456
GAMES
50.4
WAR
.348
ON-BASE PCT
1074
RUNS
34.8
WAR7
.437
SLUGGING
2472
HITS
16.2
WAR3
.785
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
248
HOME RUNS
3.3
WAR PER SEASON
Switch-hitting Hall of Fame catcher overshadowed by Johnny Bench and Gary Carter in the 1970s.
Hall of Fame
8-TIME
ALL-STAR
Cardinals
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Simmons
CAREER
50.4
LONG PEAK
34.8
PRIME
22.9
SHORT PEAK
16.2
JAWS
42.6
WAR PER
3.3
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Ted Simmons Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
11
CAREER
12
LONG PEAK
15
PRIME
17
SHORT PEAK
20
JAWS
13
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Simmons
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.050.434.822.916.242.63.353.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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