Willie Simms

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .235
HR 5
RBI 78
H 207
OPS .616
PIV -1,621
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 160 lb
Born
12/23/1908 in Shreveport, LA, USA
Died
5/10/2002 in Perris, CA, USA
Awards
All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1139.0 1016.0 171.0 256.0 36.0 18.0 6.0 75.0 100.0 16.0 40.0 .252 .322 .341 .663

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 31.0 29.0 3.0 8.0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 1.0 .276 .323 .276 .599
1944 9.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 .333 .556 .333 .889
Listed seasons · 2 40 35 6 10 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .286 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
229 881 137 207 28 13 5 78 33 82 7 .235 .303 .313 .616 -1,621

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 9.4% below league average.

Career SLG .313 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Career OPS .616 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 CT NAL 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1937 KCM NAL 30 108 16 30 5 1 1 15 10 4 0 .278 .276 (avg) .342 (-10%) .398 (-7%) .740 (-8%) 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1938 KCM NAL 3 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1938 CAG NAL 18 79 13 19 3 1 0 7 3 7 0 .241 .272 (-12%) .341 (-12%) .392 (-23%) .734 (-17%) 0.0
1939 CAG NAL 34 134 20 42 5 2 3 14 6 15 0 .313 .274 (+14%) .342 (+13%) .393 (+14%) .735 (+14%) 333.8
1940 CAG NAL 19 76 14 17 4 0 1 5 1 9 2 .224 .267 (-16%) .335 (-9%) .387 (-19%) .722 (-14%) -162.5
1941 KCM NAL 41 154 27 32 2 3 0 15 8 21 0 .208 .262 (-21%) .332 (-8%) .373 (-30%) .705 (-20%) -439.0
1942 KCM NAL 48 206 35 45 6 5 0 12 3 13 4 .218 .253 (-14%) .323 (-18%) .349 (-15%) .672 (-17%) -569.8
1943 KCM NAL 31 97 12 16 2 1 0 8 2 13 0 .165 .255 (-36%) .324 (-17%) .346 (-40%) .671 (-29%) -399.2
Career · 10 seasons 229 881 137 207 28 13 5 78 33 82 7 .235 — — — — -1,237

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 2 0 0 0 13.50 0.0

Career ERA 13.50 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 215.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 CAG NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 2 0 0 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 2 0 0 13.50 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 33 5 8 0 3 0 6 1 0 .242

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1942 NWS KCM 4 21 4 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 .238
1937 ALC KCM 3 12 1 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 .250

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 229 222 295 16 23 2
P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 CT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 CT OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1937 KCM OF 32 28 32 1 1 0
1937 CAG OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1938 KCM OF 3 3 3 1 0 0
1938 CAG OF 18 18 32 1 2 0
1939 CAG OF 33 33 63 4 5 0
1939 CAG P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1940 CAG OF 19 19 25 0 1 0
1941 KCM OF 40 40 47 5 4 1
1942 KCM OF 49 48 68 3 6 1
1943 KCM OF 31 29 20 1 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 1
Left Field 105
Center Field 115
Right Field 9

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Simms

Was Willie Simms a pitcher?
No. Willie Simms was a position player (Center Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Willie Simms hit?
Willie Simms hit 5 career home runs with 207 hits.