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Mike Simms
Michael Howard Simms

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 5, 1990
  vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1999
Born January 12, 1967 in Orange, CA

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1985. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 23 HOU NL  12   13    3    4   1  0   1    2   0  0   0   4  .308  .308  .615  151    8   0   0   0   0   1
 1991 24 HOU NL  49  123   18   25   5  0   3   16   1  0  18  38  .203  .301  .317   80   39   0   2   0   0   2
 1992 25 HOU NL  15   24    1    6   1  0   1    3   0  0   2   9  .250  .333  .417  117   10   0   0   0   1   1
 1994 27 HOU NL   6   12    1    1   1  0   0    0   1  0   0   5  .083  .083  .167  -35    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1995 28 HOU NL  50  121   14   31   4  0   9   24   1  2  13  28  .256  .341  .512  129   62   0   1   0   3   3
 1996 29 HOU NL  49   68    6   12   2  1   1    8   1  0   4  16  .176  .233  .279   40   19   0   0   0   1   1
 1997 30 TEX AL  59  111   13   28   8  0   5   22   0  1   8  27  .252  .298  .459   90   51   0   2   1   0   3
 1998 31 TEX AL  86  186   36   55  11  0  16   46   0  1  24  47  .296  .381  .613  150  114   0   2   0   3   4
 1999 32 TEX AL   4    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  152    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      330  660   92  163  33  1  36  121   4  4  69 175  .247  .323  .464  108  306   0   7   1   8  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        324   45   80  16  0  18   59   2  2  34  86  .247  .323  .464  108  150   0   3   0   4   7
 Career High     86  186   36   55  11  1  16   46   1  2  24  47                         114   0   2   1   3   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 23 HOU NL   13   10    2   5.4    95| .308  .261| .308  .327| .615  .392| .923  .718| 151  .589   0.8   0.1   0%
 1991 24 HOU NL  143  102   13   3.4    88| .203  .249| .301  .316| .317  .374| .618  .690|  80  .409  -2.6  -0.3 100%
 1992 25 HOU NL   27   19    3   4.3    88| .250  .253| .333  .318| .417  .373| .750  .691| 117  .514   0.5   0.1   0%
 1994 27 HOU NL   12   11    0   0.0   105| .083  .268| .083  .335| .167  .420| .250  .754| -35  .000  -2.3  -0.2 100%
 1995 28 HOU NL  138   96   20   5.6   101| .256  .262| .341  .330| .512  .408| .853  .738| 129  .565   4.8   0.5  33%
 1996 29 HOU NL   73   57    5   2.4   100| .176  .260| .233  .328| .279  .407| .512  .735|  40  .210  -6.0  -0.6 100%
 1997 30 TEX AL  121   89   14   4.2   113| .252  .277| .298  .347| .459  .438| .757  .786|  90  .408  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1998 31 TEX AL  215  138   44   8.5   113| .296  .276| .381  .346| .613  .440| .994  .786| 150  .712  13.7   1.3   0%
 1999 32 TEX AL    2    1    1  26.6   118| .500  .281| .500  .354| .500  .450|1.000  .804| 152  .949   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       744  523  102   5.2   103| .247  .266| .323  .334| .464  .414| .787  .748| 108  .535   7.2   0.7  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 23 HOU NL 1B 6 20 1 0 2 1.000 .991 3.50 7.88 9.00 9.60 1 21.0 1991 24 HOU NL OF 41 44 4 6 0 .889 .984 1.17 1.88 1.61 2.28 38 268.7 RF 41 44 4 6 0 .889 .980 1.17 1.65 1.61 2.06 38 267.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1992 25 HOU NL RF 9 6 2 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.66 1.57 2.07 6 46.0 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.40 12.00 9.60 0 3.0 1994 27 HOU NL RF 3 6 0 1 0 .857 .968 2.00 1.83 2.25 2.17 3 24.0 1995 28 HOU NL 1B 25 204 17 1 17 .995 .993 8.84 8.36 10.03 9.70 23 198.3 RF 12 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.17 1.76 1.43 2.08 11 88.0 1996 29 HOU NL OF 12 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.80 2.22 2.13 9 73.0 LF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.56 1.44 2.25 1.85 8 56.0 1B 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 8.36 7.20 9.63 0 10.0 RF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.70 1.59 2.06 1 17.0 1997 30 TEX AL DH 28 OF 19 23 0 1 0 .958 .983 1.21 2.02 2.46 2.32 10 84.0 RF 17 22 0 1 0 .957 .978 1.29 1.79 2.57 2.19 9 77.0 1B 2 13 1 1 2 .933 .993 7.00 8.05 9.69 9.28 2 13.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1998 31 TEX AL OF 43 45 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.07 2.02 1.77 2.31 27 233.3 RF 40 43 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.10 1.81 1.77 2.14 26 224.3 DH 26 1B 16 73 7 2 8 .976 .993 5.00 8.30 8.47 9.43 10 85.0 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 2.00 2.10 1 9.0 1999 32 TEX AL DH 2 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 23 HOU NL 1B 6 20 1 0 2 1.000 .991 3.50 7.88 9.00 9.60 1 21.0 1992 25 HOU NL 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.40 12.00 9.60 0 3.0 1995 28 HOU NL 1B 25 204 17 1 17 .995 .993 8.84 8.36 10.03 9.70 23 198.3 1996 29 HOU NL 1B 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 8.36 7.20 9.63 0 10.0 1997 30 TEX AL 1B 2 13 1 1 2 .933 .993 7.00 8.05 9.69 9.28 2 13.0 1998 31 TEX AL 1B 16 73 7 2 8 .976 .993 5.00 8.30 8.47 9.43 10 85.0 1999 32 TEX AL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1997 30 TEX AL DH 28 1998 31 TEX AL DH 26 1999 32 TEX AL DH 2 1991 24 HOU NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1996 29 HOU NL LF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.56 1.44 2.25 1.85 8 56.0 1997 30 TEX AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1998 31 TEX AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 2.00 2.10 1 9.0 1991 24 HOU NL OF 41 44 4 6 0 .889 .984 1.17 1.88 1.61 2.28 38 268.7 1992 25 HOU NL OF 9 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 1.96 1.57 2.35 6 46.0 1994 27 HOU NL OF 3 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 2.00 1.90 2.25 2.25 3 24.0 1995 28 HOU NL OF 12 17 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.42 1.82 1.74 2.15 11 88.0 1996 29 HOU NL OF 12 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.80 2.22 2.13 9 73.0 1997 30 TEX AL OF 19 23 0 1 0 .958 .983 1.21 2.02 2.46 2.32 10 84.0 1998 31 TEX AL OF 43 45 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.07 2.02 1.77 2.31 27 233.3 1999 32 TEX AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1991 24 HOU NL RF 41 44 4 6 0 .889 .980 1.17 1.65 1.61 2.06 38 267.7 1992 25 HOU NL RF 9 6 2 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.66 1.57 2.07 6 46.0 1994 27 HOU NL RF 3 6 0 1 0 .857 .968 2.00 1.83 2.25 2.17 3 24.0 1995 28 HOU NL RF 12 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.17 1.76 1.43 2.08 11 88.0 1996 29 HOU NL RF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.70 1.59 2.06 1 17.0 1997 30 TEX AL RF 17 22 0 1 0 .957 .978 1.29 1.79 2.57 2.19 9 77.0 1998 31 TEX AL RF 40 43 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.10 1.81 1.77 2.14 26 224.3 1999 32 TEX AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 140 159 7 8 0 .954 .983 1.19 1.94 1.83 2.27 104 818.0 15 0 126# RF* 126 138 7 8 0 .948 .979 1.15 1.74 1.75 2.10 94 745.0 1B* 56 321 28 4 29 .989 .993 6.23 8.28 9.48 9.61 36 331.3 DH 56 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 15 17 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.13 1.55 2.10 1.90 10 73.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 196 480 35 12 29 .977 .989 2.63 3.75 4.03 4.39 140 1149
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1985.

March 30, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

April 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 28, 1994: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 2, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Houston Astros$100,000
1992Houston Astros$115,000
1994Houston Astros$120,000
1995Houston Astros$125,000
1996Houston Astros$160,000
1997Texas Rangers$200,000
1998Texas Rangers$275,000
1999Texas Rangers$625,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,720,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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