First name: Al
Last name: Simmons
Birthdate: 1902-05-22
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: simma101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PHA | 8.2 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 13 |
| 1925 | PHA | 8.5 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 10.1 | -0.1 | 30 |
| 1926 | PHA | 8.0 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 26 |
| 1927 | PHA | 5.6 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.1 | -0.5 | 21 |
| 1928 | PHA | 6.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 20 |
| 1929 | PHA | 7.7 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 11.9 | -3.1 | 36 |
| 1930 | PHA | 7.4 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 12.1 | -3.7 | 36 |
| 1931 | PHA | 6.9 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 12.3 | -4.3 | 37 |
| 1932 | PHA | 8.5 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 20 |
| 1933 | CHA | 7.9 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 25 |
| 1934 | CHA | 7.6 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 23 |
| 1935 | CHA | 6.9 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 1936 | DET | 7.4 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 15 |
| 1937 | WS1 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 9 |
| 1938 | WS1 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 12 |
| 1939 | CIN | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1 |
| 1939 | BSN | 4.5 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 1940 | PHA | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3 |
| 1941 | PHA | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1 |
| 1943 | BOS | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 1944 | PHA | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 116.6 | 18.4 | 134.8 | 74.7 | 114.3 | 20.5 | 344 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PHA | 647 | -2 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 6 |
| 1925 | PHA | 697 | 50 | 48 | -2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10.4 | 5.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 19 |
| 1926 | PHA | 642 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9.1 | 4.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 7 |
| 1927 | PHA | 457 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.5 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 1928 | PHA | 509 | 30 | 30 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10.0 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 11 |
| 1929 | PHA | 629 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -1 | 33 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10.4 | 8.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1930 | PHA | 611 | 64 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 11.2 | 8.3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 20 |
| 1931 | PHA | 563 | 58 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 28 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 10.2 | 8.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 35 |
| 1932 | PHA | 718 | 30 | 28 | -5 | 8 | -2 | 1 | -4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11.3 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 1933 | CHA | 648 | 19 | 21 | -1 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 19 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.3 | 4.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 27 |
| 1934 | CHA | 613 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11.0 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 16 |
| 1935 | CHA | 562 | -10 | -11 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 26 |
| 1936 | DET | 620 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 12 |
| 1937 | WS1 | 453 | -8 | -6 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 11 |
| 1938 | WS1 | 512 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1939 | CIN | 23 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 9.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 1 |
| 1939 | BSN | 358 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8.9 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 1940 | PHA | 85 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 6 |
| 1941 | PHA | 25 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 10.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -2 |
| 1943 | BOS | 141 | -9 | -9 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 8.5 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 4 |
| 1944 | PHA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Career | 9,519 | 393 | 387 | 7 | 46 | -14 | 10 | 116 | -71 | 0 | 0 | 552 | - | 52.7 | -7.1 | 1.3 | 46.9 | 248 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | DET | 1B | 26 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1B | 26 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PHA | LF | 1359 | 165 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | -5 | -5 |
| 1924 | PHA | CF | 2541 | 334 | 0.0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 129 | 2 | 1 |
| 1925 | PHA | CF | 4640 | 614 | 10.0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 191 | 1 | 8 |
| 1926 | PHA | CF | 4289 | 494 | -10.0 | -8 | -8 | -11 | 181 | 4 | -4 |
| 1927 | PHA | LF | 194 | 16 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| 1927 | PHA | CF | 2768 | 353 | -10.0 | -9 | -9 | 7 | 136 | 5 | -4 |
| 1927 | PHA | RF | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | PHA | LF | 3301 | 346 | -1.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 127 | 4 | 5 |
| 1929 | PHA | LF | 4162 | 507 | 23.0 | 24 | 23 | 89 | 174 | 10 | 33 |
| 1930 | PHA | LF | 3702 | 395 | 8.0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 145 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930 | PHA | CF | 217 | 29 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 1931 | PHA | LF | 3648 | 419 | 21.0 | 22 | 21 | 60 | 147 | 7 | 28 |
| 1931 | PHA | CF | 107 | 9 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1932 | PHA | LF | 4638 | 474 | -8.0 | -7 | -7 | 12 | 185 | 3 | -4 |
| 1932 | PHA | CF | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | CHA | LF | 4451 | 523 | 19.0 | 20 | 19 | 57 | 172 | 0 | 19 |
| 1934 | CHA | LF | 3738 | 412 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 5 | 8 |
| 1934 | CHA | CF | 139 | 17 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1935 | CHA | LF | 244 | 23 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935 | CHA | CF | 3423 | 467 | 13.0 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 146 | 2 | 15 |
| 1936 | DET | LF | 159 | 19 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1936 | DET | CF | 3942 | 513 | 2.0 | -1 | -1 | -46 | 200 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | WS1 | LF | 2741 | 332 | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 111 | 0 | 5 |
| 1937 | WS1 | CF | 114 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | WS1 | LF | 2503 | 269 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | -22 | 71 | -3 | -3 |
| 1938 | WS1 | CF | 209 | 20 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -8 | 8 | 0 | -2 |
| 1938 | WS1 | RF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CIN | LF | 140 | 20 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | BSN | LF | 2218 | 231 | -3.0 | -5 | -5 | -6 | 83 | 2 | -3 |
| 1940 | PHA | LF | 469 | 70 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| 1941 | PHA | LF | 143 | 16 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 10 | -1 | -2 |
| 1943 | BOS | LF | 647 | 72 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | PHA | LF | 42 | 5 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| LF | 38499 | 4314 | 76.0 | 81 | 78 | 258 | 1498 | 22 | 100 | ||
| CF | 22393 | 2870 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1021 | 17 | 17 | ||
| RF | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | PHA | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1930 | PHA | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 3 |
| 1931 | PHA | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 3 |
| 1939 | CIN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 6 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | PHA | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2 |
| 1930 | PHA | 24 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1931 | PHA | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1939 | CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 80 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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