Wayne Simpson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: December 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (8th) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centennial HS (Compton, CA).

High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)

Debut: April 9, 1970 (Age 21-128d, 12,969th in major league history)
vs. LAD 9.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 29, 1977 (Age 28-301d)
vs. KCR 4.2 IP, 11 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Wayne Kirby Simpson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

4.37

122

107

636.0

353

WHIP

1.448

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	18	CIN-min	A-,WRk	6	7	.462	3.47	26	23		5	0		140.0	112	71	54	4	110	2	111	12	2	20				1.586	7.2	0.3	7.1	7.1	1.01	SXF,RDS NORL,FLIL
1968	19	CIN-min	AA	7	9	.438	3.92	26	25		2	0		131.0	122	70	57	5	86	11	97	3	2	24				1.588	8.4	0.3	5.9	6.7	1.13	AVL SOUL
1969	20	CIN-min	AAA	7	13	.350	4.89	27	27		7	1	0	162.0	145	102	88	8	102	7	120	11	1	22				1.525	8.1	0.4	5.7	6.7	1.18	INA AA
1970	21	CIN	NL	14	3	*.824*	3.02	26	26	0	10	2	0	176.0	125	73	59	15	81	3	119	9	2	6	730	139	3.93	1.170	*6.4*	0.8	4.1	6.1	1.47	AS,RoY-4
1971	22	CIN-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	3.71	6	6		1	0	0	34.0	34	16	14	2	21	0	24	0	1	0				1.618	9.0	0.5	5.6	6.4	1.14	INA AA
1971	22	CIN	NL	4	7	.364	4.76	22	21	1	1	0	0	117.1	106	66	62	9	77	5	61	3	0	9	528	69	4.45	1.560	8.1	0.7	5.9	4.7	0.79
1972	23	CIN-min	AAA	0	2	.000	5.40	3	3		0	0	0	15.0	15	9	9	1	10	0	11	1	0	1				1.667	9.0	0.6	6.0	6.6	1.10	INA AA
1972	23	CIN	NL	8	5	.615	4.14	24	22	1	1	0	0	130.1	124	63	60	17	49	4	70	2	0	6	555	78	4.19	1.327	8.6	1.2	3.4	4.8	1.43
1973	24	KCR-min	AAA	3	5	.375	3.69	9	9		4	0	0	61.0	57	29	25	3	27	3	37	2	0	7				1.377	8.4	0.4	4.0	5.5	1.37	OMA AA
1973	24	KCR	AL	3	4	.429	5.73	16	10	4	1	0	0	59.2	66	39	38	1	35	0	29	1	1	7	273	71	3.62	1.693	10.0	0.2	5.3	4.4	0.83

1974	25	PIT-min	AAA	9	10	.474	3.32	25	24		10	2	1	160.0	139	68	59	12	67	2	109	4	1	8				1.288	7.8	0.7	3.8	6.1	1.63	CHL IL
1975	26	PHI-min	AAA	12	7	.632	2.17	26	23		11	4	1	170.0	131	58	41	7	56	7	110	8	1	9				1.100	6.9	0.4	3.0	5.8	1.96	TOL IL
1975	26	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	3.23	7	5	0	0	0	0	30.2	31	11	11	1	11	0	19	1	0	1	132	117	2.95	1.370	9.1	0.3	3.2	5.6	1.73

1976	27	CAL-min	AAA	13	6	.684	4.24	28	28		9	0	0	174.0	189	98	82	19	72	5	131	13	4	8				1.500	9.8	1.0	3.7	6.8	1.82	SLC PCL
1977	28	CAL	AL	6	12	.333	5.83	27	23	1	0	0	0	122.0	154	90	79	14	62	3	55	7	0	8	576	67	5.03	1.770	11.4	1.0	4.6	4.1	0.89
1978	29	LAD-min	AAA	8	10	.444	6.18	22	22		1	1	0	118.0	144	103	81	13	74	5	77	16	0	10				1.847	11.0	1.0	5.6	5.9	1.04	ABQ PCL
6 Yrs				36	31	.537	4.37	122	107	7	13	2	0	636.0	606	342	309	57	315	15	353	23	3	37	2794	86	4.21	1.448	8.6	0.8	4.5	5.0	1.12
162 Game Avg.				11	9	.537	4.37	36	32	2	4	1	0	189	180	102	92	17	94	4	105	7	1	11	830	86	4.21	1.448	8.6	0.8	4.5	5.0	1.12

CIN (3 yrs)				26	15	.634	3.85	72	69	2	12	2	0	423.2	355	202	181	41	207	12	250	14	2	21	1813	95	4.16	1.327	7.5	0.9	4.4	5.3	1.21
KCR (1 yr)				3	4	.429	5.73	16	10	4	1	0	0	59.2	66	39	38	1	35	0	29	1	1	7	273	71	3.62	1.693	10.0	0.2	5.3	4.4	0.83
PHI (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.23	7	5	0	0	0	0	30.2	31	11	11	1	11	0	19	1	0	1	132	117	2.95	1.370	9.1	0.3	3.2	5.6	1.73
CAL (1 yr)				6	12	.333	5.83	27	23	1	0	0	0	122.0	154	90	79	14	62	3	55	7	0	8	576	67	5.03	1.770	11.4	1.0	4.6	4.1	0.89

NL (4 yrs)				27	15	.643	3.80	79	74	2	12	2	0	454.1	386	213	192	42	218	12	269	15	2	22	1945	96	4.07	1.329	7.6	0.8	4.3	5.3	1.23
AL (2 yrs)				9	16	.360	5.80	43	33	5	1	0	0	181.2	220	129	117	15	97	3	84	8	1	15	849	69	4.56	1.745	10.9	0.7	4.8	4.2	0.87

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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