Curt Simmons was born on Sunday, May 19, 1929, in Egypt, Pennsylvania. Simmons was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 28, 1947, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Curt Simmons baseball stats page.
"Trying to throw a baseball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster." - Simmons, Curt. The Book of Sports Quotes. Sugar, Bert Randolph. Author. Quick Fox Publishing. New York. 1979. Page 59.
Curt SimmonsCurt Simmons Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#318 | Checklist) |
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Curt SimmonsCurt Simmons Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1947 | 18 | Phillies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | 19 | Phillies | 31 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 4.87 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 170.0 | 758 | 169 | 92 | 110 | 8 | 108 | 5 | 86 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - |
1949 | 20 | Phillies | 38 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4.59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131.1 | 551 | 133 | 67 | 72 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1950 | 21 | Phillies | 31 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.40 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 214.2 | 896 | 178 | 81 | 93 | 19 | 88 | 2 | 146 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
1952 | 23 | Phillies | 28 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.82 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 201.1 | 830 | 170 | 63 | 72 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 141 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1953 | 24 | Phillies | 32 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.21 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 238.0 | 993 | 211 | 85 | 102 | 17 | 82 | 6 | 138 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1954 | 25 | Phillies | 34 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 2.81 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 253.0 | 1,074 | 226 | 79 | 101 | 14 | 98 | 7 | 125 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1955 | 26 | Phillies | 25 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 572 | 148 | 71 | 76 | 15 | 50 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1956 | 27 | Phillies | 33 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 834 | 186 | 74 | 95 | 17 | 65 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1957 | 28 | Phillies | 32 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 212.0 | 884 | 214 | 81 | 92 | 11 | 50 | 11 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1958 | 29 | Phillies | 29 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 4.38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 168.1 | 727 | 196 | 82 | 92 | 11 | 40 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1959 | 30 | Phillies | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1960 | 31 | Phillies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1960 | 31 | Cardinals | 23 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 152.0 | 617 | 149 | 45 | 50 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
1961 | 32 | Cardinals | 30 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 195.2 | 840 | 203 | 68 | 91 | 14 | 64 | 6 | 99 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1962 | 33 | Cardinals | 31 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.51 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 154.0 | 641 | 167 | 60 | 78 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1963 | 34 | Cardinals | 32 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.48 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 232.2 | 942 | 209 | 64 | 82 | 13 | 48 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | 35 | Cardinals | 34 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.43 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 244.0 | 1,006 | 233 | 93 | 106 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | 36 | Cardinals | 34 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 203.0 | 881 | 229 | 92 | 104 | 19 | 54 | 8 | 96 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
1966 | 37 | Cardinals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 147 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1966 | 37 | Cubs | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 | 322 | 79 | 35 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1967 | 38 | Cubs | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 370 | 100 | 45 | 54 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1967 | 38 | Angels | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34.2 | 149 | 44 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
20 Years | 569 | 462 | 54 | 193 | 183 | .513 | 3.54 | 163 | 36 | 5 | 3,348.1 | 14,144 | 3,313 | 1,318 | 1,551 | 255 | 1,063 | 86 | 1,697 | 39 | 53 | 4 | 0 |
Curt SimmonsCurt Simmons Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1947 | 18 | Phillies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1948 | 19 | Phillies | 31 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .137 | .200 | .137 |
1949 | 20 | Phillies | 39 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .190 | .195 |
1950 | 21 | Phillies | 34 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .217 | .156 |
1952 | 23 | Phillies | 28 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .233 | .224 |
1953 | 24 | Phillies | 32 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .140 | .167 | .172 |
1954 | 25 | Phillies | 38 | 91 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .202 | .176 |
1955 | 26 | Phillies | 27 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .191 | .239 |
1956 | 27 | Phillies | 39 | 72 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .273 | .278 |
1957 | 28 | Phillies | 38 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .299 | .254 |
1958 | 29 | Phillies | 38 | 59 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .217 | .220 |
1959 | 30 | Phillies | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1960 | 31 | Phillies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1960 | 31 | Cardinals | 29 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .275 | .234 |
1961 | 32 | Cardinals | 32 | 66 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .378 | .348 |
1962 | 33 | Cardinals | 31 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .232 | .180 |
1963 | 34 | Cardinals | 32 | 81 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .179 | .210 |
1964 | 35 | Cardinals | 34 | 94 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .106 | .143 | .106 |
1965 | 36 | Cardinals | 34 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .047 | .047 | .063 |
1966 | 37 | Cardinals | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .250 |
1966 | 37 | Cubs | 19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
1967 | 38 | Cubs | 17 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
1967 | 38 | Angels | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
20 Years | 609 | 1,135 | 93 | 194 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 59 | 0 | 283 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .171 | .213 | .196 |
Curt SimmonsCurt Simmons Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1947 Phillies | P | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1948 Phillies | P | 31 | 23 | 510 | 40 | 1.3 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.01 |
1949 Phillies | P | 38 | 14 | 394 | 29 | 0.8 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.85 |
1950 Phillies | P | 31 | 27 | 644 | 44 | 1.4 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.84 |
1952 Phillies | P | 28 | 28 | 604 | 28 | 1.0 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.25 |
1953 Phillies | P | 32 | 30 | 714 | 35 | 1.1 | 33 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 1.25 |
1954 Phillies | P | 34 | 33 | 759 | 42 | 1.2 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.39 |
1955 Phillies | P | 25 | 22 | 390 | 26 | 1.0 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.73 |
1956 Phillies | P | 33 | 27 | 594 | 40 | 1.2 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.77 |
1957 Phillies | P | 32 | 29 | 636 | 34 | 1.1 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.44 |
1958 Phillies | P | 29 | 27 | 505 | 37 | 1.3 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.87 |
1959 Phillies | P | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1960 Phillies | P | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1960 Cardinals | P | 23 | 17 | 456 | 35 | 1.5 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.01 |
1961 Cardinals | P | 30 | 29 | 587 | 43 | 1.4 | 42 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.93 |
1962 Cardinals | P | 31 | 22 | 462 | 33 | 1.1 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.87 |
1963 Cardinals | P | 32 | 32 | 698 | 35 | 1.1 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
1964 Cardinals | P | 34 | 34 | 732 | 59 | 1.7 | 57 | 12 | 45 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.10 |
1965 Cardinals | P | 34 | 32 | 609 | 41 | 1.2 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.77 |
1966 Cardinals | P | 10 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 0.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 1.35 |
1966 Cubs | P | 19 | 10 | 232 | 26 | 1.4 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.03 |
1967 Cubs | P | 17 | 14 | 246 | 20 | 1.2 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.98 |
1967 Angels | P | 14 | 4 | 104 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.30 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 569 | 462 | 10,045 | 664 | 1.2 | 641 | 127 | 514 | 23 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.72 | |
20 Years | 569 | 462 | 10,045 | 664 | 1.2 | 641 | 127 | 514 | 23 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.72 |
Curt SimmonsCurt Simmons Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1947 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 9.00 | 6.00 |
1948 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 12.8 | 0.80 | 4.55 | 5.72 |
1949 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 41.0 | 1.51 | 5.69 | 3.77 |
1950 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.7 | 25.7 | 1.66 | 6.12 | 3.69 |
1952 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 2.01 | 6.30 | 3.13 |
1953 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 31.0 | 1.68 | 5.22 | 3.10 |
1954 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 1.28 | 4.45 | 3.49 |
1955 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 23.0 | 1.16 | 4.02 | 3.46 |
1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.35 | 4.00 | 2.95 |
1957 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 1.84 | 3.91 | 2.12 |
1958 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 1.95 | 4.17 | 2.14 |
1959 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 0.00 |
1960 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 9.00 | 13.50 |
1960 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 47.0 | 2.03 | 3.73 | 1.84 |
1961 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 1.55 | 4.55 | 2.94 |
1962 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 2.31 | 4.32 | 1.87 |
1963 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 16.2 | 2.65 | 4.91 | 1.86 |
1964 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 15.7 | 2.12 | 3.84 | 1.81 |
1965 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 64.0 | 1.78 | 4.26 | 2.39 |
1966 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 3.78 |
1966 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 2.79 | 2.44 |
1967 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 1.35 | 3.40 | 2.52 |
1967 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1.44 | 3.37 | 2.34 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
20 Years | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 38 | n/a | 1,135.0 | 4.0 | 14.9 | 1.60 | 4.56 | 2.86 |
Curtis Thomas Simmons was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies (1947-1960), St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1966), Chicago Cubs (1966-1967), and California Angels (1967). When Curt, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 28, 1947 (9-innings pitched, 9 strikeouts, 1 run allowed), he became the first Whitehall High School (Whitehall, Pennsylvania) graduate to play in the majors! AND, more than 900+ players who were born in Pennsylvania preceded Simmons, but Curt was the first from the town of Egypt (PA), to play in the majors!
Curt Simmons Rookie Card | 1949 Bowman Baseball Card (#14 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Curt Simmons was given, at that time (1947) in baseball history, the largest signing bonus ($65,000) ever offered to a high school player? After graduating, he was sent to the minors (Wilmington Blue Rocks) where he went 13-5, with a 2.69 ERA, and struck out 197 batters, in 147 innings of work!
Did you know that Curt Simmons was the youngest player — and the only eighteen year old — in the National League during his first season (1947)? Do you know who the second youngest player was that year? [Answer]
Did you know that Curt Simmons — who went 17-8, 3.40 ERA, 146 strikeouts — was not able to help his Whiz Kids during the 1950 World Series, because he was also a member of the United States National Guard, and his unit was activated that year and sent to serve in the Korean War?
Did you know that Curt Simmons, six shutouts in 1952, was the last Phillies pitcher to lead the National League in shutouts during the 1950s? Do you remember what right-handed Philly finally topped the leaderboard fourteen years after Simmons? [Answer]
Curt Simmons wrapped-up his twenty-year career in the majors with 193 wins, 163 complete games, and 36 shutouts. The three-time All-Star (1952, 1953, 1957) might not be a household name, but he was well-remembered by Hank Aaron. Andrew Johns, a staff writer with The Desert Sun, interviewed Aaron on February 13, 2016, and asked, "Who was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?" Aaron immediately replied, "Curt Simmons. Baseball players are trained to watch for the pitch up here (demonstrated a regular delivery angle). Curt Simmons never did that. He'd pitch right from his leg, and I could never adjust to that." Simmons, the last surviving member of the Whiz Kids, died on December 13, 2022. He was 93-years old.