Harry Simpson Stats

Harry Simpson was born on Thursday, December 3, 1925, in Atlanta, Georgia. Simpson was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1951, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Harry Simpson baseball stats page.

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Harry Simpson
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Harry Leon Simpson
Nickname:   Suitcase
Born On:   12-03-1925
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Atlanta, Georgia
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-03-1979
Place of Death Data Died In:   Akron, Ohio
Cemetery:   West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Georgia
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-21-1951 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-27-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Indians 122 332 51 76 7 0 7 0 24 45 - 48 2 - 2 7 .229 .325 .313
1952 Indians 146 545 66 145 21 10 10 1 65 56 - 82 4 - 2 10 .266 .337 .396
1953 Indians 82 242 25 55 3 1 7 0 22 18 - 27 3 - 1 6 .227 .284 .335
1955 Indians 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000
1955 Athletics 112 396 42 119 16 7 5 0 52 34 4 61 1 3 2 10 .301 .356 .414
1956 Athletics 141 543 76 159 22 11 21 2 105 47 8 82 1 5 1 19 .293 .347 .490
1957 Athletics 50 179 24 53 9 6 6 0 24 12 2 28 1 1 0 8 .296 .339 .514
1957 Yankees 75 224 27 56 7 3 7 1 39 19 0 36 3 1 0 6 .250 .307 .402
1958 Yankees 24 51 1 11 2 1 0 0 6 6 0 12 0 0 1 1 .216 .310 .294
1958 Athletics 78 212 21 56 7 1 7 0 27 26 3 33 1 0 0 1 .264 .345 .406
1959 Athletics 8 14 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 .286 .389 .500
1959 White Sox 38 75 5 14 5 1 2 1 13 4 0 14 0 0 0 1 .187 .228 .360
1959 Pirates 9 15 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 888 2,829 343 752 101 41 73 5 381 271 17 429 16 11 10 69 .266 .331 .408
Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Indians 1B 50 - - 347 6.9 343 326 17 4 28 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1951 Indians OF 68 - - 139 2.0 135 132 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1952 Indians 1B 28 - - 286 10.2 284 276 8 2 21 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1952 Indians OF 127 - - 240 1.9 237 226 11 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1953 Indians 1B 2 - - 12 6.0 12 12 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Indians OF 69 - - 126 1.8 122 118 4 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1955 Athletics 1B 3 - - 12 4.0 12 10 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Athletics OF 100 - - 273 2.7 267 262 5 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1956 Athletics 1B 32 - - 288 9.0 284 269 15 4 32 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1956 Athletics OF 111 - - 198 1.8 191 188 3 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1957 Athletics 1B 27 - - 267 9.9 266 243 23 1 21 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1957 Athletics RF 21 - - 31 1.5 30 29 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1957 Yankees 1B 21 - - 151 7.2 151 143 8 0 18 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Yankees OF 42 - - 63 1.5 60 55 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1958 Yankees OF 15 - - 21 1.4 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Athletics 1B 43 - - 406 9.4 402 384 18 4 44 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1958 Athletics OF 11 - - 26 2.4 25 24 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1959 Athletics 1B 4 - - 32 8.0 32 30 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 White Sox 1B 1 - - 10 10.0 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1959 White Sox RF 12 - - 19 1.6 18 18 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
1959 Pirates OF 3 - - 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 546 0 0 1,091 2.0 1,063 1,031 32 28 10 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
1B Totals 211 0 0 1,811 8.6 1,795 1,702 93 16 169 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 --
RF Totals 33 0 0 50 1.5 48 47 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
8 Years 790 - - 2,952 3.7 2,906 2,780 126 46 179 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Indians 6 4 .600 - - n/a 47.4 6.9 13.8 - - -
1952 Indians 5 3 .625 - - n/a 54.5 6.6 8.4 - - -
1953 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 34.6 9.0 11.0 - - -
1955 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1955 Athletics 3 5 .375 - - n/a 79.2 6.5 7.6 - - -
1956 Athletics 2 3 .400 - - n/a 25.9 6.6 5.2 - - -
1957 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 29.8 6.4 7.5 - - -
1957 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 32.0 6.2 5.7 - - -
1958 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 8.5 - - -
1958 Athletics 0 2 .000 - - n/a 30.3 6.4 7.9 - - -
1959 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.0 3.5 7.0 - - -
1959 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 37.5 5.4 5.8 - - -
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.5 7.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 17 18 .486 - - n/a 38.8 6.6 7.4 - - -
Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Cleveland Indians 35 Undetermined - -
1952 Cleveland Indians 35 Undetermined - -
1953 Cleveland Indians 35 Undetermined - -
1955 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 36, 38 Undetermined - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 38 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Kansas City Athletics 38 Undetermined - Stats
1957 New York Yankees 36 Undetermined - Stats
1958 New York Yankees 36 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 5 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 5 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Undetermined - -


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