Duke Sims Stats

Duke Sims was born on Thursday, June 5, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sims was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1964, 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 Duke Sims baseball stats page.

"The guy (Frank Howard) ain't human. Every time he comes to the plate I keep looking behind to see where it is you wind up." - Duke Sims (1969)

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Duke Sims
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Duane B. Sims
Nickname:   Duke
Born On:   06-05-1941
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Salt Lake City, Utah
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   09-22-1964 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable
Duke Sims

Duke Sims 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
Duke Sims

Duke Sims Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1964 Indians 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1965 Indians 48 118 9 21 0 0 6 0 15 15 2 33 0 0 0 2 .178 .271 .331
1966 Indians 52 133 12 35 2 2 6 0 19 11 1 31 0 0 4 3 .263 .338 .444
1967 Indians 88 272 25 55 8 2 12 0 37 30 2 64 0 2 6 6 .202 .294 .379
1968 Indians 122 361 48 90 21 0 11 0 44 62 11 68 0 1 5 8 .249 .366 .399
1969 Indians 114 326 40 77 8 0 18 0 45 66 5 80 1 0 6 2 .236 .374 .426
1970 Indians 110 345 46 91 12 0 23 0 56 46 1 59 1 0 6 5 .264 .360 .499
1971 Dodgers 90 230 23 63 7 2 6 0 25 30 7 39 0 2 1 4 .274 .357 .400
1972 Dodgers 51 151 7 29 7 0 2 0 11 17 3 23 0 0 1 6 .192 .278 .278
1972 Tigers 38 98 11 31 4 0 4 0 19 19 0 18 3 0 1 1 .316 .432 .480
1973 Tigers 80 252 31 61 10 0 8 0 30 30 1 36 1 3 2 5 .242 .324 .377
1973 Yankees 4 9 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667
1974 Yankees 5 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .133 .188 .200
1974 Rangers 39 106 7 22 0 0 3 0 6 8 1 24 0 1 3 3 .208 .280 .292
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 843 2,422 263 580 80 6 100 0 310 338 34 483 6 9 35 45 .239 .340 .401
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Duke Sims Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1964 Indians C 1 - - 13 13.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Indians C 40 - - 255 6.4 250 228 22 5 2 2 - - .980 0.00 -
1966 Indians C 48 - - 282 5.9 275 260 15 7 2 3 - - .975 0.00 -
1967 Indians C 85 - - 624 7.3 617 561 56 7 7 10 62 20 .989 0.00 -
1968 Indians 1B 31 - - 216 7.0 210 191 19 6 16 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1968 Indians C 84 - - 574 6.8 564 523 41 10 7 13 - - .983 0.00 -
1968 Indians OF 4 - - 8 2.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Indians 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Indians C 102 - - 691 6.8 685 634 51 6 8 10 - - .991 0.00 -
1969 Indians OF 3 - - 5 1.7 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Indians 1B 29 - - 201 6.9 198 180 18 3 15 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1970 Indians C 39 - - 292 7.5 290 277 13 2 2 4 - - .993 0.00 -
1970 Indians OF 36 - - 54 1.5 51 48 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1971 Dodgers C 74 - - 381 5.1 378 345 33 3 5 5 - - .992 0.00 -
1972 Dodgers C 48 - - 264 5.5 261 244 17 3 4 2 - - .989 0.00 -
1972 Tigers C 25 - - 156 6.2 155 145 10 1 1 3 - - .994 0.00 -
1972 Tigers RF 4 - - 8 2.0 6 6 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1973 Tigers C 68 - - 423 6.2 414 375 39 9 7 5 - - .979 0.00 -
1973 Tigers OF 6 - - 6 1.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1973 Yankees C 1 - - 9 9.0 9 8 1 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Yankees C 1 - - 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Rangers C 30 - - 169 5.6 164 143 21 5 4 2 - - .970 0.00 -
1974 Rangers RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 646 0 0 4,139 6.4 4,081 3,762 319 58 49 59 62 20 .986 0.00 --
1B Totals 61 0 0 418 6.9 409 372 37 9 31 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
OF Totals 49 0 0 73 1.5 70 66 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
RF Totals 5 0 0 8 1.6 6 6 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 --
11 Years 768 - 0 4,638 6.0 4,566 4,206 360 72 81 59 62 20 .984 0.00 --
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Duke Sims Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1964 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1965 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 19.7 3.6 7.9 - - -
1966 Indians 0 1 .000 - - n/a 22.2 4.3 7.0 - - -
1967 Indians 3 3 .500 - - n/a 22.7 4.3 7.4 - - -
1968 Indians 1 3 .250 - - n/a 32.8 5.3 8.2 - - -
1969 Indians 1 2 .333 - - n/a 18.1 4.1 7.2 - - -
1970 Indians 0 4 .000 - - n/a 15.0 5.8 6.2 - - -
1971 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 38.3 5.9 9.2 - - -
1972 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 75.5 6.6 13.7 - - -
1972 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 24.5 5.4 5.2 - - -
1973 Tigers 1 2 .333 - - 0 31.5 7.0 8.4 - - -
1973 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 2 9.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1974 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 3 0.0 3.0 7.5 - - -
1974 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 2 35.3 4.4 17.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 6 16 .273 - - 7 24.2 5.0 7.8 - - -
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Duke Sims Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1964 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined - -
1965 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1966 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1967 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1968 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1969 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1970 Cleveland Indians 9 $26,000.00 - -
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1972 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1973 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1973 New York Yankees 41 $47,000.00 - -
1974 New York Yankees 41 Undetermined - -
1974 Texas Rangers 2 $47,000.00 - -


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