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Earl Averill League
8-15-2077
Wayne Simpson Starting Pitcher
Retired (1984, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.86 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 128-139 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 10-18-1948
K 1742 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(121 games)
IP 2349.0
WHIP 1.50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance A    Ldrship D-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L F  Velocity A    Mentor Val D+
Speed C- Bunt C+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1968 Minors 20 23.00 0 / 2 1 / 10 2 / 11 3 / 23
1969 Minors 21 53.00 0 / 3 7 / 25 11 / 25 18 / 53
1970 Minors 22 16.00 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 16
1970 Majors 22 5.35 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 5
1971 Minors 23 53.00 0 / 4 7 / 31 3 / 18 10 / 53
1972 Minors 24 24.00 1 / 4 1 / 16 0 / 4 2 / 24
1972 Majors 24 32.21 2 / 3 2 / 15 1 / 14 5 / 32
1973 Majors 25 45.07 0 / 10 2 / 18 5 / 17 7 / 45
1974 Majors 26 48.72 0 / 12 2 / 17 2 / 19 4 / 48
1975 Majors 27 48.76 0 / 11 1 / 19 1 / 18 2 / 48
1976 Majors 28 45.07 0 / 8 2 / 17 0 / 20 2 / 45
1977 Majors 29 48.03 0 / 12 0 / 18 3 / 18 3 / 48
1978 Majors 30 49.25 0 / 13 0 / 18 1 / 18 1 / 49
1979 Majors 31 40.17 0 / 6 0 / 18 1 / 16 1 / 40
1980 Majors 32 50.08 162 31 0 0 / 13 0 / 21 0 / 16 0 / 50
1981 Majors 33 44.11 162 28 0 0 / 9 0 / 17 0 / 18 0 / 44
1982 Majors 34 52.41 162 35 0 0 / 16 1 / 21 0 / 15 1 / 52
1983 Majors 35 50.93 162 34 0 -2 / 14 -5 / 23 -3 / 13 -10 / 50
1984 Majors 36 42.95 162 23 0 -1 / 6 -1 / 14 -2 / 22 -4 / 42
Total 810 151 0 0 / 148 21 / 325 25 / 294 46 / 767
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Wayne Simpson has retired from the Cincinnati Rivermen
1973-10-04The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team.
1973-10-04The Cincinnati Reds have sent Wayne Simpson to the minors.
1973-05-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Hal Krieg to the minors.
1973-04-25The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Hal Krieg to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Wayne Simpson to the minors.
1972-06-02The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team.
1970-07-18The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Gary Nolan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Wayne Simpson to the minors.
1970-06-27The Cincinnati Reds have promoted John Lange to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Wayne Simpson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Milt Wilcox to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Billy McCool to the minors.
1969-04-12The Cincinnati Reds have renamed Freddy Arntzen to Wayne Simpson.