Al Simmons was born on Thursday, May 22, 1902, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Simmons was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1924, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Al Simmons baseball stats page.
"I was a great ballplayer under Mr. (Connie) Mack's guidance. After I left, I was just another ballplayer. Mr. Mack was the greatest man I ever met in my life. I owe a lot to Ty Cobb, too. I learned a lot from him when we were roommates the last two years he played for Mr. Mack." - Al Simmons
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Al SimmonsAl 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Al SimmonsAl 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 |
| 1924 | 22 | Athletics | 152 | 594 | 69 | 183 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .308 | .343 | .431 |
| 1925 | 23 | Athletics | 153 | 654 | 122 | 253 | 43 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 129 | 35 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .387 | .419 | .599 |
| 1926 | 24 | Athletics | 147 | 583 | 90 | 199 | 53 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 109 | 48 | 6 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .341 | .392 | .564 |
| 1927 | 25 | Athletics | 106 | 406 | 86 | 159 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 108 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .392 | .436 | .645 |
| 1928 | 26 | Athletics | 119 | 464 | 78 | 163 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 107 | 31 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .351 | .396 | .558 |
| 1929 | 27 | Athletics | 143 | 581 | 114 | 212 | 41 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 157 | 31 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .365 | .398 | .642 |
| 1930 | 28 | Athletics | 138 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 41 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 165 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .381 | .423 | .708 |
| 1931 | 29 | Athletics | 128 | 513 | 105 | 200 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 128 | 47 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .390 | .444 | .641 |
| 1932 | 30 | Athletics | 154 | 670 | 144 | 216 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 151 | 47 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .322 | .368 | .548 |
| 1933 | 31 | White Sox | 146 | 605 | 85 | 200 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 119 | 39 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .331 | .373 | .481 |
| 1934 | 32 | White Sox | 138 | 558 | 102 | 192 | 36 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 104 | 53 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .344 | .403 | .530 |
| 1935 | 33 | White Sox | 128 | 525 | 68 | 140 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 79 | 33 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .267 | .313 | .427 |
| 1936 | 34 | Tigers | 143 | 568 | 96 | 186 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 112 | 49 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .327 | .383 | .484 |
| 1937 | 35 | Senators | 103 | 419 | 60 | 117 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .279 | .329 | .434 |
| 1938 | 36 | Senators | 125 | 470 | 79 | 142 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 95 | 38 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .302 | .357 | .511 |
| 1939 | 37 | Bees | 93 | 330 | 39 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .282 | .331 | .427 |
| 1939 | 37 | Reds | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .143 |
| 1940 | 38 | Athletics | 37 | 81 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .309 | .341 | .395 |
| 1941 | 39 | Athletics | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .160 | .167 |
| 1943 | 41 | Red Sox | 40 | 133 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 | .248 | .263 |
| 1944 | 42 | Athletics | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 20 Years | 2,215 | 8,759 | 1,507 | 2,927 | 539 | 149 | 307 | 10 | 1,827 | 615 | 78 | 737 | 111 | 0 | 30 | 210 | .334 | .380 | .535 | ||
Al SimmonsAl 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 |
| 1924 Athletics | CF | 102 | 101 | 2,664 | 282 | 2.8 | 276 | 267 | 9 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.80 |
| 1924 Athletics | LF | 51 | 51 | 1,320 | 134 | 2.6 | 130 | 123 | 7 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.66 |
| 1924 Athletics | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1925 Athletics | CF | 153 | 153 | 4,144 | 468 | 3.1 | 452 | 444 | 8 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.94 |
| 1926 Athletics | CF | 147 | 147 | 3,945 | 353 | 2.4 | 344 | 333 | 11 | 9 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.35 |
| 1927 Athletics | CF | 94 | 94 | 2,421 | 1,245 | 13.2 | 1,241 | 1,231 | 10 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 13.84 |
| 1927 Athletics | LF | 10 | 9 | 240 | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.46 |
| 1927 Athletics | RF | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1928 Athletics | LF | 114 | 114 | 2,883 | 244 | 2.1 | 241 | 231 | 10 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.26 |
| 1929 Athletics | LF | 142 | 142 | 3,873 | 372 | 2.6 | 368 | 349 | 19 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.57 |
| 1930 Athletics | CF | 7 | 7 | 204 | 119 | 17.0 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 15.75 |
| 1930 Athletics | LF | 129 | 129 | 3,210 | 271 | 2.1 | 268 | 258 | 10 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.25 |
| 1931 Athletics | CF | 4 | 4 | 90 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1931 Athletics | LF | 124 | 124 | 3,231 | 295 | 2.4 | 291 | 281 | 10 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.43 |
| 1932 Athletics | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1932 Athletics | LF | 154 | 154 | 4,113 | 305 | 2.0 | 299 | 290 | 9 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.96 |
| 1933 White Sox | CF | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 1933 White Sox | LF | 144 | 144 | 3,868 | 388 | 2.7 | 384 | 367 | 17 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.68 |
| 1934 White Sox | CF | 4 | 4 | 114 | 13 | 3.3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.08 |
| 1934 White Sox | LF | 134 | 134 | 3,491 | 291 | 2.2 | 287 | 273 | 14 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.22 |
| 1935 White Sox | CF | 116 | 113 | 3,034 | 344 | 3.0 | 337 | 332 | 5 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.00 |
| 1935 White Sox | LF | 10 | 9 | 240 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
| 1936 Tigers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 1936 Tigers | CF | 134 | 134 | 3,463 | 353 | 2.6 | 348 | 340 | 8 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.71 |
| 1936 Tigers | LF | 7 | 4 | 120 | 12 | 1.7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 1937 Senators | CF | 4 | 4 | 105 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1937 Senators | LF | 98 | 98 | 2,573 | 237 | 2.4 | 233 | 226 | 7 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.45 |
| 1938 Senators | CF | 8 | 5 | 172 | 11 | 1.4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.73 |
| 1938 Senators | LF | 111 | 101 | 2,781 | 229 | 2.1 | 225 | 221 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.18 |
| 1939 Bees | LF | 82 | 78 | 2,044 | 168 | 2.0 | 165 | 158 | 7 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.18 |
| 1939 Reds | LF | 5 | 5 | 123 | 16 | 3.2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 3.29 |
| 1940 Athletics | LF | 18 | 15 | 388 | 54 | 3.0 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 3.62 |
| 1941 Athletics | LF | 5 | 5 | 141 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.06 |
| 1943 Red Sox | LF | 33 | 31 | 841 | 70 | 2.1 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.22 |
| 1944 Athletics | LF | 2 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.61 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 1,373 | 1,348 | 35,511 | 3,135 | 2.3 | 3,088 | 2,969 | 119 | 47 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.35 | |
| CF Totals | 775 | 767 | 20,365 | 3,211 | 4.1 | 3,164 | 3,113 | 51 | 47 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 4.19 | |
| RF Totals | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 | |
| 20 Years | 2,151 | 2,116 | 55,918 | 6,361 | 3.0 | 6,267 | 6,097 | 170 | 94 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 3.03 | |
Al SimmonsAl 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 |
| 1924 Athletics | 16 | 15 | .516 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 74.3 | 9.9 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1925 Athletics | 7 | 14 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.3 | 16.0 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1926 Athletics | 11 | 3 | .786 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 30.7 | 11.9 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1927 Athletics | 10 | 2 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 27.1 | 13.5 | 3.8 | - | - | - |
| 1928 Athletics | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 30.9 | 15.5 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Athletics | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 17.1 | 15.3 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Athletics | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 15.4 | 16.3 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Athletics | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 23.3 | 11.4 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| 1932 Athletics | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 19.1 | 8.8 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 1933 White Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 43.2 | 12.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1934 White Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 31.0 | 9.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1935 White Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 32.8 | 12.2 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1936 Tigers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 43.7 | 16.2 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Senators | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 52.4 | 12.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1938 Senators | 2 | 1 | .667 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 22.4 | 11.8 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Bees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 47.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 81.0 | 10.1 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | - | - | - |
| 1943 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 133.0 | 6.3 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| 1944 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 20 Years | 88 | 66 | .571 | 79 | 1 | n/a | 28.5 | 11.9 | 4.8 | - | - | - |

The National Baseball Hall of Fame summed up why Al Simmons shares wall space in Cooperstown, and how he got his nickname, "During a 20-year career, Simmons compiled a .334 batting average, 2,927 hits and 307 home runs, all with an unconventional batting stance that earned him the nickname Bucketfoot Al because his stride took him toward third base. Mack sold Simmons to the Chicago White Sox in September 1932. Simmons hit .337 and made a pair of all-star teams during his first two years in Chicago, and on April 26, 1934, he collected career hit No. 2,000 in his 1,393rd game, making him the fastest player in history to reach that milestone."

Al Simmons | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1953 (HOF)
Did you know that Al Simmons holds the Major League record for most hits in a season by a right-handed hitter? His 253 hits in 1925 remains the most ever by a righty and was once the American League record for most hits by any type hitter, until Ichiro Suzuki (a lefty) finished the 2004 season with 262 hits. [Hits Records]
Did you know that Al Simmons, in 1930, had 152 runs scored and 165 RBIs, despite playing in only 138 games and hitting less than forty home runs? Only one other American League player has ever hit less than forty home runs, and driven in more than 160 runs, and he played in 152 games. Do you know who it was? [Answer]

Al Simmons | 1961 Golden Press Baseball Card (#20) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Al Simmons had twelve seasons (1924-1934 & 1936) with 100-or more runs batted in (RBI), second most in baseball history in 1936, behind only Babe Ruth. For a full list of every player with 10-or-more 100+ RBI seasons, please visit the RBI Record Book.