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 SimpsonHarry Simpson 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 | ||
Harry SimpsonHarry Simpson 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 |
| 1951 | 26 | Indians | 122 | 332 | 51 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 48 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | .229 | .325 | .313 |
| 1952 | 27 | Indians | 146 | 545 | 66 | 145 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 56 | 11 | 82 | 4 | - | 2 | 10 | .266 | .337 | .396 |
| 1953 | 28 | Indians | 82 | 242 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | .227 | .284 | .335 |
| 1955 | 30 | Indians | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| 1955 | 30 | Athletics | 112 | 396 | 42 | 119 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .301 | .356 | .414 |
| 1956 | 31 | Athletics | 141 | 543 | 76 | 159 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 105 | 47 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | .293 | .347 | .490 |
| 1957 | 32 | Athletics | 50 | 179 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .296 | .339 | .514 |
| 1957 | 32 | Yankees | 75 | 224 | 27 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .307 | .402 |
| 1958 | 33 | Yankees | 24 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .310 | .294 |
| 1958 | 33 | Athletics | 78 | 212 | 21 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .345 | .406 |
| 1959 | 34 | Athletics | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .389 | .500 |
| 1959 | 34 | White Sox | 38 | 75 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .228 | .360 |
| 1959 | 34 | Pirates | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .400 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 888 | 2,829 | 343 | 752 | 101 | 41 | 73 | 5 | 381 | 271 | 32 | 429 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 69 | .266 | .331 | .408 | ||
Harry SimpsonHarry Simpson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1951 Indians | 1B | 50 | 28 | 912 | 347 | 6.9 | 343 | 326 | 17 | 4 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.15 |
| 1951 Indians | CF | 8 | 5 | 171 | 17 | 2.1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.68 |
| 1951 Indians | LF | 5 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
| 1951 Indians | RF | 57 | 51 | 1,299 | 120 | 2.1 | 117 | 114 | 3 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.43 |
| 1952 Indians | 1B | 28 | 22 | 681 | 286 | 10.2 | 284 | 276 | 8 | 2 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.26 |
| 1952 Indians | CF | 11 | 9 | 222 | 224 | 20.4 | 223 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 27.12 |
| 1952 Indians | RF | 117 | 101 | 2,796 | 217 | 1.9 | 215 | 205 | 10 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.08 |
| 1953 Indians | 1B | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.80 |
| 1953 Indians | CF | 7 | 6 | 147 | 19 | 2.7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 3.12 |
| 1953 Indians | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1953 Indians | RF | 62 | 56 | 1,497 | 107 | 1.7 | 105 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.89 |
| 1955 Athletics | CF | 91 | 85 | 2,310 | 251 | 2.8 | 246 | 242 | 4 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.88 |
| 1955 Athletics | LF | 4 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.90 |
| 1955 Athletics | RF | 10 | 8 | 204 | 18 | 1.8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
| 1955 Athletics | 1B | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.80 |
| 1956 Athletics | 1B | 32 | 29 | 771 | 288 | 9.0 | 284 | 269 | 15 | 4 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.95 |
| 1956 Athletics | CF | 23 | 22 | 540 | 51 | 2.2 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.45 |
| 1956 Athletics | RF | 92 | 87 | 2,355 | 146 | 1.6 | 141 | 138 | 3 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.62 |
| 1957 Athletics | 1B | 27 | 27 | 699 | 267 | 9.9 | 266 | 243 | 23 | 1 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.27 |
| 1957 Yankees | LF | 16 | 14 | 378 | 30 | 1.9 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.00 |
| 1957 Yankees | RF | 26 | 22 | 576 | 37 | 1.4 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.69 |
| 1957 Athletics | RF | 21 | 21 | 513 | 31 | 1.5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.58 |
| 1957 Yankees | 1B | 21 | 19 | 486 | 151 | 7.2 | 151 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.39 |
| 1958 Athletics | LF | 9 | 9 | 201 | 19 | 2.1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.55 |
| 1958 Yankees | LF | 8 | 6 | 126 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
| 1958 Yankees | RF | 9 | 4 | 162 | 14 | 1.6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
| 1958 Athletics | RF | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 5.00 |
| 1958 Athletics | 1B | 43 | 42 | 1,098 | 406 | 9.4 | 402 | 384 | 18 | 4 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.89 |
| 1959 Athletics | 1B | 4 | 4 | 93 | 32 | 8.0 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.29 |
| 1959 Pirates | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1959 Pirates | RF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1959 White Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 11.57 |
| 1959 White Sox | RF | 12 | 11 | 315 | 19 | 1.6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.54 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 410 | 363 | 9,774 | 717 | 1.7 | 701 | 675 | 26 | 16 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.94 | |
| 1B Totals | 211 | 174 | 4,821 | 1,811 | 8.6 | 1,795 | 1,702 | 93 | 16 | 169 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.05 | |
| CF Totals | 140 | 127 | 3,390 | 562 | 4.0 | 552 | 547 | 5 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 4.40 | |
| LF Totals | 44 | 32 | 843 | 66 | 1.5 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.02 | |
| 8 Years | 805 | 696 | 18,828 | 3,156 | 3.9 | 3,111 | 2,984 | 127 | 45 | 179 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.46 | |
Harry SimpsonHarry Simpson 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 |
| 1951 Indians | 6 | 4 | .600 | 13 | 11 | n/a | 47.4 | 6.9 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Indians | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 6 | n/a | 54.5 | 6.6 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 1 | n/a | 34.6 | 9.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Athletics | 3 | 5 | .375 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 79.2 | 6.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Athletics | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 25.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 29.8 | 6.4 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 32.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Athletics | 0 | 2 | .000 | 25 | 0 | n/a | 30.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 14.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1959 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 0 | n/a | 37.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 17 | 18 | .486 | 143 | 18 | n/a | 38.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
Harry SimpsonHarry Simpson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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