NAME     : Wayne Simpson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/2/1948
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $6,800,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    B  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 10
  Avoiding Hits        : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1970   3.23 17 13  0  35  7   3 253.2  91 121 159  CIN,NL
  1971   3.10 16  9  0  34  4   1 244.0  84  93 139  CIN
  1972   2.92 12 10  0  33  4   2 240.2  78  81 164  CIN
  1973   2.55 17 10  0  34  7   5 243.2  69 101 144  CIN
  1974   2.81 17 10  0  35  9   2 259.1  81 103 148  CIN
  1975   2.15 19  8  0  34 15   5 272.2  65  97 130  CIN,CHI,NL
  1976   2.91 23 12  0  40 15   4 306.2  99 100 171  CHI,NL
  1977   3.32 10 12  0  29  7   0 206.1  76  89 100  CHI
  1978   2.43 16  7  0  41  6   1 292.2  79 112 115  CHI,NL
  1979   3.63 15 14  0  38  5   1 257.2 104 113 105  CHI
  1980   2.72 15 12  0  40  6   3 288.0  87 119 134  CHI,NL
 
  Total ERA   : 2.87
  Total Wins  : 177
  Total Losses: 117
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 27
  Total CG    : 85
  Total K's   : 1509
  Total BB's  : 1129
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1978, going 6-1, 1.66... Pitched NO-HITTER against Montreal on 6/12/1978, striking out 5... Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Injured on 7/11/1979 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1980, off Don Hood (LA)... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game...