Ted Simmons Passed Balls
Ted Simmons Career Passed Balls Overview
During Ted Simmons's 21-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
182 passed balls, an average of 8.67 passed balls per season. 1968 was his best season
with 0 passed balls and his worst season was 1975 when he had
28 passed balls. Ted Simmons underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (5.62778), Baby Boomers (5.03631), Y (14.9636), mlb (5.37004), and C (31.4503) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Passed balls are a catcher specific statistic. A passed ball is charged to a catcher or team when a player is unable to handle a pitch that is thought to be reasonably handled and a baserunner is able to take an additional base they would have otherwise not been able to take. Generally, for Passed Balls, lower is better. (Source)
Passed balls are a catcher specific statistic. A passed ball is charged to a catcher or team when a player is unable to handle a pitch that is thought to be reasonably handled and a baserunner is able to take an additional base they would have otherwise not been able to take. Generally, for Passed Balls, lower is better. (Source)