How Wayne Simpson's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Wayne Simpson totaled 23 career Hit By Pitch, near the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1973, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 9, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 1 in 1973 to 1 in 1975 and 7 in 1977, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 1 to 9 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Wayne Simpson Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch Per Season

Wayne Simpson's Hit By Pitch for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch by Team

Wayne Simpson's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wayne Simpson career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Wayne Simpson Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Wayne Simpson's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wayne Simpson's seasonal Hit By Pitch alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wayne Simpson's MLB career with Hit By Pitch alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Wayne Simpson Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table