How Wayne Simpson's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Wayne Simpson totaled 342 career Runs, below the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Runs season came in 1975, posting 11, well below the starting pitcher average of 66.1 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 90, well above the starting pitcher average of 68.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 39 in 1973 to 11 in 1975 and 90 in 1977, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 11 to 90 — though the career average remained above league norms.

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Wayne Simpson Runs Per Season

Wayne Simpson's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Wayne Simpson Runs by Team

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

Wayne Simpson Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Wayne Simpson's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Wayne Simpson Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wayne Simpson's seasonal Runs 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 Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wayne Simpson Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wayne Simpson's MLB career with Runs 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 Runs season-by-season breakdown table