Mitch Simons
James Mitchell Simons
Born: December 13, 1968
Midwest City, OK US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 172
Draft: Round 40 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
Draft: Round 23 (1991 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Oklahoma State
Career: 1991-2001
Mitch Simons compiled a career batting average of .281 with 29 home runs and 455 RBI in his 1118-game career with the Jamestown Expos, West Palm Beach Expos, Albany Polecats, Harrisburg Senators, Nashville Xpress, Salt Lake Buzz, Tacoma Rainiers, Rochester Red Wings, Charlotte Knights, Norfolk Tides and Oklahoma RedHawks. He began playing during the 1991 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 15 | 55 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .180 | .255 | .260 | .515 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | 41 | 196 | 153 | 38 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 20 | .307 | .443 | .405 | .849 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | A | SALL3 | Albany Polecats | 130 | 560 | 481 | 57 | 136 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 34 | 12 | 60 | 47 | .283 | .364 | .364 | .728 | 175 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 29 | 87 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .234 | .294 | .273 | .567 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 45 | 181 | 156 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 9 | .256 | .344 | .314 | .659 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Xpress | 102 | 444 | 391 | 46 | 124 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 38 | .317 | .383 | .407 | .790 | 159 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 130 | 543 | 480 | 87 | 156 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 47 | 45 | .325 | .395 | .431 | .826 | 207 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 129 | 570 | 512 | 76 | 135 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 35 | 11 | 43 | 59 | .264 | .328 | .377 | .705 | 193 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 115 | 528 | 462 | 87 | 138 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 26 | 5 | 47 | 48 | .299 | .366 | .448 | .814 | 207 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 59 | 213 | 190 | 21 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | .216 | .292 | .295 | .587 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 47 | 202 | 180 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 23 | .233 | .305 | .322 | .627 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 119 | 538 | 474 | 85 | 137 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 45 | 67 | .289 | .363 | .405 | .768 | 192 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 113 | 459 | 409 | 52 | 109 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 55 | .267 | .332 | .340 | .672 | 139 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 34 | 134 | 121 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | .240 | .308 | .298 | .606 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1108 | 4710 | 4136 | 622 | 1161 | 241 | 39 | 29 | 455 | 252 | 90 | 434 | 472 | .281 | .355 | .379 | .733 | 1567 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 37 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | 2B | 34 | 69 | 95 | 1 | 17 | .994 | 4.824 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 2B | 12 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.833 |
| 1992 | A | SALL3 | Albany Polecats | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 1992 | A | SALL3 | Albany Polecats | 2B | 124 | 248 | 362 | 13 | 74 | .979 | 4.919 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 3B | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3B | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 3.000 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2B | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.800 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | OF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 2B | 24 | 35 | 57 | 3 | 4 | .968 | 3.833 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | SS | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | OF | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.769 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Xpress | 2B | 96 | 185 | 217 | 12 | 41 | .971 | 4.188 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Xpress | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Xpress | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 2B | 90 | 195 | 244 | 7 | 63 | .984 | 4.878 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | RF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | SS | 15 | 24 | 50 | 4 | 5 | .949 | 4.933 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | OF | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | OF | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | CF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 2B | 19 | 41 | 49 | 2 | 12 | .978 | 4.737 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | SS | 101 | 153 | 329 | 15 | 66 | .970 | 4.772 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 2B | 75 | 168 | 242 | 6 | 69 | .986 | 5.467 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | OF | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | SS | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 12 | .985 | 5.000 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 47 | 58 | 138 | 15 | 19 | .929 | 4.170 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | SS | 28 | 42 | 71 | 8 | 15 | .934 | 4.036 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 2B | 15 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 8 | .969 | 4.200 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 11 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .930 | 3.636 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | SS | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1.750 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 2B | 49 | 92 | 116 | 2 | 28 | .990 | 4.245 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 46 | 27 | 68 | 4 | 2 | .960 | 2.065 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 25 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.720 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | LF | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | LF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 74 | 137 | 214 | 9 | 55 | .975 | 4.743 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 20 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 4 | .966 | 2.850 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | OF | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 1.900 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 2B | 33 | 67 | 104 | 2 | 25 | .988 | 5.182 |
| Totals | 1118 | 1813 | 2568 | 124 | 525 | .972 | 3.919 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Expos | MON | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1992 | A | South Atlantic League | Albany Polecats | MON | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1993 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | MON | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Xpress | MIN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Buzz | MIN | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Buzz | MIN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Buzz | MIN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | June 20, 2001 | September 2, 2001 |
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