Nelson Simmons
Nelson Bernard Simmons III
Born: June 27, 1963
Washington, DC US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, LF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 2 (1981 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Madison HS (San Diego, CA)
Career: 1981-2000
Major League Statistics
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Nelson Simmons compiled a career batting average of .279 with 172 home runs and 889 RBI in his 1563-game career with the Bristol Tigers, Lakeland Tigers, Birmingham Barons, Evansville Triplets, Nashville Sounds, Rochester Red Wings, Calgary Cannons, Tabasco Ganaderos, Louisville Redbirds, Huntsville Stars, Tacoma Tigers, Cordoba Cafeteros, Aguascalientes Rieleros, Denver Zephyrs, Palm Springs Angels, Jalisco Charros, Saltillo Saraperos, Palm Springs Suns, Long Beach Riptide, Tri-City Posse and Reynosa Broncos. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | 69 | 291 | 267 | 36 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 38 | .296 | .340 | .468 | .808 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 133 | 540 | 491 | 68 | 144 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 73 | .293 | .356 | .430 | .785 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 118 | 460 | 404 | 57 | 110 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 83 | .272 | .354 | .401 | .755 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 142 | 561 | 501 | 79 | 154 | 41 | 5 | 22 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 106 | .307 | .370 | .541 | .911 | 271 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 49 | 207 | 188 | 17 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30 | .245 | .295 | .463 | .757 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 14 | 56 | 45 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .200 | .357 | .244 | .602 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 89 | 341 | 304 | 33 | 83 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 53 | .273 | .327 | .428 | .755 | 130 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 64 | 231 | 207 | 25 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | .271 | .333 | .372 | .705 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 18 | 79 | 68 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | .309 | .392 | .515 | .907 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 127 | 522 | 459 | 74 | 140 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 73 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 65 | .305 | .382 | .464 | .846 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .316 | .350 | .579 | .929 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 123 | 524 | 453 | 70 | 116 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 64 | .256 | .344 | .402 | .746 | 182 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 118 | 482 | 427 | 48 | 116 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 56 | .272 | .340 | .379 | .720 | 162 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | 20 | 87 | 76 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .329 | .402 | .632 | 1.034 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 107 | 333 | 299 | 44 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 45 | .281 | .342 | .428 | .770 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Long Beach Riptide | 35 | 149 | 132 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .227 | .311 | .295 | .606 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Palm Springs Suns | 43 | 191 | 171 | 18 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | .298 | .366 | .444 | .811 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | 88 | 371 | 332 | 35 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 53 | .289 | .350 | .449 | .798 | 149 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1999 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | 89 | 403 | 351 | 59 | 104 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 35 | .296 | .366 | .490 | .856 | 172 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Reynosa Broncos | 10 | 45 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .216 | .333 | .324 | .658 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | 90 | 392 | 340 | 41 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 55 | .241 | .334 | .391 | .725 | 133 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals | 1563 | 6329 | 5611 | 754 | 1568 | 307 | 27 | 172 | 889 | 27 | 36 | 632 | 878 | .279 | .350 | .436 | .785 | 2445 | 60 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 54 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | R | APPY | Bristol Tigers | OF | 69 | 62 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .896 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| 1982 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | OF | 123 | 178 | 7 | 12 | 3 | .939 | 1.504 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 102 | 174 | 11 | 14 | 1 | .930 | 1.814 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | OF | 139 | 232 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .976 | 1.741 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 49 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 2.041 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 88 | 134 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .986 | 1.614 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.154 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 63 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .972 | 1.683 |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | OF | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.857 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | OF | 95 | 148 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .975 | 1.663 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | OF | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | OF | 36 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .968 | 1.667 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | OF | 36 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.389 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | 1B | 14 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 12 | .977 | 9.143 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Palm Springs Angels | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 1B | 9 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .956 | 7.222 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | OF | 35 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .965 | 1.571 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | RF | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | LF | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Long Beach Riptide | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Long Beach Riptide | OF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Palm Springs Suns | LF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Palm Springs Suns | OF | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Long Beach Riptide | 1B | 14 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .983 | 8.500 |
| 1996 | Ind | WL4 | Palm Springs Suns | 1B | 12 | 111 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .983 | 9.667 |
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | 1B | 34 | 282 | 15 | 5 | 24 | .983 | 8.735 |
| 1999 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | 1B | 8 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 9.875 |
| 1999 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | OF | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 1999 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | WL4 | Tri-City Posse | 1B | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 4.000 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Reynosa Broncos | OF | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Reynosa Broncos | RF | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1061 | 2151 | 129 | 73 | 84 | .969 | 2.149 |
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