P Bill Simpson #15
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
02/29/2016
P BILL SIMPSON #15 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 10 10 10 10
Movement 13 13 13 13
Control 10 10 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 13 13
Changeup 14 14
Forkball 14 14
Knuckle Curve 15 15
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 15
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 17
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:02/10/1981
Born in:Saint George, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$10,000,000
Signed Through:2016 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 31 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2001, 1st Pick in Round 1
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2004 Sacramento - BSBL 23 13 13 4 6 0 3.70 90.0 89 41 37 8 35 72 1 1 1.38 .316 4.18 0.5 97
2005 Sacramento - BSBL 24 18 18 10 6 0 4.00 132.2 128 63 59 15 55 98 2 0 1.38 .301 4.86 -0.1 93
2006 Sacramento - BSBL 25 21 21 5 12 0 5.73 125.2 126 87 80 16 53 119 1 1 1.42 .327 4.89 -0.2 65
2007 San Jose - BSBL 26 15 4 4 0 0 2.70 43.1 31 14 13 2 14 49 0 0 1.04 .282 3.14 0.6 129
2008 San Jose - BSBL 27 30 1 0 0 0 2.68 47.0 39 15 14 1 18 63 0 0 1.21 .336 2.59 0.9 140
2009 San Jose - BSBL 28 50 0 6 3 4 2.82 67.0 56 22 21 6 21 71 0 0 1.15 .294 3.81 0.2 132
2010 San Jose - BSBL 29 16 8 1 4 0 5.50 54.0 60 34 33 2 24 51 0 0 1.56 .365 3.88 0.5 69
2011 San Jose - BSBL 30 39 9 5 6 2 3.77 86.0 72 38 36 8 33 85 0 0 1.22 .287 4.26 0.0 98
2014 Long Beach - BSBL 33 25 23 5 7 0 4.93 127.2 141 73 70 9 46 129 0 0 1.46 .363 3.86 1.6 77
2015 Austin - BSBL 34 33 33 14 11 0 3.96 215.2 209 104 95 14 61 148 2 2 1.25 .291 3.71 4.3 107
Total BSBL 260 130 54 55 6 4.17 989.0 951 491 458 81 360 885 6 4 1.33 .314 4.06 8.4 91
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2001 Total - 20 13 12 3 5 0 4.56 79.0 82 42 40 11 32 65 0 0 1.44 .302 4.58 0.5 100
2001 Pearl City - A 20 14 14 6 5 0 4.60 92.0 99 51 47 6 23 83 3 2 1.33 .358 3.52 1.6 84
2002 Pearl City - A 21 19 19 7 8 0 3.54 132.1 119 61 52 9 39 141 2 0 1.19 .325 3.38 1.7 95
2002 Kailua - AA 21 11 11 3 5 0 3.63 74.1 75 38 30 5 24 76 2 0 1.33 .347 2.84 1.1 82
2003 Hilo - AAA 22 35 34 14 12 0 2.96 222.0 188 77 73 17 66 199 6 1 1.14 .294 3.28 2.8 110
2004 Hilo - AAA 23 21 21 3 11 0 3.91 147.1 172 75 64 15 42 167 6 1 1.45 .402 3.03 2.5 84
2005 Hilo - AAA 24 14 13 5 6 0 3.42 92.0 72 40 35 5 35 100 4 1 1.16 .300 3.17 1.5 100
2006 Hilo - AAA 25 12 12 8 3 0 2.03 93.0 56 22 21 6 20 113 3 2 0.82 .240 2.27 2.8 163
2007 Butte - AAA 26 12 1 0 1 0 2.21 20.1 16 5 5 0 7 25 0 0 1.13 .320 1.90 0.5 137
2012 Fresno - AAA 31 26 26 8 11 0 2.84 171.0 128 65 54 7 60 198 1 0 1.10 .300 2.49 3.9 109
2013 Fresno - AAA 32 4 4 1 2 0 3.29 27.1 22 11 10 1 5 30 0 0 0.99 .304 2.05 0.9 96
2014 Casa Grande - A 33 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.00 .000 0.14 0.2 999
2014 Santa Barbara - AAA 33 5 5 3 2 0 2.09 43.0 33 15 10 5 6 53 4 1 0.91 .289 2.69 0.8 142
Total BSBLAAA 129 116 42 48 0 3.00 816.0 687 310 272 56 241 885 24 6 1.14 .312 2.84 107.7
Total BSBLAA 11 11 3 5 0 3.63 74.1 75 38 30 5 24 76 2 0 1.33 .347 2.84 81.8
Total BSBLA 35 33 13 13 1 3.90 228.1 218 112 99 15 62 231 5 2 1.23 .338 3.38 91.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 San Jose - BSBL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3.00 .000 8.56 -0.1 999
2014 Long Beach - BSBL 33 9 0 0 0 1 3.75 12.0 9 5 5 0 5 12 0 0 1.17 .310 2.85 0.2 101
Total BSBL 10 0 0 0 1 3.46 13.0 9 5 5 0 8 14 0 0 1.31 .310 3.29 109.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 Sacramento - MLB P 13 13 4 5 0 10 1 .900 90.0 0.90 +0.8 1.004
2005 Sacramento - MLB P 18 18 8 10 1 19 1 .947 132.2 1.22 +0.8 .898
2006 Sacramento - MLB P 21 21 7 11 2 18 0 1.000 125.2 1.29 +0.9 1.113
2007 San Jose - MLB P 15 4 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 43.1 1.25 -0.0 .994
2008 San Jose - MLB P 30 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 47.0 0.57 +0.1 1.002
2009 San Jose - MLB P 50 0 6 7 1 14 1 .929 67.0 1.75 +0.8 1.012
2010 San Jose - MLB P 16 8 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 54.0 1.17 +0.4 .994
2011 San Jose - MLB P 39 9 5 9 1 16 2 .875 86.0 1.47 -1.1 .811
2014 Long Beach - MLB P 25 23 5 10 0 16 1 .938 127.2 1.06 -0.7 .821
2015 Austin - MLB P 33 33 10 18 0 29 1 .966 215.2 1.17 -0.2 .942
TOTAL P 260 130 50 81 5 138 7 .949 989.0 1.19 +1.6 .938
PLAYER HISTORY
06/30/2001 Drafted in the 2001 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Sacramento Ironhorse, out of college (Glendale CC (CA)).
07/01/2001 Named the #23 prospect in the BSBL
07/18/2001 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Monterey Sea Lions with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/20/2001 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Casa Grande Cotton Kings with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/30/2001 Named the #35 prospect in the BSBL
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (9); Movement: 4 (8); Control: 5 (7).
04/01/2002 Named the #83 prospect in the BSBL
04/24/2002 Strikes out 15 against the Edwards AFB Jets.
06/30/2002 Named the #85 prospect in the BSBL
10/29/2002 Named the #77 prospect in the BSBL
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04/07/2003 Named the #90 prospect in the BSBL
07/13/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
08/03/2003 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Ventura Oranges with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/05/2003 Named the #89 prospect in the BSBL
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04/05/2004 Named the #100 prospect in the BSBL
05/14/2004 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Santa Barbara Foresters with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/29/2004 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Bernardino Stallions with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
11/04/2004 Named the #93 prospect in the BSBL
11/26/2004 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).
06/24/2005 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Santa Barbara Foresters with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/29/2005 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/21/2005 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).
06/27/2006 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Edmonton Eskimo with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/23/2006 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Anaheim Mice with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/03/2006 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Diego Breakers with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/23/2006 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
03/04/2007 Was claimed off waivers by San Jose while with Sacramento.
11/22/2007 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
11/05/2008 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $480,000 with the San Jose Owls organization.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
03/02/2009 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/05/2009 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $570,000 with the San Jose Owls organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
11/21/2010 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $690,000.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
11/22/2011 Became a free agent.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 7 (7).
02/05/2012 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Hollywood Stars organization.
10/05/2012 Wins the 2012 BSBL Triple A Round 3 with the Fresno Arktos!
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
05/01/2013 Was granted free agency by the Hollywood organization.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
04/30/2014 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Long Beach Ports organization.
05/07/2014 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Reno 911s with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
02/13/2015 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $20,000,000 with the Austin Cowboys organization.
07/01/2015 Wins the BSBL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/15/2015 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Mexico City Aztecs with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/17/2015 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New Orleans Pelicans with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/12/2015 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2015 33 4
Year W Rank
2015 14 8
Year HLD Rank
2009 8 6
Year IP Rank
2015 215.2 4
Year BF Rank
2015 909 3
Year HR/9 Rank
2015 0.58 5
Year QS Rank
2015 19 8
Year CG Rank
2015 2 1
Year CGP Rank
2015 .061 6
Year SHO Rank
2015 2 1
Year WAR Rank
2015 4.3 10
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