P Richard Simpson #45
Birmingham Barons (BIR) ITL
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2026
BNN Index | ITL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RICHARD SIMPSON #45 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
76 3 5-10 12 7.51 100.2 115 22 58 130 1.72 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 15
Movement 9
Control 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 15
Changeup - 17
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 9
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 46 %
Hold Runners 12
Defense 7
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 17
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/2026 DXW Win, 7-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/25/2026 DXW Loss, 4-5 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 Loss
09/24/2026 @ TUS Win, 11-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/22/2026 @ TUS Loss, 7-14 1.1 4 3 3 0 1
09/19/2026 @ BLU Win, 9-5 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 Win
09/18/2026 @ BLU Loss, 6-7 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
09/16/2026 ALN Loss, 6-8 2.2 4 2 2 1 4
09/11/2026 WAB Win, 10-7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/2026 WAB Loss, 2-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/06/2026 @ CCC Loss, 1-3 2.2 2 0 0 2 4
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:High
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:01/17/1994
Born in:Houston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:260 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 76 3 5 10 12 7.51 100.2 115 87 84 22 58 130 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 26 9 57.1 73 36 16.00 10.28 11.62 5.19 6.47 1.72 109 0.1 .372        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 92 22 4 0 1 12 9 33 0 1 2 .239 .320 .315 .636      
vs. RHB 307 93 14 0 21 75 49 97 3 8 4 .303 .402 .554 .956      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 14 1 1 1 1 6.75 22.2 21 17 17 2 16 29  
May 18 2 1 1 1 8.77 25.2 23 25 25 5 14 30  
June 6 0 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 3 3 3 1 2 10  
July 11 0 1 2 2 10.66 12.2 18 16 15 6 14 20  
August 15 0 1 4 7 8.27 16.1 28 17 15 4 7 20  
September 12 0 1 1 1 5.28 15.1 22 9 9 4 5 21  
Last Year 67 0 4 7 30 4.61 68.1 51 35 35 10 33 87  
2 Years Ago 36 1 4 0 8 3.69 61.0 57 27 25 7 24 67  
Career 179 4 13 17 50 5.63 230.0 223 149 144 39 115 284  
Home 43 1 2 5 8 8.18 55.0 63 53 50 10 31 71  
Road 33 2 3 5 4 6.70 45.2 52 34 34 12 27 59  
Grass 65 3 4 8 11 7.05 90.2 98 74 71 18 54 116  
Turf 11 0 1 2 1 11.70 10.0 17 13 13 4 4 14  
Day 28 2 3 2 3 5.58 40.1 38 25 25 6 24 49  
Night 48 1 2 8 9 8.80 60.1 77 62 59 16 34 81  
As Starter 3 3 0 1 0 8.56 13.2 12 13 13 3 7 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 73 0 5 9 12 7.34 87.0 103 74 71 19 51 118  
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+
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+
2013 Louisville - COL 19 9 9 4 2 0 5.72 45.2 53 31 29 6 19 49 0 0 1.58 .346 4.99 0.9 97
2014 Louisville - COL 20 15 0 0 2 10 8.03 12.1 13 11 11 2 12 17 0 0 2.03 .355 5.75 -0.1 60
2015 Louisville - COL 21 13 1 2 0 0 2.08 26.0 18 6 6 2 4 40 0 0 0.85 .302 2.74 0.8 228
2016 Louisville - COL 22 22 0 0 0 1 1.91 28.1 17 7 6 2 12 46 0 0 1.02 .288 2.91 0.7 258
2016 Newark - AA 22 6 0 0 0 0 11.74 7.2 14 10 10 2 6 11 0 0 2.61 .545 6.93 -0.1 42
2017 Cincinnati - A 23 66 0 5 3 0 4.77 66.0 63 40 35 5 32 80 0 0 1.44 .354 4.05 0.4 89
2017 Newark - AA 23 12 0 0 1 0 7.71 14.0 15 12 12 3 9 16 0 0 1.71 .364 5.90 -0.1 64
2018 Cincinnati - A 24 49 1 3 1 2 3.32 57.0 45 26 21 3 30 68 0 0 1.32 .318 3.66 0.6 123
2018 San Diego - AA 24 7 0 1 0 1 2.08 8.2 3 2 2 1 7 13 0 0 1.15 .143 4.62 0.0 227
2019 San Diego - AA 25 53 1 6 1 0 4.79 71.1 61 39 38 8 51 99 0 0 1.57 .331 4.62 0.4 97
2020 San Diego - AA 26 43 0 4 1 2 2.94 49.0 32 17 16 6 30 64 0 0 1.27 .248 4.64 0.4 174
2021 San Diego - AA 27 61 0 5 2 3 4.30 58.2 56 29 28 10 37 74 0 0 1.59 .331 5.43 0.2 127
2022 San Diego - AA 28 31 0 3 0 3 1.76 46.0 31 10 9 4 11 72 0 0 0.91 .297 2.89 1.5 328
2023 San Diego - AA 29 4 0 0 1 0 4.70 7.2 10 5 4 0 2 6 0 0 1.57 .370 2.68 0.2 108
2024 Birmingham - AAA 30 36 1 4 0 8 3.69 61.0 57 27 25 7 24 67 0 0 1.33 .316 4.64 1.0 152
2025 Birmingham - AAA 31 67 0 4 7 30 4.61 68.1 51 35 35 10 33 87 0 0 1.23 .279 4.70 0.8 119
2026 Birmingham - AAA 32 76 3 5 10 12 7.51 100.2 115 87 84 22 58 130 0 0 1.72 .372 6.47 0.1 79
Total ITL 179 4 13 17 50 5.63 230.0 223 149 144 39 115 284 0 0 1.47 .332 5.46 110.0
Total NWL (28 & Under) 199 1 19 5 9 3.62 241.1 193 102 97 29 138 328 0 0 1.37 .306 4.43 169.1
Total ESL (28 & Under) 18 0 0 1 0 9.14 21.2 29 22 22 5 15 27 0 0 2.03 .436 6.26 56.2
Total MWL (24 & Under) 115 1 8 4 2 4.10 123.0 108 66 56 8 62 148 0 0 1.38 .338 3.87 104.8
Total NCAA 59 10 6 4 11 4.17 112.1 101 55 52 12 47 152 0 0 1.32 .327 4.03 163.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Birmingham - AAA P 73 3 1 15 1 16 0 1.000 100.2 1.43 +0.9 1.056
TOTAL P 73 3 1 15 1 16 0 1.000 100.2 1.43 +0.9 1.056
PLAYER HISTORY
06/17/2012 Joined the Louisville Cardinals.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (7); Movement: - (7); Control: - (6).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (7); Control: - (7).
05/03/2014 Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
05/29/2014 Injured (conjunctivitis), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (7); Control: - (5).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (8); Control: - (5).
06/14/2016 Released by the Louisville Cardinals.
07/01/2016 Went undrafted and became a free agent.
08/26/2016 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Rebels organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (8); Control: - (6).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (9); Control: - (6).
07/18/2018 Released by the Boston organization.
08/31/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Vista Panthers organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (8); Control: - (6).
10/02/2019 Won the 2019 Northwest League EL Championship with the San Diego Smashers!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (8); Control: - (6).
06/29/2020 Injured (strained shoulder), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (10); Control: - (8).
09/23/2021 Injured (shoulder impingement), out for 4-5 months.
10/10/2021 Won the 2021 Northwest League EL Championship with the San Diego Smashers!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (10); Control: - (8).
10/07/2022 Won the 2022 Northwest League EL Championship with the San Diego Smashers!
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (10); Control: - (8).
04/23/2023 Released by the Vista organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (9); Control: - (8).
03/21/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Steeldogs organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (10); Control: - (9).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (9); Control: - (9).
04/29/2026 Injured (strained back), out for one week.
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