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James Simmons

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: September 29, 1986 in Yorba Linda, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (26th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA).

School: University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)

Full Name: Donald James Simmons

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2007	20	-4.3	Midland	TL	AA	OAK	0	0		3.94	4.85	13	2	2	0	0	0	29.2	36	16	13	2	8	1	23	1	0	0	129	1.483	10.9	0.6	2.4	7.0	2.88
2007	20	-3.7	Phoenix	AZFL	Fal		0	0		2.89	3.86	9	0	0	0	0	0	9.1	7	4	3	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	37	1.071	6.8	1.0	2.9	7.7	2.67
2008	21	-3.0	Midland	TL	AA	OAK	9	6	.600	3.51	3.84	25	25	0	0	0	0	136.0	150	58	53	11	32	0	120	3	0	3	576	1.338	9.9	0.7	2.1	7.9	3.75
2009	22	-5.0	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	7	7	.500	5.72	6.09	23	22	0	1	0	0	119.2	139	81	76	8	47	3	81	4	0	7	542	1.554	10.5	0.6	3.5	6.1	1.72
2009	22	-1.3	Phoenix	AZFL	Fal		1	4	.200	4.50	4.88	6	6	0	0	0	0	24.0	29	13	12	2	8	0	11	0	0	0	106	1.542	10.9	0.8	3.0	4.1	1.38

2011	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	OAK	3	2	.600	4.91	5.48	15	10	1	0	0	0	47.2	57	29	26	5	6	1	40	0	0	0	206	1.322	10.8	0.9	1.1	7.6	6.67
2011	24	0.8	Stockton	CALL	A+	OAK	3	2	.600	5.48	6.12	13	8	1	0	0	0	42.2	56	29	26	5	6	1	36	0	0	0	190	1.453	11.8	1.1	1.3	7.6	6.00
2011	24	3.1	Athletics	ARIZ	Rk	OAK	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	16	0.200	1.8	0.0	0.0	7.2
2012	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	OAK	3	2	.600	2.98	2.98	39	0	9	0	0	1	63.1	53	21	21	4	22	3	50	4	0	6	265	1.184	7.5	0.6	3.1	7.1	2.27
2012	25	-1.7	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	2	0	1.000	1.80	1.80	9	0	1	0	0	0	15.0	12	3	3	1	8	2	13	0	0	3	65	1.333	7.2	0.6	4.8	7.8	1.63
2012	25	0.9	Midland	TL	AA	OAK	1	2	.333	3.35	3.35	30	0	8	0	0	1	48.1	41	18	18	3	14	1	37	4	0	3	200	1.138	7.6	0.6	2.6	6.9	2.64
2012	25	1.7	Phoenix	AZFL	Fal		0	0		1.59	1.59	12	0	2	0	0	0	11.1	2	2	2	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	38	0.441	1.6	0.0	2.4	6.4	2.67
2013	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	OAK	8	10	.444	5.69	6.46	32	20	5	0	0	0	129.2	158	93	82	15	33	0	99	6	0	3	577	1.473	11.0	1.0	2.3	6.9	3.00
2013	26	-0.6	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	0	2	.000	7.16	9.37	12	0	5	0	0	0	16.1	27	17	13	1	8	0	13	0	0	1	84	2.143	14.9	0.6	4.4	7.2	1.63
2013	26	2.8	Stockton	CALL	A+	OAK	8	8	.500	5.48	6.04	20	20	0	0	0	0	113.1	131	76	69	14	25	0	86	6	0	2	493	1.376	10.4	1.1	2.0	6.8	3.44
2014	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	WSN	5	6	.455	5.52	5.77	25	15	4	0	0	0	106.0	112	68	65	15	33	0	77	4	0	4	462	1.368	9.5	1.3	2.8	6.5	2.33
2014	27	0.1	Syracuse	IL	AAA	WSN	2	2	.500	5.68	5.68	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.1	24	16	16	5	6	0	17	0	0	0	104	1.184	8.5	1.8	2.1	6.0	2.83
2014	27	2.4	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	3	4	.429	5.47	5.80	21	11	4	0	0	0	80.2	88	52	49	10	27	0	60	4	0	4	358	1.426	9.8	1.1	3.0	6.7	2.22
2014	27	-2.4	Camden	ATLL	Ind		0	0		2.70	2.70	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	12	3	3	0	2	0	8	0	0	1	43	1.400	10.8	0.0	1.8	7.2	4.00
2015	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	WSN	4	4	.500	3.79	4.02	18	5	6	0	0	0	40.1	38	18	17	3	6	1	33	3	0	0	166	1.091	8.5	0.7	1.3	7.4	5.50
2015	28	1.0	Syracuse	IL	AAA	WSN	0	0		6.75	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	18	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.00
2015	28	3.4	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	4	4	.500	3.47	3.72	17	4	6	0	0	0	36.1	34	15	14	3	5	1	32	2	0	0	148	1.073	8.4	0.7	1.2	7.9	6.40
2016	29	-0.1	York	ATLL	Ind		11	9	.550	4.37	4.76	26	26	0	0	0	0	160.2	189	85	78	22	37	1	118	11	0	7	700	1.407	10.6	1.2	2.1	6.6	3.19
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		39	37	.513	4.73	5.14	190	99	27	1	0	1	672.1	743	384	353	63	187	9	523	25	0	23	2923	1.383	9.9	0.8	2.5	7.0	2.80
Other (5 seasons)					Other		12	13	.480	4.10	4.47	55	34	2	0	0	0	215.1	239	107	98	25	53	1	153	12	0	8	924	1.356	10.0	1.0	2.2	6.4	2.89
All Levels (9 Seasons)							51	50	.505	4.57	4.98	245	133	29	1	0	1	887.2	982	491	451	88	240	10	676	37	0	31	3847	1.377	10.0	0.9	2.4	6.9	2.82

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		11	11	.500	5.54	5.99	49	27	6	1	0	0	180.1	206	120	111	15	70	5	125	5	0	11	813	1.530	10.3	0.7	3.5	6.2	1.79
AA (5 seasons)					Minors		17	16	.515	4.00	4.32	106	42	20	0	0	1	331.0	349	159	147	29	86	3	272	14	0	10	1411	1.314	9.5	0.8	2.3	7.4	3.16
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		11	10	.524	5.48	6.06	33	28	1	0	0	0	156.0	187	105	95	19	31	1	122	6	0	2	683	1.397	10.8	1.1	1.8	7.0	3.94
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	16	0.200	1.8	0.0	0.0	7.2
Fal (3 seasons)					Other		1	4	.200	3.43	3.83	27	6	2	0	0	0	44.2	38	19	17	3	14	0	27	1	0	0	181	1.164	7.7	0.6	2.8	5.4	1.93
Ind (2 seasons)					Other		11	9	.550	4.27	4.64	28	28	0	0	0	0	170.2	201	88	81	22	39	1	126	11	0	8	743	1.406	10.6	1.2	2.1	6.6	3.23