In 21 years, Simmons produced a slash line of .284/.348/.437 and was nominated to the MLB All-Star Game eight times. The major force in the 1970s’ good-but-not-great St. Louis Cardinals teams, Simmons produced 45 of his career 50.3 bWAR in 13 years in St. Louis.
From the Baseball Hall of Fame:
Among those who played at least 50 percent of their games at catcher, Simmons ranks second in hits (behind Iván Rodríguez), second in doubles (Rodríguez), second in RBI (Yogi Berra) and fifth in runs (behind Iván Rodríguez, Carlton Fisk, Yogi Berra and Johnny Bench).