# Ted Simmons (96 OVR)

> Ted Simmons is 33,199 stubs on the MLB 26 Community Market — Wait. Full attributes, quirks, price history and cheaper alternatives.

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/prime-ted-simmons-aa3a9418

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 96 |
| Rarity | Red Diamond |
| Position | C |
| Team | Cardinals |
| Series | Prime |
| Edition | MLB 26 |
| In real life: | [Ted Simmons — stats and every card](https://mlbtsdb.com/players/ted-simmons-122247) |
| In real life: | [St. Louis Cardinals real-life roster](https://mlbtsdb.com/teams/cardinals) |

## Price

- Buy now: 33,199 stubs
- Sell now: 22,020 stubs
- Usually sells for about 27,000 stubs.
- The game will always buy it back for 5,000 stubs.

## Should you buy this?

- **To use:** Wait. 3184% above the going rate — the typical 96 costs 6,760 stubs Boosted by 2 captains
- **To flip:** Not enough data
- **To hold:** Not enough data
- **For exchanges:** Not enough data

## Where this card ranks

- 40th best of 288 catchers
- 177th best of 878 left fielders
- 144th best of 649 first basemen
- 394th best of 1,945 designated hitters

## Ratings

| Rating | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Contact | 101 |
| Power | 81 |
| Speed | 40 |
| Arm | 81 |
| Fielding | 73 |

## Hitting

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Contact vs L | 100 |  |
| Contact vs R | 101 |  |
| Power vs L | 83 |  |
| Power vs R | 80 |  |
| Plate vision | 103 | Top 6% |
| Plate discipline | 84 |  |
| Batting clutch | 102 |  |
| Bunting | 35 |  |
| Drag bunting | 25 |  |
| Durability | 96 |  |

## Player

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team | Cardinals |  |
| Position | C |  |
| Secondary | 1B, LF |  |
| Bats | S |  |
| Throws | R |  |
| Age | 28 |  |
| Height | 5'11" |  |
| Weight | 200 lbs |  |
| Born | Michigan |  |
| Number | 23 |  |

## Fielding & running

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fielding | 78 |  |
| Arm strength | 82 |  |
| Arm accuracy | 81 |  |
| Blocking | 87 | Top 1% |
| Speed | 58 |  |
| Baserunning | 0 |  |
| Steal | 6 |  |
| Reaction vs L | 70 |  |
| Reaction vs R | 74 |  |

## Quirks

- [Road Warrior](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/road-warrior): Performs better when playing on the road
- [Dead Red](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/dead-red): Excels at hitting fastballs
- [Breaking Ball Hitter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/breaking-ball-hitter): Excels at hitting breaking balls
- [Unfazed](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/unfazed): Excels at hitting with 2 strikes
- [Fighter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/fighter): Performs better in the 9th inning or later
- [Situational Hitter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/situational-hitter): Excels at driving in a runner from third with less than 2 outs
- [Day Player](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/day-player): Performs better when playing day games
- [Table Setter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/table-setter): Performs better when no runners are on

## Obtained from

- Community Market

## Captains that boost this card

- [Matt Carpenter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/matt-carpenter-754ed31b) - 88 OVR: Players from the St. Louis Cardinals
- [Lee Smith](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/lee-smith-1af34ce4) - 88 OVR: Players from the St. Louis Cardinals

## More Cardinals at C

- [Rainiel Rodriguez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/pipeline-rainiel-rodriguez-9639a4f7) - 99 OVR · C · STL · Red Diamond: 9,995 stubs
- [Leonardo Bernal](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/topps-now-leonardo-bernal-7c1e5eea) - 97 OVR · C · STL · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [Iván Herrera](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2026-all-star-ivan-herrera-453a2306) - 96 OVR · C · STL · Red Diamond: 6,886 stubs
- [Rainiel Rodriguez](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spring-breakout-rainiel-rodriguez-a9185a25) - 88 OVR · C · STL · Diamond: 28,499 stubs
- [Iván Herrera](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-ivan-herrera-865e9875) - 75 OVR · C · STL · Silver: 78 stubs
- [Pedro Pagés](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-pedro-pages-0dc4f4eb) - 69 OVR · C · STL · Bronze: 60 stubs

## Other versions of this player

- [Ted Simmons](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/jolt-ted-simmons-97cd4443) - 88 OVR · C · MIL · Diamond · Captain: Not on the market

## Questions

### How do you get Ted Simmons?

Buy it on the Community Market, where it costs about 33,199 stubs right now.

### How much is Ted Simmons worth?

It usually sells for about 27,000 stubs.

### What does Ted Simmons quicksell for?

The game will always buy it back for 5,000 stubs.

### What quirks does Ted Simmons have?

Road Warrior, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Unfazed, Fighter, Situational Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.

### Where can I see Ted Simmons's real-life stats?

On his player page: his career stats, awards, and every card of him in every edition. [Ted Simmons](https://mlbtsdb.com/players/ted-simmons-122247)

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