with 2,472 career hits and 483 doubles, since broken by Iván Rodríguez. He ranks second all-time among catchers with 1,389 runs batted in and 10th with 248 home runs. He caught 122 shutouts in his career, ranking him eighth all-time among major league catchers. In his book, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, baseball historian Bill James ranked Simmons 10th all-time among major league catchers. Highlights 8-time All-Star (1972–1974, 1977–1979, 1981, 1983) Silver Slugger Award (1980) 7-times hit .300 or more (1971–1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983) Caught two no-hitters as a Cardinal: Bob Gibson in 1971; the first of Bob Forsch's two career no-hitters in 1978. Twice led the National League in intentional walks (1976–1977). He ranks 15th in the All-Time list with 188. Baseball executive and coaching career In 1992, Simmons was hired as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He served in that position for only a year, retiring after suffering a heart attack in June 1993. He also was Director of Player Development for both the Cardinals and San Diego Padres, and a scout at the Major League level for the Cleveland Indians. He was named the bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers starting with the 2008 season. On September 15, 2008, he was reassigned to another position within the organization. In November 2008 Simmons was named bench coach for the Padres under manager Bud Black, replacing Craig Colbert. He was hired on November 5, 2010 as a senior advisor to general manager Jack Zduriencik of the Seattle Mariners. Simmons rejoined the Braves in October 2015, as a scout. Hall of Fame candidacy Simmons first became eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994, but received less than 5% of the vote on his first ballot, thus becoming ineligible for future election by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. In December 2017, he missed being elected to the Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee by one vote, but was elected in December 2019 for the Class of 2020. He was formally enshrined on September 8, 2021, as the 2020 ceremony was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. See also 1982 World Series List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Silver Slugger Award winners at catcher List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored