Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Toward the end of his career , he played about 2,000 innings at third base and about 1,175 innings in the outfield , excelling at both .
Simplified: Toward the end of his career , he played about 2,000 innings at third base and about 1,175 innings in the outfield and did well at both .