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Wally Berger
Walter Anton Berger

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 198 lb.

Debut April 15, 1930
Final Game July 4, 1940
Born October 10, 1905 in Chicago, IL
Died November 30, 1988 in Redondo Beach, CA

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1930 24 BSN NL 151  555   98  172  27 14  38  119   3     54  69  .310  .375  .614  137  341  12           4    
 1931 25 BSN NL 156  617   94  199  44  8  19   84  13     55  70  .323  .380  .512  141  316   4           2    
 1932 26 BSN NL 145  602   90  185  34  6  17   73   5     33  66  .307  .346  .468  120  282   1           3     MVP-13
 1933 27 BSN NL 137  528   84  165  37  8  27  106   2     41  77  .313  .365  .566  172  299   2           3   6 MVP-3,AS
 1934 28 BSN NL 150  615   92  183  35  8  34  121   2     49  65  .298  .352  .546  144  336   1           3  14 MVP-12,AS
 1935 29 BSN NL 150  589   91  174  39  4  34  130   3     50  80  .295  .355  .548  147  323   1           4  14 MVP-6,AS
 1936 30 BSN NL 138  534   88  154  23  3  25   91   1     53  84  .288  .361  .483  131  258   0           8  13 MVP-16,AS
 1937 31 TOT NL  89  312   54   89  20  3  17   65   3     29  63  .285  .354  .532  140  166   2           4   6
         BSN NL  30  113   14   31   9  1   5   22   0     11  33  .274  .344  .504  137   57   1           1   1
         NYG NL  59  199   40   58  11  2  12   43   3     18  30  .291  .359  .548  142  109   1           3   5
 1938 32 TOT NL 115  439   79  131  23  4  16   60   2     31  48  .298  .347  .478  128  210   0           2   9
         NYG NL  16   32    5    6   0  0   0    4   0      2   4  .188  .235  .188   17    6   0           0   0
         CIN NL  99  407   74  125  23  4  16   56   2     29  44  .307  .356  .501  136  204   0           2   9
 1939 33 CIN NL  97  329   36   85  15  1  14   44   1     36  63  .258  .341  .438  107  144   4           5   6
 1940 34 TOT NL  22   43    3   13   2  0   1    5   1      4   9  .302  .362  .419  118   18   0           0   1
         CIN NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         PHI NL  20   41    3   13   2  0   1    5   1      4   8  .317  .378  .439  128   18   0           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1350 5163  809 1550 299 59 242  898  36  0 435 694  .300  .359  .522  137 2693  27   0   0  38  69
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        620   97  186  36  7  29  108   4  0  52  83  .300  .359  .522  137  323   3   0   0   5   8
 Career High    156  617   98  199  44 14  38  130  13  0  55  84  .323  .380  .614  172  341  12   0   0   8  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1930 24 BSN NL  625  395  127   8.5   124| .310  .308| .375  .366| .614  .458| .989  .824| 137  .665  29.8   2.6     
 1931 25 BSN NL  678  422  119   7.5   101| .323  .282| .380  .340| .512  .397| .892  .737| 141  .710  35.1   3.4     
 1932 26 BSN NL  639  418   97   6.3   100| .307  .279| .346  .332| .468  .404| .814  .736| 120  .627  16.3   1.6     
 1933 27 BSN NL  574  371  108   7.8    85| .313  .264| .365  .316| .566  .362| .931  .678| 172  .766  46.8   4.8     
 1934 28 BSN NL  668  447  117   7.0    98| .298  .278| .352  .333| .546  .396| .898  .728| 144  .670  35.7   3.4     
 1935 29 BSN NL  644  430  113   7.0    97| .295  .275| .355  .330| .548  .393| .903  .722| 147  .677  37.7   3.6     
 1936 30 BSN NL  595  393   91   6.2    98| .288  .278| .361  .337| .483  .390| .844  .726| 131  .626  23.2   2.2     
 1937 31 TOT NL  347  231   57   6.6    99| .285  .277| .354  .338| .532  .392| .886  .730| 140  .667  16.7   1.7     
         BSN NL  126   84   19   6.0    93| .274  .269| .344  .329| .504  .381| .848  .710| 137  .630   5.7   0.6     
         NYG NL  221  147   38   6.9   102| .291  .281| .359  .343| .548  .399| .907  .742| 142  .685  11.0   1.1     
 1938 32 TOT NL  472  317   73   6.2    97| .298  .272| .347  .335| .478  .386| .825  .721| 128  .651  15.1   1.5     
         NYG NL   34   26    1   1.0   100| .188  .276| .235  .340| .188  .393| .423  .733|  17  .066  -3.7  -0.4     
         CIN NL  438  291   72   6.6    96| .307  .271| .356  .334| .501  .386| .857  .720| 136  .680  18.8   1.9     
 1939 33 CIN NL  374  254   48   5.0   104| .258  .281| .341  .347| .438  .402| .779  .750| 107  .546   2.8   0.3     
 1940 34 TOT NL   47   31    7   6.1    95| .302  .267| .362  .331| .419  .384| .781  .716| 118  .647   1.1   0.1     
         CIN NL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .273| .000  .338| .000  .392| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
         PHI NL   45   29    7   6.5    95| .317  .267| .378  .331| .439  .384| .817  .715| 128  .675   1.7   0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     5663 3709  957   6.9   100| .300  .280| .359  .337| .522  .398| .881  .735| 137  .668 260.3  25.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1930 24 BSN NL  OF  145    307   10   11    3  .966  .968  2.19  2.28              145    0    0
 1931 25 BSN NL  OF  156    457   16   11    5  .977  .973  3.03  2.38                0  156    0
                 1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  9.60            
 1932 26 BSN NL  OF  134    396   10    3    3  .993  .976  3.03  2.41                0  134    0
                 1B   11    102    4    0    7 1.000  .990  9.64  9.91            
 1933 27 BSN NL  OF  136    382    6    9    4  .977  .977  2.85  2.35                0  136    0 AS
 1934 28 BSN NL  OF  150    385    9    9    2  .978  .973  2.63  2.26                0  150    0 AS
 1935 29 BSN NL  OF  149    458    8   17    1  .965  .971  3.13  2.31                0  149    0 AS
 1936 30 BSN NL  OF  133    384   10   14    1  .966  .973  2.96  2.25                0  133    0 AS
 1937 31 TOT NL  OF   80    158    5    4    0  .976  .974  2.04  2.13               31   46    3
         BSN NL  OF   28     51    1    0    0 1.000  .974  1.86  2.13               28    0    0
         NYG NL  OF   52    107    4    4    0  .965  .974  2.13  2.13                3   46    3
 1938 32 TOT NL  OF  107    221    7    7    2  .970  .976  2.13  2.22               98    8    1
         NYG NL  OF    9     29    0    0    0 1.000  .976  3.22  2.22                0    8    1
         CIN NL  OF   98    192    7    7    2  .966  .976  2.03  2.22               98    0    0
 1939 33 CIN NL  OF   95    158    6    5    0  .970  .975  1.73  2.17               66   29    0
 1940 34 PHI NL  OF   11     18    0    1    0  .947  .978  1.64  2.17                4    2    5
                 1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00 10.10            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1931 25 BSN NL  1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  9.60            
 1932 26 BSN NL  1B   11    102    4    0    7 1.000  .990  9.64  9.91            
 1940 34 PHI NL  1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00 10.10            

 1930 24 BSN NL  OF  145    307   10   11    3  .966  .968  2.19  2.28              145    0    0
 1931 25 BSN NL  OF  156    457   16   11    5  .977  .973  3.03  2.38                0  156    0
 1932 26 BSN NL  OF  134    396   10    3    3  .993  .976  3.03  2.41                0  134    0
 1933 27 BSN NL  OF  136    382    6    9    4  .977  .977  2.85  2.35                0  136    0
 1934 28 BSN NL  OF  150    385    9    9    2  .978  .973  2.63  2.26                0  150    0
 1935 29 BSN NL  OF  149    458    8   17    1  .965  .971  3.13  2.31                0  149    0
 1936 30 BSN NL  OF  133    384   10   14    1  .966  .973  2.96  2.25                0  133    0
 1937 31 TOT NL  OF   80    158    5    4    0  .976  .974  2.04  2.13               31   46    3
         BSN NL  OF   28     51    1    0    0 1.000  .974  1.86  2.13               28    0    0
         NYG NL  OF   52    107    4    4    0  .965  .974  2.13  2.13                3   46    3
 1938 32 TOT NL  OF  107    221    7    7    2  .970  .976  2.13  2.22               98    8    1
         NYG NL  OF    9     29    0    0    0 1.000  .976  3.22  2.22                0    8    1
         CIN NL  OF   98    192    7    7    2  .966  .976  2.03  2.22               98    0    0
 1939 33 CIN NL  OF   95    158    6    5    0  .970  .975  1.73  2.17               66   29    0
 1940 34 PHI NL  OF   11     18    0    1    0  .947  .978  1.64  2.17                4    2    5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 1296   3324   87   91   21  .974  .973  2.63  2.29              344  943    9
                 1B   13    106    4    0    7 1.000  .990  8.46  9.90            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1309   3430   91   91   28  .975  .974  2.69  2.36

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1937   WS    NYG NYY     L   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1939   WS    CIN NYY     L   4  15   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   7  18   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   5  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   BSN NL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1934   BSN NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1935   BSN NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1936   BSN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/4      3   8   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1933 (CF)
1934 (CF)
1935 (CF)
1936

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1932-NL-13-0.08
1933-NL-3-0.55
1934-NL-12-0.16
1935-NL-6-0.25
1936-NL-16-0.05
Car-212-1.09 shares

Batting Average
1933 NL-.313-8

Slugging %
1930 NL-.614-8
1931 NL-.512-9
1933 NL-.566-2
1934 NL-.546-3
1935 NL-.548-4
1938 NL-.478-8
Car-.522-55

OPS
1931 NL-.892-8
1933 NL-.932-2
1934 NL-.899-6
1935 NL-.903-7
Car-.881-87

Games
1931 NL-156-1
1934 NL-150-7

At Bats
1931 NL-617-3
1932 NL-602-8
1934 NL-615-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1931 NL-678-4
1934 NL-668-7

Runs
1931 NL-94-8
1933 NL-84-9

Hits
1931 NL-199-6

Total Bases
1930 NL-341-7
1931 NL-316-4
1932 NL-282-9
1933 NL-299-2
1934 NL-336-3
1935 NL-323-3

Doubles
1931 NL-44-2
1933 NL-37-5
1934 NL-35-8
1935 NL-39-6

Triples
1930 NL-14-6

Home Runs
1930 NL-38-3
1931 NL-19-3
1932 NL-17-9
1933 NL-27-2
1934 NL-34-3
1935 NL-34-1
1936 NL-25-3
1937 NL-17-6
1938 NL-16-8
1939 NL-14-10

RBI
1930 NL-119-8
1933 NL-106-2
1934 NL-121-3
1935 NL-130-1

Strikeouts
1930 NL-69-4
1931 NL-70-3
1932 NL-66-4
1933 NL-77-1
1934 NL-65-6
1935 NL-80-4
1936 NL-84-2
1939 NL-63-5

Stolen Bases
1931 NL-13-6

Adjusted OPS+
1931 NL-141-7
1933 NL-172-2
1934 NL-144-6
1935 NL-147-5
Car-137-89

Runs Created
1931 NL-119-3
1932 NL-97-10
1933 NL-108-2
1934 NL-117-5
1935 NL-113-8

Adjusted Batting Runs
1931 NL-35-4
1933 NL-47-2
1934 NL-36-5
1935 NL-38-4

Batting Wins
1931 NL-3.4-4
1933 NL-4.8-2
1934 NL-3.4-5
1935 NL-3.6-4

Extra-Base Hits
1930 NL-79-6
1931 NL-71-4
1932 NL-57-10
1933 NL-72-2
1934 NL-77-2
1935 NL-77-2

Times on Base
1931 NL-256-6
1934 NL-235-9

Offensive Win%
1931 NL-.710-9
1933 NL-.766-2
1935 NL-.677-8

Hit By Pitch
1936 NL-8-2
1937 NL-4-8
1939 NL-5-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1935 NL-14-10

Power/Speed Number
1931 NL-15.4-2

At Bats per Home Run
1930 NL-14.6-3
1931 NL-32.5-7
1933 NL-19.6-1
1934 NL-18.1-3
1935 NL-17.3-1
1936 NL-21.4-4
1938 NL-27.4-7

Outs
1931 NL-422-9
1934 NL-447-5

Black Ink: Batting - 9 (243) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 103 (210) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 29.0 (293) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 61.0 (299) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
November 14, 1929: Traded by the Los Angeles (PCL) to the Boston Braves for George Harper, Art Delaney, and cash.
June 15, 1937: Traded by the Boston Bees to the New York Giants for Frank Gabler and $35,000.
June 6, 1938: Traded by the New York Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Kampouris.
May 10, 1940: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
May 15, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
July 5, 1940: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Wally Berger's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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All-Star 1933 (CF) 1934 (CF) 1935 (CF) 1936	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1932-NL-13-0.08 1933-NL-3-0.55 1934-NL-12-0.16 1935-NL-6-0.25 1936-NL-16-0.05 Car-212-1.09 shares	Batting Average 1933 NL-.313-8	Slugging % 1930 NL-.614-8 1931 NL-.512-9 1933 NL-.566-2 1934 NL-.546-3 1935 NL-.548-4 1938 NL-.478-8 Car-.522-55	OPS 1931 NL-.892-8 1933 NL-.932-2 1934 NL-.899-6 1935 NL-.903-7 Car-.881-87	Games 1931 NL-156-1 1934 NL-150-7
At Bats 1931 NL-617-3 1932 NL-602-8 1934 NL-615-4	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1931 NL-678-4 1934 NL-668-7	Runs 1931 NL-94-8 1933 NL-84-9	Hits 1931 NL-199-6	Total Bases 1930 NL-341-7 1931 NL-316-4 1932 NL-282-9 1933 NL-299-2 1934 NL-336-3 1935 NL-323-3	Doubles 1931 NL-44-2 1933 NL-37-5 1934 NL-35-8 1935 NL-39-6
Triples 1930 NL-14-6	Home Runs 1930 NL-38-3 1931 NL-19-3 1932 NL-17-9 1933 NL-27-2 1934 NL-34-3 1935 NL-34-1 1936 NL-25-3 1937 NL-17-6 1938 NL-16-8 1939 NL-14-10	RBI 1930 NL-119-8 1933 NL-106-2 1934 NL-121-3 1935 NL-130-1	Strikeouts 1930 NL-69-4 1931 NL-70-3 1932 NL-66-4 1933 NL-77-1 1934 NL-65-6 1935 NL-80-4 1936 NL-84-2 1939 NL-63-5	Stolen Bases 1931 NL-13-6	Adjusted OPS+ 1931 NL-141-7 1933 NL-172-2 1934 NL-144-6 1935 NL-147-5 Car-137-89
Runs Created 1931 NL-119-3 1932 NL-97-10 1933 NL-108-2 1934 NL-117-5 1935 NL-113-8	Adjusted Batting Runs 1931 NL-35-4 1933 NL-47-2 1934 NL-36-5 1935 NL-38-4	Batting Wins 1931 NL-3.4-4 1933 NL-4.8-2 1934 NL-3.4-5 1935 NL-3.6-4	Extra-Base Hits 1930 NL-79-6 1931 NL-71-4 1932 NL-57-10 1933 NL-72-2 1934 NL-77-2 1935 NL-77-2	Times on Base 1931 NL-256-6 1934 NL-235-9	Offensive Win% 1931 NL-.710-9 1933 NL-.766-2 1935 NL-.677-8
Hit By Pitch 1936 NL-8-2 1937 NL-4-8 1939 NL-5-6	Grounded into Double Plays 1935 NL-14-10	Power/Speed Number 1931 NL-15.4-2	At Bats per Home Run 1930 NL-14.6-3 1931 NL-32.5-7 1933 NL-19.6-1 1934 NL-18.1-3 1935 NL-17.3-1 1936 NL-21.4-4 1938 NL-27.4-7	Outs 1931 NL-422-9 1934 NL-447-5