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Boom-Boom Beck

Walter William Beck

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 16, 1904 in Decatur, IL(All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1924
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Dodgers/Tigers/Browns/Pirates/... 1924-1945

Final Game: September 26, 1945
Died: May 7, 1987 in Champaign, IL
Buried: Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, IL
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1924 19 SLB AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1927 22 SLB AL 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 1 0 0 /1
1928 23 SLB AL 16 14 14 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .429 .429 .429 .857 123 6 0 0 1
1933 28 BRO NL 43 98 95 5 18 5 0 0 6 0 1 22 .189 .198 .242 .440 28 23 3 0 2 1
1934 29 BRO NL 22 19 17 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .278 .294 .572 56 5 2 0 1 1
1939 34 PHI NL 34 72 68 3 9 3 0 0 3 0 1 6 .132 .145 .176 .321 -12 12 4 0 4 1
1940 35 PHI NL 29 39 36 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .056 .056 .083 .139 -61 3 3 0 3 1
1941 36 PHI NL 34 26 25 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .120 .120 .120 .240 -31 3 0 0 1 1
1942 37 PHI NL 27 12 12 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750 125 5 0 0 0 1
1943 38 PHI NL 4 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 195 2 0 0 0 /1
1944 39 DET AL 28 23 22 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .455 .773 115 10 1 0 1 1
1945 40 TOT NL 25 38 30 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .167 .194 .167 .360 0 5 0 0 7 1
1945 40 CIN NL 11 16 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429 20 3 0 0 2 1
1945 40 PIT NL 14 22 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .125 .176 .125 .301 -17 2 0 0 5 1
12 Yrs 266 349 327 17 61 14 0 0 20 0 0 4 46 .187 .196 .229 .426 20 75 13 0 19
162 Game Avg. 162 213 199 10 37 9 0 0 12 0 2 28 .187 .196 .229 .426 20 46 0 12
PHI (5 yrs) 128 153 145 6 20 5 0 0 8 0 1 15 .138 .144 .172 .316 -11 25 7 0 8
SLB (3 yrs) 20 18 18 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .389 .389 .389 .778 102 7 0 0
BRO (2 yrs) 65 117 112 7 22 6 0 0 6 0 2 23 .196 .211 .250 .461 32 28 5 0 3
PIT (1 yr) 14 22 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .125 .176 .125 .301 -17 2 0 0 5
CIN (1 yr) 11 16 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429 20 3 0 0 2
DET (1 yr) 28 23 22 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .455 .773 115 10 1 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 218 308 287 14 47 11 0 0 15 0 4 41 .164 .175 .202 .377 7 58 12 0 18
AL (4 yrs) 48 41 40 3 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 .350 .350 .425 .775 108 17 1 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1924 19 SLB AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1927 22 SLB AL 3 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1928 23 SLB AL 16 14 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .512 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1933 28 BRO NL 43 98 -9 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 $ 1
1934 29 BRO NL 22 19 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1939 34 PHI NL 34 72 -10 0 0 0 8 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1940 35 PHI NL 29 39 -8 0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .487 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1941 36 PHI NL 34 26 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1942 37 PHI NL 27 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ 1
1943 38 PHI NL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .520 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1944 39 DET AL 28 23 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 0 3 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $ 1
1945 40 CIN NL 11 16 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1945 40 PIT NL 14 22 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
12 Seasons 266 349 -36 0 0 0 35 -0 -0.1 11 10 0.1 .500 .500 0.2 -0.1 10 $
PHI (5 yrs) 128 153 -22 0 0 0 17 -5 -0.6 5 -0 -0.5 .496 .499 -0.4 -0.0 -0 $
SLB (3 yrs) 20 18 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .509 .500 0.2 0.0 2 $
BRO (2 yrs) 65 117 -10 0 0 0 12 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .503 .501 0.2 -0.0 6 $
PIT (1 yr) 14 22 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
CIN (1 yr) 11 16 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
DET (1 yr) 28 23 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 0 3 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1927 22 SLB AL 4 3 0 0.0 113 .250 .250 .297 .250 .365 .250 .416 .500 .782 28 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1928 23 SLB AL 14 8 3 10.0 111 .545 .429 .292 .429 .358 .429 .415 .857 .773 123 .797 0.4 0.0 .750 .000 .000
1933 28 BRO NL 98 82 5 1.6 87 .247 .189 .268 .198 .320 .242 .367 .440 .687 28 .158 -8.7 -0.9 .300 .063 .053
1934 29 BRO NL 19 16 1 1.7 100 .250 .235 .281 .278 .335 .294 .399 .572 .735 56 .129 -1.0 -0.1 .400 .118 .059
1939 34 PHI NL 72 67 2 0.8 98 .145 .132 .273 .145 .338 .176 .390 .321 .728 -12 .040 -10.5 -1.1 .206 .059 .044
1940 35 PHI NL 39 40 0 0.0 94 .065 .056 .266 .056 .330 .083 .382 .139 .712 -61 .000 -7.8 -0.8 .081 .028 .028
1941 36 PHI NL 26 23 0 0.0 90 .136 .120 .260 .120 .329 .120 .366 .240 .696 -31 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .136 .000 .000
1942 37 PHI NL 12 8 2 6.7 82 .333 .333 .249 .333 .320 .417 .346 .750 .666 125 .740 0.3 0.0 .625 .083 .083
1943 38 PHI NL 4 2 1 13.5 85 .667 .500 .259 .500 .326 .500 .351 1.000 .678 195 .905 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1944 39 DET AL 23 17 3 4.8 95 .350 .318 .274 .318 .341 .455 .374 .773 .715 115 .576 0.4 0.0 .625 .136 .136
1945 40 TOT NL 38 32 1 0.8 98 .185 .167 .275 .194 .345 .167 .379 .360 .724 0 .048 -4.2 -0.4 .240 .033 .000
1945 40 CIN NL 16 13 1 2.1 95 .214 .214 .271 .214 .340 .214 .374 .429 .714 20 .208 -1.6 -0.2 .273 .000 .000
1945 40 PIT NL 22 19 0 0.0 100 .154 .125 .278 .176 .348 .125 .384 .301 .732 -17 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .063 .000
12 Yrs 349 298 18 1.6 94 .217 .187 .271 .196 .332 .229 .378 .426 .711 20 .144 -35.4 -3.6 .283 .055 .043
162 Game Avg. 213 181 11 1.6 94 .217 .187 .271 .196 .332 .229 .378 .426 .711 20 .144 -35.4 -3.6 .283 .055 .043
PHI (5 yrs) 153 140 5 1.0 94 .154 .138 .267 .144 .332 .172 .379 .316 .712 -11 .059 -21.9 -2.2 .197 .041 .034
BRO (2 yrs) 117 98 6 1.6 89 .247 .196 .270 .211 .323 .250 .372 .461 .695 32 .153 -9.7 -1.0 .316 .071 .054
SLB (3 yrs) 18 11 3 7.3 111 .467 .389 .293 .389 .360 .389 .416 .778 .775 102 .685 -0.0 -0.0 .636 .000 .000
PIT (1 yr) 22 19 0 0.0 100 .154 .125 .278 .176 .348 .125 .384 .301 .732 -17 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .063 .000
CIN (1 yr) 16 13 1 2.1 95 .214 .214 .271 .214 .340 .214 .374 .429 .714 20 .208 -1.6 -0.2 .273 .000 .000
DET (1 yr) 23 17 3 4.8 95 .350 .318 .274 .318 .341 .455 .374 .773 .715 115 .576 0.4 0.0 .625 .136 .136
NL (8 yrs) 308 270 12 1.2 93 .191 .164 .269 .175 .330 .202 .376 .377 .706 7 .088 -35.8 -3.7 .246 .052 .038
AL (4 yrs) 41 28 6 5.8 103 .400 .350 .282 .350 .350 .425 .393 .775 .742 108 .625 0.4 0.0 .630 .075 .075

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1927 22 SLB AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 100%
1928 23 SLB AL 14 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.7 14.0 79%
1933 28 BRO NL 98 0.0% 22.5% 1.0% 5.1% 28% 22.00 4.3 15.8 74%
1934 29 BRO NL 19 0.0% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 25% 1.00 17.0 84%
1939 34 PHI NL 72 0.0% 8.3% 1.4% 4.2% 33% 6.00 11.3 22.7 86%
1940 35 PHI NL 39 0.0% 12.8% 0.0% 2.6% 50% 7.2 79%
1941 36 PHI NL 26 0.0% 11.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.3 25.0 85%
1942 37 PHI NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 25% 4.0 100%
1943 38 PHI NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 4.0 75%
1944 39 DET AL 23 0.0% 8.7% 0.0% 13.0% 43% 11.0 7.3 87%
1945 40 TOT NL 38 0.0% 7.9% 2.6% 0.0% 0% 3.00 10.0 30.0 71%
1945 40 CIN NL 16 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 88%
1945 40 PIT NL 22 0.0% 13.6% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 3.00 5.3 16.0 59%
12 Yrs 349 0.0% 13.2% 1.2% 4.0% 23% 11.50 7.1 16.4 81%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.2% 8.4% 6.6% 27% 0.99 10.8 70.5 7.9 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1927 22 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 1 0 0
1928 23 20 18 18 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .389 .389 .389 .778 102 7 0 0
1929 24 20 18 18 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .389 .389 .389 .778 102 7 0 0
1930 25 20 18 18 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .389 .389 .389 .778 102 7 0 0
1931 26 20 18 18 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .389 .389 .389 .778 102 7 0 0
1932 27 20 18 18 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .389 .389 .389 .778 102 7 0 0
1933 28 63 116 113 5 25 5 0 0 8 0 0 1 25 .221 .228 .265 .494 41 30 3 0 2
1934 29 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 43 35 5 0 3
1935 30 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 43 35 5 0 3
1936 31 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 43 35 5 0 3
1937 32 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 43 35 5 0 3
1938 33 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 43 35 5 0 3
1939 34 119 207 198 10 38 9 0 0 11 0 0 3 32 .192 .204 .237 .441 24 47 9 0 7
1940 35 148 246 234 10 40 10 0 0 11 0 0 3 37 .171 .181 .214 .395 11 50 12 0 10
1941 36 182 272 259 10 43 10 0 0 12 0 0 3 40 .166 .176 .205 .380 7 53 12 0 11
1942 37 209 284 271 12 47 11 0 0 15 0 0 3 40 .173 .182 .214 .397 12 58 12 0 11
1943 38 213 288 275 13 49 11 0 0 16 0 0 3 41 .178 .187 .218 .405 14 60 12 0 11
1944 39 241 311 297 16 56 14 0 0 19 0 0 3 43 .189 .197 .236 .432 22 70 13 0 12
1945 40 266 349 327 17 61 14 0 0 20 0 0 4 46 .187 .196 .229 .426 20 75 13 0 19

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1927 22 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1928 23 17 13 13 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .385 .385 .385 .769 2 16
1933 28 45 103 100 6 20 6 0 0 7 0 1 23 .200 .208 .260 .468 5 43
1934 29 23 20 18 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .263 .278 .541 1 22
1939 34 36 77 72 4 10 3 0 0 4 0 1 6 .139 .151 .181 .331 2 34
1940 35 31 41 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
1941 36 35 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
1942 37 29 13 13 3 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .385 .385 .462 .846 2 27
1943 38 4 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 4
1944 39 29 24 23 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 .304 .304 .435 .739 3 28
1945 40 26 39 31 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .161 .188 .161 .349 1 25
11 Yrs 278 365 342 20 58 14 0 0 21 0 4 47 .170 .179 .211 .390 17 265
162 Game Avg. 162 213 199 12 34 8 0 0 12 0 2 27 .170 .179 .211 .390 10 265

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Oldest s c a p y
1943 NL  born 1904-10-16 (10th)
1945 NL  born 1904-10-16 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1924 AL  born 1904-10-16 (2nd)

                           

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