Boom-Boom Beck
Walter William Beck
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 16, 1904 in Decatur, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1924
Final Game: September 26, 1945
Died: May 7, 1987 in Champaign, IL
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Standard Batting

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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 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 27 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 57 5 2 0 1 1
1939 34 PHI NL 34 73 68 3 9 3 0 0 3 0 1 6 .132 .145 .176 .321 -13 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 -62 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 .750 124 5 0 0 0 1
1943 38 PHI NL 4 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 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 .773 114 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 Seasons 266 350 327 17 61 14 0 0 20 0 0 4 46 .187 .196 .229 .426 19 75 13 0 19 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 213 199 10 37 9 0 0 12 0 2 28 .187 .196 .229 .426 19 46 0 12
PHI (5 yrs) 128 154 145 6 20 5 0 0 8 0 1 15 .138 .144 .172 .316 -12 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 0 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 .773 114 10 1 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 218 309 287 14 47 11 0 0 15 0 4 41 .164 .175 .202 .377 6 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 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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 88 .247 .189 .270 .198 .322 .242 .369 .440 .690 27 .158 -8.9 -0.9 .300 .063 .053
1934 29 BRO NL 19 16 1 1.7 100 .250 .235 .281 .278 .335 .294 .399 .572 .735 57 .129 -1.0 -0.1 .400 .118 .059
1939 34 PHI NL 73 67 2 0.8 100 .145 .132 .275 .145 .340 .176 .394 .321 .734 -13 .040 -10.7 -1.1 .206 .059 .044
1940 35 PHI NL 39 40 0 0.0 95 .065 .056 .267 .056 .331 .083 .384 .139 .715 -62 .000 -7.8 -0.8 .081 .028 .028
1941 36 PHI NL 26 23 0 0.0 91 .136 .120 .261 .120 .331 .120 .368 .240 .699 -31 .000 -4.4 -0.4 .136 .000 .000
1942 37 PHI NL 12 8 2 6.7 83 .333 .333 .250 .333 .321 .417 .348 .750 .669 124 .740 0.3 0.0 .625 .083 .083
1943 38 PHI NL 4 2 1 13.5 86 .667 .500 .260 .500 .328 .500 .353 1.000 .681 194 .904 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1944 39 DET AL 23 17 3 4.8 96 .350 .318 .275 .318 .343 .455 .375 .773 .718 114 .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 Seasons 350 298 18 1.6 95 .217 .187 .272 .196 .334 .229 .380 .426 .714 19 .144 -35.9 -3.7 .283 .055 .043
162 Game Avg. 213 181 11 1.6 95 .217 .187 .272 .196 .334 .229 .380 .426 .714 19 .144 -35.9 -3.7 .283 .055 .043
PHI (5 yrs) 154 140 5 1.0 95 .154 .138 .268 .144 .334 .172 .382 .316 .716 -12 .058 -22.2 -2.3 .197 .041 .034
BRO (2 yrs) 117 98 6 1.6 90 .247 .196 .271 .211 .324 .250 .373 .461 .697 32 .153 -9.8 -1.0 .316 .071 .054
SLB (3 yrs) 18 11 3 7.3 111 .467 .389 .293 .389 .359 .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 96 .350 .318 .275 .318 .343 .455 .375 .773 .718 114 .576 0.4 0.0 .625 .136 .136
NL (8 yrs) 309 270 12 1.2 93 .191 .164 .270 .175 .331 .202 .378 .377 .710 6 .087 -36.2 -3.7 .246 .052 .038
AL (4 yrs) 41 28 6 5.8 103 .400 .350 .283 .350 .350 .425 .393 .775 .744 108 .625 0.3 0.0 .630 .075 .075

Cumulative Batting

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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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 0 0
1933 28 63 116 113 5 25 5 0 0 8 0 0 1 25 .221 .228 .265 .494 40 30 3 0 2 0 0
1934 29 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 42 35 5 0 3 0 0
1935 30 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 42 35 5 0 3 0 0
1936 31 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 42 35 5 0 3 0 0
1937 32 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 42 35 5 0 3 0 0
1938 33 85 135 130 7 29 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 26 .223 .235 .269 .504 42 35 5 0 3 0 0
1939 34 119 208 198 10 38 9 0 0 11 0 0 3 32 .192 .204 .237 .441 23 47 9 0 7 0 0
1940 35 148 247 234 10 40 10 0 0 11 0 0 3 37 .171 .181 .214 .395 10 50 12 0 10 0 0
1941 36 182 273 259 10 43 10 0 0 12 0 0 3 40 .166 .176 .205 .380 6 53 12 0 11 0 0
1942 37 209 285 271 12 47 11 0 0 15 0 0 3 40 .173 .182 .214 .397 11 58 12 0 11 0 0
1943 38 213 289 275 13 49 11 0 0 16 0 0 3 41 .178 .187 .218 .405 14 60 12 0 11 0 0
1944 39 241 312 297 16 56 14 0 0 19 0 0 3 43 .189 .197 .236 .432 21 70 13 0 12 0 0
1945 40 266 350 327 17 61 14 0 0 20 0 0 4 46 .187 .196 .229 .426 19 75 13 0 19 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 16
1933 28 45 101 100 6 20 6 0 0 7 0 1 23 .200 .208 .260 .468 5 43
1934 29 23 19 18 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .263 .278 .541 1 22
1939 34 36 73 72 4 10 3 0 0 4 0 1 6 .139 .151 .181 .331 2 34
1940 35 31 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
1941 36 35 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
1942 37 29 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 27
1943 38 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4
1944 39 29 23 23 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 28
1945 40 26 32 31 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .161 .188 .161 .349 1 25
11 Seasons 278 348 344 20 39 10 0 0 21 0 4 47 .113 .124 .142 .266 17 265
162 Game Avg. 162 203 200 12 23 6 0 0 12 0 2 27 .113 .124 .142 .266 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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