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Walt French

Walter Edward French (Piggy or Fitz)

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 12, 1899 in Moorestown, NJ
High School: Moorestown HS (Moorestown, NJ)
Schools: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ), United States Military Academy (West Point, NY) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1923
Team: Athletics 1923-1929

Final Game: October 6, 1929
Died: May 13, 1984 in Mountain Home, AR
Cremated
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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
1923 23 PHA AL 16 44 39 7 9 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 .231 .318 .308 .626 64 12 0 0 8O
1925 25 PHA AL 67 104 100 20 37 9 0 0 14 1 1 1 9 .370 .376 .460 .836 105 46 0 3 O9/7
1926 26 PHA AL 112 441 397 51 121 18 7 1 36 2 3 18 24 .305 .340 .393 .733 87 156 3 23 O9/8
1927 27 PHA AL 109 356 326 48 99 10 5 0 41 9 1 16 14 .304 .338 .365 .703 79 119 1 13 O9/78
1928 28 PHA AL 48 76 74 9 19 4 0 0 7 1 1 2 5 .257 .286 .311 .597 55 23 1 0 O9/7
1929 29 PHA AL 45 51 45 7 12 1 0 1 9 0 0 2 3 .267 .298 .356 .653 65 16 0 2 O/798
6 Yrs 397 1072 981 142 297 45 12 2 109 13 7 44 62 .303 .336 .379 .715 82 372 5 41
162 Game Avg. 162 437 400 58 121 18 5 1 44 5 3 18 25 .303 .336 .379 .715 82 152 2 17

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
1923 23 PHA AL 16 44 -2 -0 0 -2 -0 -5 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .471 .497 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ 8O
1925 25 PHA AL 67 104 0 0 0 0 -1 -0 -0.1 3 3 0.3 .499 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 $ O9/7
1926 26 PHA AL 112 441 -8 -0 0 4 -5 -9 -0.9 14 5 0.4 .492 .494 0.1 -0.1 1 $ O9/8
1927 27 PHA AL 109 356 -10 2 0 4 -4 -9 -0.9 11 2 0.3 .492 .495 -0.1 -0.0 -2 $ O9/78
1928 28 PHA AL 48 76 -5 -0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -3 -0.3 .488 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $ O9/7
1929 29 PHA AL 45 51 -3 0 0 -1 -0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .492 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ O/798
6 Seasons 397 1072 -28 1 0 5 -11 -33 -3.3 34 1 0.2 .492 .497 -0.2 -0.6 -4 $

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
1923 23 PHA AL 44 31 4 3.5 109 .281 .231 .291 .318 .362 .308 .403 .626 .764 64 .364 -1.9 -0.2 .516 .179 .077
1925 25 PHA AL 104 67 17 6.8 121 .407 .370 .308 .376 .380 .460 .432 .836 .812 105 .627 0.6 0.1 .734 .100 .090 .0
1926 26 PHA AL 441 302 51 4.5 114 .323 .305 .296 .340 .368 .393 .415 .733 .783 87 .481 -9.7 -1.0 .631 .131 .088 1.3
1927 27 PHA AL 356 241 41 4.5 115 .317 .304 .299 .338 .368 .365 .420 .703 .788 79 .470 -11.7 -1.1 .632 .135 .061 .0
1928 28 PHA AL 76 56 6 2.9 111 .275 .257 .292 .286 .358 .311 .415 .597 .773 55 .284 -5.0 -0.5 .464 .081 .054 .0
1929 29 PHA AL 51 35 5 3.8 116 .268 .267 .297 .298 .364 .356 .429 .653 .793 65 .384 -2.6 -0.2 .545 .133 .089 .0
6 Yrs 1072 732 124 4.5 115 .322 .303 .298 .336 .368 .379 .419 .715 .787 82 .472 -30.3 -2.9 .618 .127 .076 3.5
162 Game Avg. 437 299 51 4.5 115 .322 .303 .298 .336 .368 .379 .419 .715 .787 82 .472 -30.3 -2.9 .618 .127 .076 1

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1929 29 PHA AL WS CHC W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1923 23 PHA AL 44 0.0% 15.9% 11.4% 6.8% 33% 1.40 5.6 19.5 73%
1925 25 PHA AL 104 0.0% 8.7% 1.0% 8.7% 24% 9.00 11.1 7.1 88%
1926 26 PHA AL 441 0.2% 5.4% 4.1% 5.9% 22% 1.33 16.5 397.0 11.0 84%
1927 27 PHA AL 356 0.0% 3.9% 4.5% 4.2% 15% 0.88 23.3 8.0 88%
1928 28 PHA AL 76 0.0% 6.6% 2.6% 5.3% 21% 2.50 14.8 10.6 91%
1929 29 PHA AL 51 2.0% 5.9% 3.9% 3.9% 17% 1.50 15.0 45.0 5.0 80%
6 Yrs 1072 0.2% 5.8% 4.1% 5.5% 20% 1.41 15.8 490.5 9.0 86%
MLB Averages 1.1% 7.2% 8.0% 6.7% 26% 0.90 12.3 81.6 7.8 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
1923 23 16 44 39 7 9 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 .231 .318 .308 .626 64 12 0 0
1924 24 16 44 39 7 9 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 .231 .318 .308 .626 64 12 0 0
1925 25 83 148 139 27 46 12 0 0 16 1 2 6 16 .331 .359 .417 .776 94 58 0 3
1926 26 195 589 536 78 167 30 7 1 52 3 5 24 40 .312 .345 .399 .744 89 214 3 26
1927 27 304 945 862 126 266 40 12 1 93 12 6 40 54 .309 .342 .386 .728 85 333 4 39
1928 28 352 1021 936 135 285 44 12 1 100 13 7 42 59 .304 .338 .380 .718 83 356 5 39
1929 29 397 1072 981 142 297 45 12 2 109 13 7 44 62 .303 .336 .379 .715 82 372 5 41

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
1923 23 17 44 40 6 8 3 0 0 2 0 4 7 .200 .273 .275 .548 3 16
1925 25 70 104 100 17 34 8 0 0 12 1 1 9 .340 .347 .420 .767 15 67
1926 26 118 453 408 47 118 18 7 1 33 2 18 25 .289 .324 .375 .699 48 112
1927 27 114 361 331 43 94 9 5 0 36 9 15 15 .284 .317 .341 .658 36 109
1928 28 50 80 77 9 19 4 0 0 7 1 2 5 .247 .275 .299 .574 6 48
1929 29 48 50 46 6 11 1 0 1 8 0 2 3 .239 .271 .326 .597 4 45
6 Yrs 417 1092 1002 128 284 43 12 2 98 13 42 64 .283 .316 .356 .672 112 397
162 Game Avg. 162 424 389 50 110 17 5 1 38 5 16 25 .283 .316 .356 .672 44 397

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Name and misspellings: Walter Edward Fitz Piggy Piggy,Fitz Walt French

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