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Walter Holke

Walter Henry Holke (Union Man)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 25, 1892 in St. Louis, MO(All Transactions)
Debut: October 6, 1914
Teams (by GP): Braves/Phillies/Giants/Reds 1914-1925

Final Game: September 23, 1925
Died: October 12, 1954 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens, Festus, MO
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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
1914 21 NYG NL 2 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 102 2 0 0 /3
1916 23 NYG NL 34 121 111 16 39 4 2 0 13 10 0 6 16 .351 .390 .423 .813 156 47 1 3 3
1917 24 NYG NL 153 583 527 55 146 12 7 2 55 13 34 54 .277 .327 .338 .665 107 178 5 17 *3
1918 25 NYG NL 88 348 326 38 82 17 4 1 27 10 10 26 .252 .276 .337 .613 87 110 1 13 *3
1919 26 BSN NL 137 569 518 48 151 14 6 0 48 19 21 25 .292 .325 .342 .667 106 177 5 26 *3
1920 27 BSN NL 144 603 551 53 162 15 11 3 64 4 11 28 31 .294 .329 .377 .707 108 208 1 23 *3
1921 28 BSN NL 150 622 579 60 151 15 10 3 63 8 11 17 41 .261 .284 .337 .621 68 195 2 23 *3
1922 29 BSN NL 105 424 395 35 115 9 4 0 46 6 8 14 23 .291 .317 .334 .651 72 132 1 14 *3
1923 30 PHI NL 147 597 562 64 175 31 4 7 70 7 9 16 37 .311 .330 .418 .749 88 235 0 19 *3/1
1924 31 PHI NL 148 605 563 60 169 23 6 6 64 3 8 25 33 .300 .330 .394 .724 84 222 0 17 *3
1925 32 TOT NL 104 353 318 35 86 13 4 2 37 1 3 20 18 .270 .314 .355 .669 70 113 0 15 3
1925 32 PHI NL 39 93 86 11 21 5 0 1 17 0 0 3 6 .244 .270 .337 .607 49 29 0 4 3
1925 32 CIN NL 65 260 232 24 65 8 4 1 20 1 3 17 12 .280 .329 .362 .691 78 84 0 11 3
11 Yrs 1212 4831 4456 464 1278 153 58 24 487 81 50 191 304 .287 .318 .363 .682 90 1619 16 170
162 Game Avg. 162 646 596 62 171 20 8 3 65 11 26 41 .287 .318 .363 .682 90 216 2 23
NYG (4 yrs) 277 1058 970 109 269 33 13 3 95 33 0 50 96 .277 .317 .347 .665 106 337 7 33
BSN (4 yrs) 536 2218 2043 196 579 53 31 6 221 37 30 80 120 .283 .313 .349 .662 88 712 9 86
PHI (3 yrs) 334 1295 1211 135 365 59 10 14 151 10 17 44 76 .301 .326 .401 .727 84 486 0 40
CIN (1 yr) 65 260 232 24 65 8 4 1 20 1 3 17 12 .280 .329 .362 .691 78 84 0 11

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
1914 21 NYG NL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /3
1916 23 NYG NL 34 121 6 1 0 0 -1 6 0.7 3 9 1.1 .521 .505 1.1 -0.1 9 $ 3
1917 24 NYG NL 153 583 4 -1 0 -5 -5 -7 -0.9 16 9 0.8 .494 .495 1.4 -1.2 14 $ *3
1918 25 NYG NL 88 348 -5 -0 0 3 -3 -6 -0.7 10 4 0.3 .492 .496 0.0 -0.1 1 $ *3
1919 26 BSN NL 137 569 4 -1 0 0 -5 -2 -0.4 16 14 1.1 .498 .498 1.2 -0.8 13 $ *3
1920 27 BSN NL 144 603 6 -2 0 -4 -6 -6 -0.8 18 12 1.0 .495 .496 1.5 -1.2 16 $ *3
1921 28 BSN NL 150 622 -26 -1 0 0 -6 -33 -3.6 18 -15 -1.8 .477 .479 -1.6 -0.7 -15 $ *3
1922 29 BSN NL 105 424 -16 -1 0 -6 -4 -27 -2.6 12 -15 -1.4 .475 .484 -0.9 -1.0 -9 $ *3
1923 30 PHI NL 147 597 -11 -1 0 -8 -6 -27 -2.7 17 -10 -1.0 .482 .484 -0.2 -1.4 -2 $ *3/1
1924 31 PHI NL 148 605 -13 -1 0 -6 -7 -27 -2.9 18 -9 -1.2 .481 .483 -0.4 -1.4 -3 $ *3
1925 32 PHI NL 39 93 -7 0 0 0 -1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .480 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -5 $ 3
1925 32 CIN NL 65 260 -7 -1 0 2 -3 -9 -0.9 8 -2 -0.2 .486 .495 -0.3 -0.1 -4 $ 3
11 Seasons 1212 4831 -66 -8 0 -24 -49 -146 -15.6 138 -8 -1.8 .488 .492 1.3 -8.1 16 $
NYG (4 yrs) 277 1058 5 -0 0 -2 -10 -7 -0.9 30 23 2.2 .497 .499 2.5 -1.4 25 $
BSN (4 yrs) 536 2218 -32 -5 0 -10 -22 -69 -7.4 63 -5 -1.1 .487 .489 0.2 -3.6 5 $
PHI (3 yrs) 334 1295 -31 -2 0 -14 -14 -62 -6.4 37 -25 -2.7 .481 .487 -1.1 -3.0 -11 $
CIN (1 yr) 65 260 -7 -1 0 2 -3 -9 -0.9 8 -2 -0.2 .486 .495 -0.3 -0.1 -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
1914 21 NYG NL 6 4 1 6.7 81 .333 .333 .254 .333 .322 .333 .340 .667 .662 102 .766 -0.0 0.0 .500 .000 .000
1916 23 NYG NL 121 75 20 7.2 74 .411 .351 .247 .390 .305 .423 .330 .813 .635 156 .799 7.1 0.8 .889 .216 .072 .0
1917 24 NYG NL 583 398 57 3.9 76 .306 .277 .253 .327 .310 .338 .334 .665 .644 107 .566 3.7 0.4 .604 .150 .061 3.5
1918 25 NYG NL 348 257 30 3.2 79 .271 .252 .260 .276 .318 .337 .336 .613 .653 87 .461 -5.9 -0.7 .537 .147 .086 1.8
1919 26 BSN NL 569 393 56 3.9 77 .306 .292 .257 .325 .311 .342 .338 .667 .648 106 .537 3.1 0.4 .605 .127 .050 .0
1920 27 BSN NL 603 423 65 4.2 86 .308 .294 .269 .329 .322 .377 .358 .707 .680 108 .536 4.2 0.4 .575 .122 .083 3.4
1921 28 BSN NL 622 462 53 3.1 101 .277 .261 .290 .284 .340 .337 .400 .621 .740 68 .323 -27.3 -2.7 .481 .100 .076 4.4
1922 29 BSN NL 424 302 40 3.5 108 .309 .291 .295 .317 .352 .334 .410 .651 .762 72 .354 -16.6 -1.6 .503 .073 .043 .0
1923 30 PHI NL 597 415 75 4.9 116 .324 .311 .307 .330 .367 .418 .427 .749 .794 88 .510 -12.0 -1.2 .629 .132 .107 7.0
1924 31 PHI NL 605 419 71 4.6 114 .311 .300 .304 .330 .361 .394 .424 .724 .785 84 .499 -14.5 -1.4 .602 .130 .094 4.0
1925 32 TOT NL 353 250 35 3.7 115 .282 .270 .301 .314 .359 .355 .430 .669 .789 70 .362 -14.9 -1.4 .557 .142 .085 1.3
1925 32 PHI NL 93 69 8 3.1 121 .253 .244 .310 .270 .369 .337 .443 .607 .812 49 .286 -7.0 -0.7 .492 .128 .093 .0
1925 32 CIN NL 260 181 27 4.0 112 .292 .280 .298 .329 .355 .362 .425 .691 .780 78 .388 -7.8 -0.7 .582 .147 .082 1.0
11 Yrs 4831 3398 503 4.0 96 .304 .287 .281 .318 .337 .363 .383 .682 .719 90 .477 -73.1 -7.0 .575 .126 .077 37.0
162 Game Avg. 646 454 67 4.0 96 .304 .287 .281 .318 .337 .363 .383 .682 .719 90 .477 -73.1 -7.0 .575 .126 .077 5
NYG (4 yrs) 1058 734 108 4.0 77 .305 .277 .255 .317 .312 .347 .334 .665 .646 106 .574 4.8 0.6 .609 .156 .070 5.5
BSN (4 yrs) 2218 1580 214 3.7 92 .299 .283 .277 .313 .330 .349 .375 .662 .705 88 .437 -36.6 -3.5 .541 .108 .065 10.3
PHI (3 yrs) 1295 903 154 4.6 115 .313 .301 .306 .326 .364 .401 .427 .727 .791 84 .489 -33.5 -3.3 .606 .130 .100 11.7
CIN (1 yr) 260 181 27 4.0 112 .292 .280 .298 .329 .355 .362 .425 .691 .780 78 .388 -7.8 -0.7 .582 .147 .082 1.0

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
1917 24 NYG NL WS CHW L 6 22 21 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 .286 .318 .381 .699 8 0 1 0 0 0
1 WS 6 22 21 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 .286 .318 .381 .699 8 0 1 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
1918 25 NYG NL 348 0.3% 7.5% 2.9% 6.3% 27% 2.60 12.5 326.0 12.1 86%
1919 26 BSN NL 569 0.0% 4.4% 3.7% 3.5% 13% 1.19 20.7 10.8 87%
1920 27 BSN NL 603 0.5% 5.1% 4.6% 4.8% 18% 1.11 17.8 183.7 8.6 86%
1921 28 BSN NL 622 0.5% 6.6% 2.7% 4.5% 19% 2.41 14.1 193.0 9.2 86%
1922 29 BSN NL 424 0.0% 5.4% 3.3% 3.1% 11% 1.64 17.2 8.6 88%
1923 30 PHI NL 597 1.2% 6.2% 2.7% 7.0% 24% 2.31 15.2 80.3 8.0 87%
1924 31 PHI NL 605 1.0% 5.5% 4.1% 5.8% 21% 1.32 17.1 93.8 8.8 87%
1925 32 TOT NL 353 0.6% 5.1% 5.7% 5.4% 22% 0.90 17.7 159.0 8.6 84%
1925 32 PHI NL 93 1.1% 6.5% 3.2% 6.5% 29% 2.00 14.3 86.0 5.1 85%
1925 32 CIN NL 260 0.4% 4.6% 6.5% 5.0% 20% 0.71 19.3 232.0 11.6 84%
11 Yrs 4121 0.6% 7.4% 4.6% 5.7% 18% 1.59 14.7 185.7 9.1 100%
MLB Averages 1.2% 13.8% 12.5% 9.2% 24% 1.11 10.5 126.0 9.1 129%

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
1914 21 2 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 102 2 0 0
1915 22 2 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 102 2 0 0
1916 23 36 127 117 16 41 4 2 0 13 10 0 6 16 .350 .387 .419 .806 153 49 1 3
1917 24 189 710 644 71 187 16 9 2 68 23 0 40 70 .290 .338 .352 .690 115 227 6 20
1918 25 277 1058 970 109 269 33 13 3 95 33 0 50 96 .277 .317 .347 .665 106 337 7 33
1919 26 414 1627 1488 157 420 47 19 3 143 52 0 71 121 .282 .320 .345 .666 106 514 12 59
1920 27 558 2230 2039 210 582 62 30 6 207 56 11 99 152 .285 .323 .354 .677 106 722 13 82
1921 28 708 2852 2618 270 733 77 40 9 270 64 22 116 193 .280 .314 .350 .665 97 917 15 105
1922 29 813 3276 3013 305 848 86 44 9 316 70 30 130 216 .281 .315 .348 .663 93 1049 16 119
1923 30 960 3873 3575 369 1023 117 48 16 386 77 39 146 253 .286 .317 .359 .676 92 1284 16 138
1924 31 1108 4478 4138 429 1192 140 54 22 450 80 47 171 286 .288 .319 .364 .683 91 1506 16 155
1925 32 1212 4831 4456 464 1278 153 58 24 487 81 50 191 304 .287 .318 .363 .682 90 1619 16 170

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
1914 21 2 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 1 2
1916 23 35 137 125 23 50 5 3 0 19 13 8 17 .400 .440 .488 .928 26 34
1917 24 159 638 573 74 177 15 8 2 74 16 41 56 .309 .361 .373 .735 77 153
1918 25 112 461 429 60 118 24 6 1 42 14 14 33 .275 .300 .366 .666 47 88
1919 26 159 694 629 72 204 19 8 0 72 26 28 29 .324 .360 .380 .740 84 137
1920 27 151 656 598 66 189 18 13 4 80 5 33 33 .316 .353 .410 .763 85 144
1921 28 159 659 615 65 162 16 11 3 68 9 18 43 .263 .287 .340 .626 59 150
1922 29 110 439 409 34 116 9 4 0 45 6 14 24 .284 .309 .325 .634 41 105
1923 30 155 606 571 55 164 29 4 7 61 7 15 39 .287 .305 .389 .694 67 147
1924 31 156 620 578 55 164 22 6 6 59 3 24 35 .284 .312 .374 .686 67 148
1925 32 110 366 330 32 84 13 4 2 34 1 20 19 .255 .297 .336 .634 33 104
11 Yrs 1308 5283 4864 536 1431 170 67 25 554 100 215 328 .294 .327 .372 .699 587 1212
162 Game Avg. 162 654 602 66 177 21 8 3 69 12 27 41 .294 .327 .372 .699 73 1212

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1917 NL  153 (4th)
1919 NL  137 (10th)
1924 NL  148 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1919 NL  518 (7th)
1924 NL  563 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1919 NL  151 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1917 NL  125 (8th)
1919 NL  131 (2nd)
1924 NL  134 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1919 NL  26 (4th)
1921 NL  23 (10th)
1923 NL  19 (8th)
1924 NL  17 (9th)
1925 NL  15 (9th)
Career  170 (119th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1919 NL  393 (7th)
1921 NL  462 (5th)
1924 NL  419 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2065), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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