Walt Huntzinger

Walter Henry Huntzinger (Shakes)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: February 6, 1899 in Pottsville, PA
School: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1923
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cubs/Cardinals 1923-1926

Final Game: September 15, 1926
Died: August 11, 1981 in Upper Darby, PA
Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1923	24	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	7.88	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	9	7	7	0	1	2	0	0	1	33	51	1.250	10.1	0.0	1.1	2.3	2.00
1924	25	NYG	NL	1	1	.500	4.45	12	2	6	0	0	1	32.1	41	19	16	3	9	6	0	0	1	143	84	1.546	11.4	0.8	2.5	1.7	0.67
1925	26	NYG	NL	5	1	.833	3.50	26	1	13	0	0	0	64.1	68	30	25	2	17	19	0	0	1	270	117	1.321	9.5	0.3	2.4	2.7	1.12
1926	27	TOT	NL	1	5	.167	2.73	20	4	12	2	0	2	62.2	61	27	19	4	22	13	3	0	0	266	144	1.324	8.8	0.6	3.2	1.9	0.59
1926	27	STL	NL	0	4	.000	4.24	9	4	4	2	0	0	34.0	35	19	16	4	14	9	0	0	0	148	93	1.441	9.3	1.1	3.7	2.4	0.64
1926	27	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	0.94	11	0	8	0	0	2	28.2	26	8	3	0	8	4	3	0	0	118	416	1.186	8.2	0.0	2.5	1.3	0.50
1927	28	TOL	AA	13	5	.722	5.53	36						179.0	219	123	110		66							1.592	11.0		3.3			TOL · AA
1928	29	TOL	AA	12	12	.500	4.35	42						184.0	212	112	89		53	48	2		3			1.440	10.4		2.6	2.3	0.91	TOL · AA
4 Yrs				7	8	.467	3.60	60	8	31	2	0	3	167.1	179	83	67	9	49	40	3	0	3	712	110	1.363	9.6	0.5	2.6	2.2	0.82
162 Game Avg.				7	8	.467	3.60	60	8	31	2	0	3	167	179	83	67	9	49	40	3	0	3	712	110	1.363	9.6	0.5	2.6	2.2	0.82

NYG (3 yrs)				6	3	.667	4.13	40	4	19	0	0	1	104.2	118	56	48	5	27	27	0	0	3	446	96	1.385	10.1	0.4	2.3	2.3	1.00
STL (1 yr)				0	4	.000	4.24	9	4	4	2	0	0	34.0	35	19	16	4	14	9	0	0	0	148	93	1.441	9.3	1.1	3.7	2.4	0.64
CHC (1 yr)				1	1	.500	0.94	11	0	8	0	0	2	28.2	26	8	3	0	8	4	3	0	0	118	416	1.186	8.2	0.0	2.5	1.3	0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1923	24	NYG	NL	8.0	2	1	7	7.88	4.96	0.27	0.00	93.0	4.36	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.363	.498	$
1924	25	NYG	NL	32.1	12	2	19	5.29	4.18	0.26	0.00	93.0	3.64	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.453	.496	$
1925	26	NYG	NL	64.1	26	1	30	4.20	5.14	-0.05	0.00	93.0	4.83	4	0.4	1.0	-0.0	0.9	11	.516	.503	$
1926	27	STL	NL	34.0	9	4	19	5.03	4.61	0.27	0.00	100.4	4.36	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.472	.498	$
1926	27	CHC	NL	28.2	11	0	8	2.51	4.70	0.26	0.00	101.3	4.50	6	0.7	1.0	-0.0	0.9	9	.562	.504	$
4 Seasons				167.1	60	8	83	4.46	4.76	0.14	0.00	95.9	4.42	-1	0.0	1.0	-0.1	1.3	16	.500	.500	$

NYG (3 yrs)				104.2	40	4	56	4.82	4.83	0.07	0.00	93.0	4.43	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.1	0.4	6	.490	.499	$
STL (1 yr)				34.0	9	4	19	5.03	4.61	0.27	0.00	100.4	4.36	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.472	.498	$
CHC (1 yr)				28.2	11	0	8	2.51	4.70	0.26	0.00	101.3	4.50	6	0.7	1.0	-0.0	0.9	9	.562	.504	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1923	24	NYG	NL	33	0.0%	6.1%	3.0%			88%
1924	25	NYG	NL	143	2.1%	4.2%	6.3%			84%
1925	26	NYG	NL	270	0.7%	7.0%	6.3%			82%
1926	27	TOT	NL	266	1.5%	4.9%	8.3%	3.8%	16%	80%
1926	27	STL	NL	148	2.7%	6.1%	9.5%	6.8%	29%	80%
1926	27	CHC	NL	118	0.0%	3.4%	6.8%			81%
4 Yrs				712	1.3%	5.6%	6.9%	1.4%	6%	82%
MLB Averages					1.0%	7.1%	7.9%	3.1%	12%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1923	24	0	1	.000	7.88	2	1	0	0	0	8.0	9	7	7	0	1	2	0	1	33	51	1.250	10.1	0.0	1.1	2.3	2.00	51
1924	25	1	2	.333	5.13	14	3	6	0	1	40.1	50	26	23	3	10	8	0	2	176	74	1.488	11.2	0.7	2.2	1.8	0.80	74
1925	26	6	3	.667	4.13	40	4	19	0	1	104.2	118	56	48	5	27	27	0	3	446	96	1.385	10.1	0.4	2.3	2.3	1.00	96
1926	27	7	8	.467	3.60	60	8	31	2	3	167.1	179	83	67	9	49	40	3	3	712	110	1.363	9.6	0.5	2.6	2.2	0.82	110

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1923	24	0	0		6.75	8.0	9	7	6	0	1	2	0	1.250	10.1	1.1	2.3	2.00	0.0	2
1924	25	1	2	.333	4.64	33.0	43	19	17	3	9	6	0	1.576	11.7	2.5	1.6	0.67	0.8	12
1925	26	4	3	.571	3.22	67.0	69	27	24	2	17	20	0	1.284	9.3	2.3	2.7	1.18	0.3	26
1926	27	5	2	.714	2.67	64.0	62	21	19	4	22	13	3	1.313	8.7	3.1	1.8	0.59	0.6	20
4 Yrs		10	7	.588	3.45	172.0	183	74	66	9	49	41	3	1.349	9.6		2.1	0.84	0.5	60

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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