Walt Linden

Walter Charles Linden

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 27, 1924 in Chicago, IL
High School: Berwyn HS (Berwyn, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1950
Team: Braves 1950

Final Game: May 8, 1950
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1946	22	EAU	C	78	294	294		91	22	6	2					.310	.310	.446	.755		131					EAU · NORL
1947	23	ATL-min	AAA,B	69	206	197	8	44	8	2	2	7	0	8	10	.223	.254	.315	.568		62	1	0	1		MLW,EVN · AA,IIIL
1948	24	ATL-min	B,A,AAA	98	312	312	0	81	14	1	2	1	0			.260	.260	.330	.590		103					JAC,HFD,MLW · SEAL,EL,AA
1949	25	ATL-min	A	121	452	452		147	25	11	11					.325	.325	.502	.827		227					DEN · WL
1950	26	ATL-min	AAA	81	286	260	27	64	14	0	4	29	0	21	25	.246	.302	.346	.649		90	8	0	5		MLW · AA
1950	26	BSN	NL	3	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	195	3	0	0	0	/2
1951	27	ATL-min	AA	56	185	185		55	11	1	1					.297	.297	.384	.681		71					ATA · SOUA
1953	29	ATL-min	A	76	255	255		56	10	3	1					.220	.220	.294	.514		75					LIN · WL
1954	30	ATL-min	A	116	403	403		97	21	2	1					.241	.241	.310	.551		125					LIN,JCK · WL,SALL
1 Yr				3	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	195	3	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	324	270	0	108	54	0	0	0	0	54	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	195	162	0	0	0

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
1950	26	BSN	NL	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.523	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	/2
1 Season				3	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.523	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$

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
1950	26	BSN	NL	6	3	2	17.8	103	.400	.400	.262	.500	.338	.600	.407	1.100	.745	195	.919	0.8	0.1	1.333	.400	.200
1 Yr				6	3	2	17.8	103	.400	.400	.262	.500	.338	.600	.407	1.100	.745	195	.919	0.8	0.1	1.333	.400	.200
162 Game Avg.				324	162	108	17.8	103	.400	.400	.262	.500	.338	.600	.407	1.100	.745	195	.919	43	5	1.333	.400	.200

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1950	26	BSN	NL	6	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%	50%	0.00					83%
1 Yr				6	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%	50%	0.00					83%
MLB Averages					2.2%	9.9%	10.3%	6.8%	29%	0.96	8.9	40.9	7.5	0.98	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1950	26	BSN	NL	0.8	0.1	5	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.19	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.74	0.7	0.02	1
1 Yr				0.8	0.1	5	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.19	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.74	0.7	0.02	1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1950	26	BSN	NL	0	0	0%	2	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				0	0	0%	2	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1950	26	BSN	NL	6	0%	2			1	1	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1 Yr				6	0%	2			1	1	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					51%																			98%			13%			32%			15%			50%			55%

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
1950	26	3	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	195	3	0	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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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	H	2B	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1950	26	3	8	6	3	2	2	.500	.625	.833	1.458	2	3
1 Yr		3	8	6	3	2	2	.500	.625	.833	1.458	2	3
162 Game Avg.		162	432	324	162	108	108	.500	.625	.833	1.458	108	3

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