Walt Masterson
Walter Edward Masterson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 189 lb.

Born: June 22, 1920 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: North Catholic (Philadelphia, PA)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 8, 1939
Final Game: September 24, 1956
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 WSH AL 19 P 24 13 2 9 2 0 .846 0.46 .954 0.98
1940 WSH AL 20 P 31 22 5 16 1 0 .955 0.68 .955 1.05
1941 WSH AL 21 P 34 22 4 17 1 2 .955 0.62 .959 1.16
1942 WSH AL 22 P 25 37 8 22 7 0 .811 1.20 .965 1.30
1945 WSH AL 25 P 4 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.50 .950 1.27
1946 WSH AL 26 P 29 21 5 15 1 0 .952 0.69 .952 1.01
1947 WSH AL 27 P 35 71 14 51 6 4 .915 1.86 .956 0.95 AS
1948 WSH AL 28 P 33 37 10 24 3 1 .919 1.03 .965 0.91 AS
1949 TOT AL 29 P 28 26 4 21 1 1 .962 0.89 .962 1.01
1949 WSH AL 29 P 10 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.70 .959 1.01
1949 BOS AL 29 P 18 9 1 7 1 1 .889 0.44 .967 1.01
1950 BOS AL 30 P 33 36 8 26 2 6 .944 1.03 .950 0.96
1951 BOS AL 31 P 30 14 1 12 1 0 .929 0.43 .957 0.99
1952 TOT AL 32 P 29 48 16 31 1 3 .979 1.62 .965 1.03
1952 BOS AL 32 P 5 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 .960 1.04
1952 WSH AL 32 P 24 43 14 28 1 3 .977 1.75 .965 1.03
1953 WSH AL 33 P 29 41 10 27 4 1 .902 1.28 .959 0.88
1956 DET AL 36 P 35 0 49.2 11 3 6 2 1 .818 1.63 0.26 .955 1.92 0.82
14 Seasons P 399 0 49.2 405 92 281 32 19 .921 67.59 0.93 .959 1.92 1.00
14 Seasons TOT 399 0 49.2 405 92 281 32 19 .921 67.59 0.93 .880 1.92 1.00
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1939 WSH AL 19 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 WSH AL 20 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 WSH AL 21 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 WSH AL 22 26 26 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 WSH AL 25 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 WSH AL 26 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 WSH AL 27 36 36 36 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 WSH AL 28 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BOS AL 29 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 WSH AL 29 11 11 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 BOS AL 30 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 BOS AL 31 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 WSH AL 32 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 BOS AL 32 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 WSH AL 33 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 DET AL 36 35 0 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 402 0 402 402 399 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1956 DET AL 36 233 74% 21% 6 100% 0 3 1 2 6 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 100%
1 Season 233 74% 21% 6 100% 0 3 1 2 6 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 100%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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