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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
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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1939 19 WSH AL 2 2 .500 5.55 24 5 14 1 0 0 58.1 66 44 36 2 48 12 2 0 2 287 78 1.954 10.2 0.3 7.4 1.9 0.25
1940 20 WSH AL 3 13 .188 4.90 31 19 9 3 0 2 130.1 128 92 71 6 88 68 3 0 5 601 85 1.657 8.8 0.4 6.1 4.7 0.77
1941 21 WSH AL 4 3 .571 5.97 34 6 13 1 0 3 78.1 101 56 52 3 53 40 1 0 4 376 68 1.966 11.6 0.3 6.1 4.6 0.75
1942 22 WSH AL 5 9 .357 3.34 25 15 7 8 4 2 142.2 138 75 53 6 54 63 2 0 3 618 109 1.346 8.7 0.4 3.4 4.0 1.17
1945 25 WSH AL 1 2 .333 1.08 4 2 1 1 1 0 25.0 21 8 3 1 10 14 0 0 0 104 287 1.240 7.6 0.4 3.6 5.0 1.40
1946 26 WSH AL 5 6 .455 6.01 29 9 11 2 0 1 91.1 105 70 61 8 67 61 3 0 2 435 56 1.883 10.3 0.8 6.6 6.0 0.91
1947 27 WSH AL 12 16 .429 3.13 35 31 4 14 4 1 253.0 215 98 88 11 97 135 2 0 3 1035 120 1.233 7.6 0.4 3.5 4.8 1.39 AS
1948 28 WSH AL 8 15 .348 3.83 33 27 4 9 2 2 188.0 171 88 80 12 122 72 4 0 3 829 113 1.559 8.2 0.6 5.8 3.4 0.59 AS
1949 29 TOT AL 6 6 .500 3.75 28 12 8 4 0 4 108.0 100 52 45 6 56 36 3 0 1 463 115 1.444 8.3 0.5 4.7 3.0 0.64
1949 29 WSH AL 3 2 .600 3.23 10 7 1 3 0 0 53.0 42 22 19 4 21 17 3 0 1 219 131 1.189 7.1 0.7 3.6 2.9 0.81
1949 29 BOS AL 3 4 .429 4.25 18 5 7 1 0 4 55.0 58 30 26 2 35 19 0 0 0 244 103 1.691 9.5 0.3 5.7 3.1 0.54
1950 30 BOS AL 8 6 .571 5.64 33 15 7 6 0 1 129.1 145 91 81 15 82 60 1 0 7 596 87 1.755 10.1 1.0 5.7 4.2 0.73
1951 31 BOS AL 3 0 1.000 3.34 30 1 10 0 0 2 59.1 53 24 22 1 32 39 0 0 0 266 133 1.433 8.0 0.2 4.9 5.9 1.22
1952 32 TOT AL 10 9 .526 4.13 29 22 2 11 0 2 170.0 171 83 78 12 83 92 3 0 2 743 87 1.494 9.1 0.6 4.4 4.9 1.11
1952 32 BOS AL 1 1 .500 11.57 5 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 18 12 12 1 11 3 0 0 0 57 34 3.107 17.4 1.0 10.6 2.9 0.27
1952 32 WSH AL 9 8 .529 3.70 24 21 2 11 0 2 160.2 153 71 66 11 72 89 3 0 2 686 96 1.400 8.6 0.6 4.0 5.0 1.24
1953 33 WSH AL 10 12 .455 3.63 29 20 7 10 4 0 166.1 145 79 67 16 62 95 3 1 1 697 108 1.244 7.8 0.9 3.4 5.1 1.53
1956 36 DET AL 1 1 .500 4.17 35 0 18 0 0 0 49.2 54 28 23 2 32 1 28 1 0 0 231 99 1.732 9.8 0.4 5.8 5.1 0.88
14 Seasons 78 100 .438 4.15 399 184 115 70 15 20 1649.2 1613 888 760 101 886 1 815 28 1 33 7281 97 1.515 8.8 0.6 4.8 4.4 0.92
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .438 4.15 47 21 13 8 2 2 192 188 104 89 12 103 95 3 0 4 849 97 1.515 8.8 0.6 4.8 4.4 0.92
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
WSH (11 yrs) 62 88 .413 3.98 278 162 73 63 15 13 1347.0 1285 703 596 80 694 666 26 1 26 5887 97 1.469 8.6 0.5 4.6 4.4 0.96
BOS (4 yrs) 15 11 .577 5.02 86 22 24 7 0 7 253.0 274 157 141 19 160 121 1 0 7 1163 93 1.715 9.7 0.7 5.7 4.3 0.76
DET (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.17 35 0 18 0 0 0 49.2 54 28 23 2 32 1 28 1 0 0 231 99 1.732 9.8 0.4 5.8 5.1 0.88

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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
1939 19 WSH AL 24 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .154 .154 .231 .385 0 3 1 0 0 1
1940 20 WSH AL 31 45 38 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 .184 .262 .211 .472 27 8 1 0 3 1
1941 21 WSH AL 34 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .105 .105 .105 .211 -43 2 0 0 2 1
1942 22 WSH AL 26 52 45 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 19 .156 .224 .156 .380 8 7 0 0 3 1
1945 25 WSH AL 4 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -33 1 0 0 0 /1
1946 26 WSH AL 29 28 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .080 .148 .080 .228 -33 2 0 0 1 1
1947 27 WSH AL 36 90 83 4 11 2 1 0 4 0 0 4 43 .133 .172 .181 .353 -1 15 1 0 3 1 AS
1948 28 WSH AL 33 68 57 8 11 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 22 .193 .220 .263 .483 30 15 0 0 9 1 AS
1949 29 TOT AL 29 41 35 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 .086 .200 .086 .286 -24 3 0 0 1 1
1949 29 WSH AL 11 21 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .056 .150 .056 .206 -44 1 0 0 1 1
1949 29 BOS AL 18 20 17 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .118 .250 .118 .368 -4 2 0 0 0 1
1950 30 BOS AL 33 46 44 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 18 .136 .174 .159 .333 -18 7 0 0 0 1
1951 31 BOS AL 30 12 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364 -5 2 0 0 1 1
1952 32 TOT AL 29 65 52 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 21 .115 .193 .135 .328 -7 7 0 0 8 1
1952 32 BOS AL 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 32 WSH AL 24 62 50 5 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 21 .120 .185 .140 .325 -7 7 0 0 8 1
1953 33 WSH AL 29 60 51 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 21 .137 .228 .157 .385 6 8 1 0 3 1
1956 36 DET AL 35 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 402 554 486 37 68 9 2 0 26 1 1 34 221 .140 .196 .167 .363 -1 81 4 0 34 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 223 196 15 27 4 1 0 10 0 0 14 89 .140 .196 .167 .363 -1 33 2 0 14
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
WSH (11 yrs) 281 469 408 29 57 8 2 0 23 0 0 28 190 .140 .195 .169 .364 1 69 4 0 33
BOS (4 yrs) 86 81 74 8 10 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 30 .135 .200 .149 .349 -11 11 0 0 1
DET (1 yr) 35 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 32 1 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1947 *
1948 (P)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1947 AL--3.130--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1947 AL--1.233--4th
1953 AL--1.245--6th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL--7.648--5th
1948 AL--8.186--6th
1953 AL--7.846--4th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL--4.802--7th
1952 AL--4.871--9th
1953 AL--5.140--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1941 AL--3--8th
1949 AL--4--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1947 AL--253.0--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 AL--135--3rd

Games Started s c a p y
1947 AL--31--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1947 AL--14--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1942 AL--4--2nd
1947 AL--4--2nd
1948 AL--2--9th
1953 AL--4--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1940 AL--88--9th
1947 AL--97--6th
1948 AL--122--4th
Career--886--165th

Hits s c a p y
1947 AL--215--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1947 AL--1.392--8th
1953 AL--1.532--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL--.391--10th

Losses s c a p y
1940 AL--13--10th
1947 AL--16--2nd
1948 AL--15--6th
1953 AL--12--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1947 AL--88--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1950 AL--7--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL--3--10th
1948 AL--4--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1947 AL--1035--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1947 AL--120--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1939 AL--born 1920-06-22--3rd
1940 AL--born 1920-06-22--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 30 (804), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1152), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

June 13, 1949: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Mickey Harris and Sam Mele.

June 10, 1952: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Randy Gumpert to the Washington Senators for Sid Hudson.

April 30, 1956: Released by the Washington Senators.

May 11, 1956: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 22, 1956: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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