Walter Signer

Walter Donald Aloysius Signer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 12, 1910 in New York, NY
School: New York University (New York, NY) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1943
Team: Cubs 1943-1945

Final Game: July 22, 1945
Died: July 23, 1974 in Greenwich, CT
Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY
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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
1933	22	LAD-min	A	2	3	.400	6.88	9						51.0	64	39	39		25							1.745	11.3		4.4			YOR · NYPL
1934	23	LAD-PHI-min	C,A	4	2	.667		15						66.0																		DAY,HZL · MATL,NYPL
1935	24	LAD-min	A	1	2	.333		8						33.0																		REA · NYPL
1936	25	LAD-min	A	16	13	.552	2.96	43						243.0	220	109	80		110							1.358	8.1		4.1			ALN · NYPL
1937	26	LAD-min	AA	2	7	.222	5.02	26	8					86.0	110	55	48		38							1.721	11.5		4.0			LOU · AA
1943	32	CHC-min	A1	16	7	.696	4.14	32	24					187.0	238	96	86	1	52							1.551	11.5	0.0	2.5			NVL · SOUA
1943	32	CHC	NL	2	1	.667	2.88	4	2	0	1	0	0	25.0	24	8	8	3	4	5	0	0	1	104	117	1.120	8.6	1.1	1.4	1.8	1.25

1945	34	CHC	NL	0	0		3.38	6	0	3	0	0	1	8.0	11	6	3	1	5	0	0	0	0	48	114	2.000	12.4	1.1	5.6	0.0	0.00
2 Yrs				2	1	.667	3.00	10	2	3	1	0	1	33.0	35	14	11	4	9	5	0	0	1	152	116	1.333	9.5	1.1	2.5	1.4	0.56
162 Game Avg.				11	6	.667	3.00	57	11	17	6	0	6	187	198	79	62	23	51	28	0	0	6	861	116	1.333	9.5	1.1	2.5	1.4	0.56

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
1943	32	CHC	NL	26.0	4	2	8	2.77	3.55	-0.11	0.00	97.1	3.56	2	0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.5	5	.569	.502	$

1945	34	CHC	NL	8.0	6	0	6	6.75	5.10	0.35	0.00	93.7	4.45	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.465	.499	$
2 Seasons				34.0	10	2	14	3.71	3.91	-0.00	0.00	96.3	3.77	0	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.4	3	.506	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1943	32	CHC	NL	104	2.9%	4.8%	3.9%	5.8%	25%	87%

1945	34	CHC	NL	38	2.6%	0.0%	13.2%			84%
2 Yrs				142	2.8%	3.5%	6.3%	4.2%	17%	86%
MLB Averages					1.0%	8.7%	8.6%	2.5%	11%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1943	32	2	1	.667	2.88	4	2	0	1	0	25.0	24	8	8	3	4	5	1	104	117	1.120	8.6	1.1	1.4	1.8	1.25	117
1944	33	2	1	.667	2.88	4	2	0	1	0	25.0	24	8	8	3	4	5	1	104	117	1.120	8.6	1.1	1.4	1.8	1.25	117
1945	34	2	1	.667	3.00	10	2	3	1	1	33.0	35	14	11	4	9	5	1	152	116	1.333	9.5	1.1	2.5	1.4	0.56	116

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
1943	32	1	1	.500	3.46	26.0	27	11	10	3	4	5	0	1.192	9.3	1.4	1.7	1.25	1.0	4

1945	34	1	0	1.000	2.45	11.0	12	3	3	1	5	0	0	1.545	9.8	4.1	0.0	0.00	0.8	6
2 Yrs		2	1	.667	3.16	37.0	39	14	13	4	9	5	0	1.297	9.5		1.2	0.56	1.0	10

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