You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Encyclopedia of Players > W Listing > Bill Walker Statistics and History

Bill Walker
William Henry Walker
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 7, 1903 in East St. Louis, IL
High School: East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1927
Final Game: September 14, 1936
Died: June 14, 1966 in E.St.Louis, IL
    About biographical information

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1927 23 NYG NL 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 6 6 4 0 5 4 0 0 0 23 43 2.750 13.5 0.0 11.3 9.0 0.80
1928 24 NYG NL 3 6 .333 4.72 22 8 10 1 0 0 76.1 79 43 40 9 31 39 1 0 2 330 83 1.441 9.3 1.1 3.7 4.6 1.26
1929 25 NYG NL 14 7 .667 3.09 29 23 4 13 1 0 177.2 188 71 61 11 57 65 4 0 0 768 148 1.379 9.5 0.6 2.9 3.3 1.14
1930 26 NYG NL 17 15 .531 3.93 39 34 4 13 2 1 245.1 258 133 107 19 88 105 5 1 2 1075 120 1.410 9.5 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.19
1931 27 NYG NL 16 9 .640 2.26 37 28 7 19 6 3 239.1 212 78 60 6 64 121 3 0 2 991 164 1.153 8.0 0.2 2.4 4.6 1.89
1932 28 NYG NL 8 12 .400 4.14 31 22 7 9 0 2 163.0 177 95 75 23 55 74 3 1 2 712 90 1.423 9.8 1.3 3.0 4.1 1.35
1933 29 STL NL 9 10 .474 3.42 29 20 4 6 2 0 158.0 168 71 60 8 67 41 1 0 1 694 102 1.487 9.6 0.5 3.8 2.3 0.61
1934 30 STL NL 12 4 .750 3.12 24 19 2 10 1 0 153.0 160 59 53 11 66 76 2 0 1 670 135 1.477 9.4 0.6 3.9 4.5 1.15
1935 31 STL NL 13 8 .619 3.82 37 25 6 8 2 1 193.1 222 93 82 7 78 79 5 0 4 867 107 1.552 10.3 0.3 3.6 3.7 1.01 AS
1936 32 STL NL 5 6 .455 5.87 21 13 3 4 1 1 79.2 106 62 52 5 27 22 2 0 2 375 67 1.669 12.0 0.6 3.1 2.5 0.81
10 Seasons 97 77 .557 3.59 272 192 49 83 15 8 1489.2 1576 711 594 99 538 626 26 2 16 6505 114 1.419 9.5 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.16
162 Game Avg. 14 11 .557 3.59 40 28 7 12 2 1 218 231 104 87 15 79 92 4 0 2 953 114 1.419 9.5 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.16
NYG (6 yrs) 58 49 .542 3.45 161 115 34 55 9 6 905.2 920 426 347 68 300 408 16 2 8 3899 121 1.347 9.1 0.7 3.0 4.1 1.36
STL (4 yrs) 39 28 .582 3.81 111 77 15 28 6 2 584.0 656 285 247 31 238 218 10 0 8 2606 103 1.531 10.1 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.92

Postseason Pitching

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1934 30 STL NL WS W DET 0 2 .000 7.11 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 7 5 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 34 1.895 8.5 0.0 8.5 2.8 0.33
1 WS 0 2 .000 7.11 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 7 5 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 34 1.895 8.5 0.0 8.5 2.8 0.33

Standard Batting

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
1927 23 NYG NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1928 24 NYG NL 22 24 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .091 .091 .091 .182 -53 2 0 2 1
1929 25 NYG NL 29 70 61 4 7 0 0 1 4 1 2 21 .115 .143 .164 .307 -24 10 0 7 1
1930 26 NYG NL 40 91 86 4 16 0 2 2 11 0 0 21 .186 .186 .302 .488 16 26 0 5 1
1931 27 NYG NL 37 84 77 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 4 22 .065 .111 .065 .176 -51 5 0 3 1
1932 28 NYG NL 31 55 52 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 2 20 .135 .167 .173 .340 -8 9 0 1 1
1933 29 STL NL 29 57 53 2 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 16 .132 .148 .189 .337 -6 10 3 0 3 1
1934 30 STL NL 24 58 54 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 26 .093 .109 .111 .220 -42 6 2 0 3 1
1935 31 STL NL 38 68 59 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 21 .102 .131 .119 .250 -33 7 1 0 7 1 AS
1936 32 STL NL 22 29 25 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 .280 .333 .320 .653 77 8 1 1 2 1
10 Seasons 275 536 489 24 62 3 3 4 26 1 0 13 162 .127 .151 .170 .321 -16 83 7 1 33 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 316 288 14 37 2 2 2 15 1 8 95 .127 .151 .170 .321 -16 49 1 19
NYG (6 yrs) 162 324 298 12 37 0 3 3 20 1 0 8 92 .124 .147 .174 .322 -18 52 0 0 18 0 0
STL (4 yrs) 113 212 191 12 25 3 0 1 6 0 5 70 .131 .157 .162 .320 -14 31 7 1 15

Postseason Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 30 STL NL WS DET W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1927 NYG NL 23 P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30
1928 NYG NL 24 P 22 18 0 17 1 0 .944 0.77 .967 1.27
1929 NYG NL 25 P 29 36 10 23 3 1 .917 1.14 .967 1.23
1930 NYG NL 26 P 39 58 10 44 4 1 .931 1.38 .966 1.10
1931 NYG NL 27 P 37 43 8 31 4 1 .907 1.05 .960 1.20
1932 NYG NL 28 P 31 51 10 39 2 1 .961 1.58 .957 1.21
1933 STL NL 29 P 29 55 11 40 4 0 .927 1.76 .965 1.28
1934 STL NL 30 P 24 32 8 23 1 2 .969 1.29 .959 1.12
1935 STL NL 31 P 37 50 4 42 4 0 .920 1.24 .960 1.18 AS
1936 STL NL 32 P 21 27 3 23 1 1 .963 1.24 .948 1.16
10 Seasons P 272 370 64 282 24 7 .935 1.27 .961 1.19
10 Seasons TOT 272 370 64 282 24 7 .935 1.27 .896 1.19

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1935 (P)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1929 NL--3.090--1st
1930 NL--3.925--3rd
1931 NL--2.256--1st

Wins s c a p y
1930 NL--17--4th
1931 NL--16--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1929 NL--.667--6th
1931 NL--.640--5th
1934 NL--.750--2nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1929 NL--1.379--10th
1931 NL--1.153--2nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1929 NL--9.524--10th
1930 NL--9.465--6th
1931 NL--7.972--2nd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1929 NL--3.293--10th
1930 NL--3.852--8th
1931 NL--4.550--6th
1932 NL--4.086--9th

Saves s c a p y
1931 NL--3--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1930 NL--245.3--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1930 NL--105--6th
1931 NL--121--6th

Games Started s c a p y
1930 NL--34--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1931 NL--19--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1930 NL--2--5th
1931 NL--6--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1932 NL--23--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1930 NL--88--5th
1934 NL--66--9th
1935 NL--78--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1931 NL--1.891--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 NL--.226--3rd
1935 NL--.326--5th

Losses s c a p y
1930 NL--15--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1930 NL--5--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1930 NL--1075--6th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1929 NL--148--2nd
1930 NL--120--6th
1931 NL--164--1st
Career--114--231st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 27 (604), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (792), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Jim O'Toole (966)
  2. Vic Aldridge (962)
  3. Johnny Morrison (960)
  4. Pete Vuckovich (951)
  5. Russ Meyer (950)
  6. Tex Carleton (950)
  7. Fred Hutchinson (948)
  8. Steve Blass (948)
  9. Hank Borowy (943)
  10. Bill Swift (941)
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Ralph Birkofer (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Al Milnar (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Doug Rau (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Cliff Melton (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bobby Shantz (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Doug Rau (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charlie Leibrandt (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bob Ojeda (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

October 10, 1932: Traded by the New York Giants with Ethan Allen, Jim Mooney and Bob O'Farrell to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gus Mancuso and Ray Starr.

August 6, 1936: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Si Johnson.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     DeadBallEra Obituary     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Bill Walker    

Viewed 24,369 times through November 22, 2009.
Name and misspellings: William Bill billy Henry Will William Walker

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.