Harry Walker
Harry William Walker (Harry The Hat)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 22, 1916 in Pascagoula, MS
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1940
Final Game: August 19, 1955
Died: August 8, 1999 in Birmingham, AL
Relatives: Brother of Dixie Walker, Son of Dixie Walker and Nephew of Ernie Walker
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Standard Batting

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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
1940 23 STL NL 7 28 27 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 .185 .185 .259 .444 18 7 0 0 1 /O
1941 24 STL NL 7 17 15 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .267 .353 .333 .686 89 5 0 0 0 /O
1942 25 STL NL 74 209 191 38 60 12 2 0 16 2 11 14 .314 .355 .398 .753 113 76 1 1 6 O/4
1943 26 STL NL 148 640 564 76 166 28 6 2 53 5 40 24 .294 .341 .376 .717 103 212 5 0 36 *O/4 AS
1946 29 STL NL 112 385 346 53 82 14 6 3 27 12 30 29 .237 .300 .338 .638 78 117 3 1 8 O/3 MVP-22
1947 30 TOT NL 140 598 513 81 186 29 16 1 41 13 63 39 .363 .436 .487 .924 149 250 10 4 18 *O/3 AS,MVP-9
1947 30 STL NL 10 29 25 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 .200 .310 .240 .550 46 6 1 0 0 O
1947 30 PHI NL 130 569 488 79 181 28 16 1 41 13 59 37 .371 .443 .500 .943 154 244 9 4 18 *O/3
1948 31 PHI NL 112 368 332 34 97 11 2 2 23 4 33 30 .292 .358 .355 .713 95 118 3 1 2 O/35
1949 32 TOT NL 128 525 473 73 142 21 5 2 37 6 45 23 .300 .361 .378 .739 99 179 8 0 7 *O/3
1949 32 CHC NL 42 172 159 20 42 6 3 1 14 2 11 6 .264 .312 .358 .670 82 57 2 0 2 O
1949 32 CIN NL 86 353 314 53 100 15 2 1 23 4 34 17 .318 .385 .389 .774 107 122 6 0 5 O/3
1950 33 STL NL 60 168 150 17 31 5 0 0 7 0 18 12 .207 .292 .240 .532 39 36 2 0 0 O/3
1951 34 STL NL 8 28 26 6 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .308 .357 .346 .703 89 9 0 0 0 /O3
1955 38 STL NL 11 15 14 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357 .400 .500 .900 139 7 0 0 0 0 0 /7
11 Seasons 807 2981 2651 385 786 126 37 10 214 42 0 245 175 .296 .358 .383 .741 103 1016 32 7 78 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 598 532 77 158 25 7 2 43 8 49 35 .296 .358 .383 .741 103 204 6 1 16
STL (9 yrs) 437 1519 1358 199 366 66 14 5 113 19 0 108 85 .270 .324 .350 .674 87 475 12 2 51 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 242 937 820 113 278 39 18 3 64 17 92 67 .339 .409 .441 .850 131 362 12 5 20
CIN (1 yr) 86 353 314 53 100 15 2 1 23 4 34 17 .318 .385 .389 .774 107 122 6 0 5
CHC (1 yr) 42 172 159 20 42 6 3 1 14 2 11 6 .264 .312 .358 .670 82 57 2 0 2

Advanced Batting

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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 PwrSpd
1940 23 STL NL 28 23 1 1.2 103 .200 .185 .279 .185 .344 .259 .401 .444 .745 18 .082 -3.1 -0.3 .318 .074 .074
1941 24 STL NL 17 11 2 4.9 100 .286 .267 .274 .353 .345 .333 .386 .686 .731 89 .573 -0.1 0.0 .636 .200 .067
1942 25 STL NL 209 138 27 5.3 93 .339 .314 .265 .355 .338 .398 .368 .753 .706 113 .644 3.0 0.3 .682 .152 .084 .0
1943 26 STL NL 640 439 72 4.4 93 .305 .294 .270 .341 .340 .376 .367 .717 .707 103 .552 1.0 0.1 .638 .161 .082 2.9
1946 29 STL NL 385 275 35 3.4 96 .252 .237 .267 .300 .343 .338 .374 .638 .717 78 .423 -11.5 -1.2 .599 .223 .101 4.8
1947 30 TOT NL 598 355 109 8.2 103 .391 .363 .269 .436 .344 .487 .400 .924 .744 149 .738 38.3 3.7 .979 .273 .125 1.9
1947 30 STL NL 29 21 2 2.5 109 .217 .200 .279 .310 .355 .240 .413 .550 .768 46 .249 -1.9 -0.2 .476 .200 .040
1947 30 PHI NL 569 334 107 8.5 102 .400 .371 .269 .443 .344 .500 .399 .943 .743 154 .752 40.2 3.9 1.013 .277 .129 1.9
1948 31 PHI NL 368 240 42 4.6 100 .317 .292 .266 .358 .340 .355 .394 .713 .735 95 .519 -1.4 -0.1 .655 .175 .063 2.7
1949 32 TOT NL 525 346 65 5.0 104 .313 .300 .270 .361 .344 .378 .404 .739 .748 99 .543 -0.1 0.0 .678 .186 .078 3.0
1949 32 CHC NL 172 121 18 4.0 101 .270 .264 .267 .312 .340 .358 .399 .670 .739 82 .436 -4.5 -0.4 .588 .176 .094 1.3
1949 32 CIN NL 353 225 47 5.6 105 .334 .318 .272 .385 .345 .389 .406 .774 .752 107 .590 4.4 0.4 .727 .191 .070 1.6
1950 33 STL NL 168 121 11 2.4 112 .225 .207 .275 .292 .353 .240 .427 .532 .780 39 .228 -13.5 -1.3 .446 .153 .033
1951 34 STL NL 28 18 3 4.5 104 .320 .308 .269 .357 .343 .346 .407 .703 .750 89 .496 -0.3 0.0 .611 .115 .038
1955 38 STL NL 15 9 3 8.9 105 .357 .357 .264 .400 .335 .500 .418 .900 .753 139 .765 0.9 0.1 .889 .214 .143
11 Seasons 2981 1975 370 5.0 99 .315 .296 .269 .358 .343 .383 .389 .741 .731 103 .567 13.0 1.3 .691 .195 .087 16.2
162 Game Avg. 598 396 74 5.0 99 .315 .296 .269 .358 .343 .383 .389 .741 .731 103 .567 3 0 .691 .195 .087 3
STL (9 yrs) 1519 1055 156 4.0 97 .285 .270 .270 .324 .342 .350 .379 .674 .721 87 .488 -25.6 -2.5 .602 .174 .080 7.9
PHI (2 yrs) 937 574 149 6.9 101 .367 .339 .268 .409 .342 .441 .397 .850 .740 131 .680 38.7 3.8 .859 .235 .102 5.1
CIN (1 yr) 353 225 47 5.6 105 .334 .318 .272 .385 .345 .389 .406 .774 .752 107 .590 4.4 0.4 .727 .191 .070 1.6
CHC (1 yr) 172 121 18 4.0 101 .270 .264 .267 .312 .340 .358 .399 .670 .739 82 .436 -4.5 -0.4 .588 .176 .094 1.3

Postseason Batting

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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
1942 25 STL NL WS NYY W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 26 STL NL WS NYY L 5 18 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .222 .389 4 0 0 0 0 0
1946 29 STL NL WS BOS W 7 22 17 3 7 2 0 0 6 0 1 4 2 .412 .524 .529 1.053 9 0 0 1 0 2
3 Seasons (3 Series) 13 41 36 3 10 3 0 0 6 0 1 4 5 .278 .350 .361 .711 13 0 0 1 0 2
3 WS 13 41 36 3 10 3 0 0 6 0 1 4 5 .278 .350 .361 .711 13 0 0 1 0 2

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 STL NL 26 as CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 PHI NL 30 as CF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Appearances) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1940 23 STL NL 28 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 7.1% 40% 13.5 4.5 89%
1941 24 STL NL 17 0.0% 5.9% 11.8% 5.9% 25% 0.50 15.0 15.0 82%
1942 25 STL NL 209 0.0% 6.7% 5.3% 6.7% 23% 1.27 13.6 11.9 85%
1943 26 STL NL 640 0.3% 3.8% 6.3% 5.6% 22% 0.60 23.5 282.0 10.6 84%
1946 29 STL NL 385 0.8% 7.5% 7.8% 6.0% 28% 0.97 11.9 115.3 12.8 82%
1947 30 TOT NL 598 0.2% 6.5% 10.5% 7.7% 25% 0.62 13.2 513.0 12.5 79%
1947 30 STL NL 29 0.0% 6.9% 13.8% 3.5% 20% 0.50 12.5 79%
1947 30 PHI NL 569 0.2% 6.5% 10.4% 7.9% 25% 0.63 13.2 488.0 11.9 79%
1948 31 PHI NL 368 0.5% 8.2% 9.0% 4.1% 16% 0.91 11.1 166.0 14.4 82%
1949 32 TOT NL 525 0.4% 4.4% 8.6% 5.3% 20% 0.51 20.6 236.5 12.8 85%
1949 32 CHC NL 172 0.6% 3.5% 6.4% 5.8% 24% 0.55 26.5 159.0 11.4 88%
1949 32 CIN NL 353 0.3% 4.8% 9.6% 5.1% 18% 0.50 18.5 314.0 13.7 84%
1950 33 STL NL 168 0.0% 7.1% 10.7% 3.0% 16% 0.67 12.5 21.4 82%
1951 34 STL NL 28 0.0% 3.6% 7.1% 3.6% 13% 0.50 26.0 13.0 89%
1955 38 STL NL 15 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 13.3% 40% 0.00 14.0 1.25 93%
11 Seasons 2981 0.3% 5.9% 8.2% 5.8% 22% 0.71 15.2 265.1 12.4 1.25 83%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 38 STL NL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 0 0 37% 7 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1955 38 STL NL 14 100% 5 8 3 0 0 1.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1
11 Seasons 14 100% 786 8 3 0 0 1.17 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 4 32 800% 4 2 50% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1940 23 7 28 27 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 .185 .185 .259 .444 18 7 0 0 1
1941 24 14 45 42 5 9 3 0 0 7 0 2 3 .214 .250 .286 .536 45 12 0 0 1
1942 25 88 254 233 43 69 15 2 0 23 2 13 17 .296 .336 .378 .714 100 88 1 1 7
1943 26 236 894 797 119 235 43 8 2 76 7 53 41 .295 .340 .376 .716 102 300 6 1 43
1944 27 236 894 797 119 235 43 8 2 76 7 53 41 .295 .340 .376 .716 102 300 6 1 43
1945 28 236 894 797 119 235 43 8 2 76 7 53 41 .295 .340 .376 .716 102 300 6 1 43
1946 29 348 1279 1143 172 317 57 14 5 103 19 83 70 .277 .327 .365 .692 95 417 9 2 51
1947 30 488 1877 1656 253 503 86 30 6 144 32 146 109 .304 .362 .403 .765 112 667 19 6 69
1948 31 600 2245 1988 287 600 97 32 8 167 36 179 139 .302 .362 .395 .756 109 785 22 7 71
1949 32 728 2770 2461 360 742 118 37 10 204 42 224 162 .302 .361 .392 .753 107 964 30 7 78
1950 33 788 2938 2611 377 773 123 37 10 211 42 242 174 .296 .357 .383 .740 103 1000 32 7 78
1951 34 796 2966 2637 383 781 124 37 10 213 42 0 244 175 .296 .357 .383 .740 103 1009 32 7 78
1952 35 796 2966 2637 383 781 124 37 10 213 42 0 244 175 .296 .357 .383 .740 103 1009 32 7 78
1953 36 796 2966 2637 383 781 124 37 10 213 42 0 244 175 .296 .357 .383 .740 103 1009 32 7 78
1954 37 796 2966 2637 383 781 124 37 10 213 42 0 244 175 .296 .357 .383 .740 103 1009 32 7 78
1955 38 807 2981 2651 385 786 126 37 10 214 42 0 245 175 .296 .358 .383 .741 103 1016 32 7 78 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1940 23 7 28 28 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 7
1941 24 7 17 15 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .267 .353 .333 .686 2 7
1942 25 78 217 204 42 65 13 2 0 18 2 12 15 .319 .359 .402 .761 30 74
1943 26 155 639 596 85 180 30 7 2 59 5 43 25 .302 .349 .386 .735 80 148
1946 29 117 399 365 59 89 15 7 3 30 13 33 30 .244 .308 .348 .656 39 112
1947 30 146 607 537 85 195 30 17 1 43 14 66 41 .363 .437 .488 .924 114 140
1948 31 117 385 349 36 103 12 2 2 25 4 35 31 .295 .361 .358 .719 45 112
1949 32 133 535 489 74 145 21 5 2 37 6 46 24 .297 .357 .372 .729 65 128
1950 33 63 171 154 15 30 5 0 0 6 0 17 13 .195 .275 .227 .502 9 60
1951 34 8 29 27 6 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 .296 .345 .333 .678 3 8
1955 38 12 15 14 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .357 .400 .500 .900 3 11
11 Seasons 843 3042 2778 410 824 130 40 10 227 44 257 183 .297 .358 .383 .741 391 807
162 Game Avg. 162 585 534 79 158 25 8 2 44 8 49 35 .297 .358 .383 .741 75 807

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943 (CF)
1947 (CF)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1946-NL-22-3%
1947-NL-9-13%
0.16 Career Shares (783rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1947 NL--.363--1st

On-Base% s c a p y
1947 NL--.436--1st

Slugging % s c a p y
1947 NL--.487--9th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1947 NL--.924--6th

Hits s c a p y
1943 NL--166--9th
1947 NL--186--2nd

Triples s c a p y
1947 NL--16--1st

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1946 NL--12--6th
1947 NL--13--3rd

Singles s c a p y
1943 NL--130--7th
1947 NL--140--2nd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1947 NL--149--4th

Runs Created s c a p y
1947 NL--109--7th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1947 NL--38--5th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1947 NL--3.7--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1947 NL--253--8th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1947 NL--.738--3rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 NL--4--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1943 NL--36--1st
1947 NL--18--2nd

AB per SO s c a p y
1949 NL--20.565--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1943 NL--439--8th

Oldest s c a p y
1955 NL--born 1916-10-22--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 11 (1201), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (829), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1368), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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