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Hub Walker

Harvey Willos Walker

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 17, 1906 in Gulfport, MS
School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1931 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Tigers 1931-1945

Final Game: September 30, 1945 (Age 39)
Died: November 26, 1982 in San Jose, CA
Buried: Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, CA
Relatives: Brother of Gee Walker
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Standard Batting

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
1931 24 DET AL 90 283 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 10 1 23 25 .286 .355 .345 .700 82 87 4 4 O8/79
1935 28 DET AL 9 29 25 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .160 .250 .280 .530 39 7 0 1 /8O
1936 29 CIN NL 92 296 258 49 71 18 1 4 23 8 35 32 .275 .366 .399 .765 112 103 4 2 1 O87/932
1937 30 CIN NL 78 258 221 33 55 9 4 1 19 7 34 24 .249 .349 .339 .688 92 75 6 0 3 O87/49
1945 38 DET AL 28 32 23 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4 .130 .375 .130 .505 45 3 1 0 0 /O79
5 Yrs 297 898 779 117 205 43 6 5 60 26 1 104 89 .263 .354 .353 .707 92 275 11 6 9
162 Game Avg. 162 490 425 64 112 23 3 3 33 14 57 49 .263 .354 .353 .707 92 150 3 5
DET (3 yrs) 127 344 300 35 79 16 1 0 18 11 1 35 33 .263 .348 .323 .671 77 97 1 4 5
CIN (2 yrs) 170 554 479 82 126 27 5 5 42 15 69 56 .263 .358 .372 .730 103 178 10 2 4
AL (3 yrs) 127 344 300 35 79 16 1 0 18 11 1 35 33 .263 .348 .323 .671 77 97 1 4 5
NL (2 yrs) 170 554 479 82 126 27 5 5 42 15 69 56 .263 .358 .372 .730 103 178 10 2 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1931 24 DET AL 90 283 -6 2 0 -2 -1 -7 -0.6 11 4 0.4 .493 .496 0.5 -0.3 6 O8/79
1935 28 DET AL 9 29 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .473 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 /8O
1936 29 CIN NL 92 296 5 -0 0 -3 -2 0 0.0 10 10 1.0 .500 .500 1.3 -0.5 13 O87/932
1937 30 CIN NL 78 258 -1 -0 0 2 -1 -1 -0.1 8 8 0.8 .499 .500 0.6 0.0 6 O87/49
1945 38 DET AL 28 32 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .495 .499 -0.0 -0.1 -0 /O79
5 Seasons 297 898 -5 2 0 -3 -5 -11 -1.1 31 20 2.0 .496 .499 2.3 -0.8 23
DET (3 yrs) 127 344 -9 2 0 -2 -2 -11 -1.0 13 2 0.2 .492 .498 0.4 -0.3 4
CIN (2 yrs) 170 554 4 -0 0 -1 -3 -0 -0.1 18 18 1.8 .500 .500 1.9 -0.5 19

Advanced Batting

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
1931 24 DET AL 283 185 32 4.6 111 .317 .286 .290 .355 .358 .345 .415 .700 .773 82 .472 -5.8 -0.6 .680 .187 .060 .0
1935 28 DET AL 29 22 2 2.4 108 .190 .160 .282 .250 .354 .280 .408 .530 .762 39 .210 -2.2 -0.2 .476 .240 .120
1936 29 CIN NL 296 192 37 5.2 97 .302 .275 .277 .366 .335 .399 .388 .765 .723 112 .545 6.4 0.6 .775 .291 .124 5.3
1937 30 CIN NL 258 175 26 4.0 97 .276 .249 .274 .349 .335 .339 .388 .688 .723 92 .442 -1.2 -0.1 .674 .276 .090 1.8
1945 38 DET AL 32 21 1 1.3 94 .158 .130 .270 .375 .343 .130 .366 .505 .709 45 .117 -1.0 -0.1 .619 .435 .000 .0
5 Yrs 898 595 98 4.4 102 .292 .263 .280 .354 .343 .353 .397 .707 .740 92 .472 -3.7 -0.4 .700 .255 .090 8.4
162 Game Avg. 490 325 53 4.4 102 .292 .263 .280 .354 .343 .353 .397 .707 .740 92 .472 -3.7 -0.4 .700 .255 .090 5
DET (3 yrs) 344 228 35 4.1 109 .296 .263 .288 .348 .356 .323 .411 .671 .767 77 .427 -9.0 -0.9 .655 .210 .060 .0
CIN (2 yrs) 554 367 63 4.6 97 .289 .263 .276 .358 .335 .372 .388 .730 .723 103 .499 5.3 0.5 .727 .284 .109 7.5
AL (3 yrs) 344 228 35 4.1 109 .296 .263 .288 .348 .356 .323 .411 .671 .767 77 .427 -9.0 -0.9 .655 .210 .060 .0
NL (2 yrs) 554 367 63 4.6 97 .289 .263 .276 .358 .335 .372 .388 .730 .723 103 .499 5.3 0.5 .727 .284 .109 7.5

Postseason Batting

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
1945 38 DET AL WS CHC W 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 1 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1931 24 DET AL 283 0.0% 8.8% 8.1% 5.0% 19% 1.09 10.1 15.8 80%
1935 28 DET AL 29 0.0% 13.8% 10.3% 10.3% 75% 1.33 6.3 25.0 72%
1936 29 CIN NL 296 1.4% 10.8% 11.8% 7.8% 32% 0.91 8.1 64.5 11.2 75%
1937 30 CIN NL 258 0.4% 9.3% 13.2% 5.4% 26% 0.71 9.2 221.0 11.6 76%
1945 38 DET AL 32 0.0% 12.5% 28.1% 0.0% 0% 0.44 5.8 23.0 0.50 59%
5 Yrs 898 0.6% 9.9% 11.6% 6.0% 26% 0.86 8.8 155.8 13.0 0.50 76%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.7% 8.5% 6.5% 27% 1.02 10.3 68.4 8.1 0.93 79%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1931 24 DET AL -5.8 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1935 28 DET AL -2.2 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1936 29 CIN NL 6.4 0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937 30 CIN NL -1.2 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 38 DET AL -1.0 -0.1 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .89 -0.1 -0.0 -1.5 -0.2 1.24 -1.4 1.06 5
5 Yrs -3.7 -0.4 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .89 -0.1 -0.0 -1.5 -0.2 1.24 -1.4 1.06 5

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1945 38 DET AL 0 0 33% 0 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 0 0 36% 0 26 1 217% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1945 38 DET AL 32 100% 3 5 0 0 1 1.06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
5 Yrs 32 100% 205 5 0 0 1 1.06 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11 1100% 2 1 50% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 46% 2407% 214% 38% 15% 53% 57%

Cumulative Batting

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
1931 24 90 283 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 10 1 23 25 .286 .355 .345 .700 82 87 4 4
1932 25 90 283 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 10 1 23 25 .286 .355 .345 .700 82 87 4 4
1933 26 90 283 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 10 1 23 25 .286 .355 .345 .700 82 87 4 4
1934 27 90 283 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 10 1 23 25 .286 .355 .345 .700 82 87 4 4
1935 28 99 312 277 31 76 16 1 0 17 10 1 26 29 .274 .345 .339 .685 79 94 4 5
1936 29 191 608 535 80 147 34 2 4 40 18 1 61 61 .275 .355 .368 .724 94 197 4 6 6
1937 30 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1938 31 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1939 32 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1940 33 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1941 34 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1942 35 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1943 36 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1944 37 269 866 756 113 202 43 6 5 59 25 1 95 85 .267 .354 .360 .713 94 272 10 6 9
1945 38 297 898 779 117 205 43 6 5 60 26 1 104 89 .263 .354 .353 .707 92 275 11 6 9

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1931 24 94 284 255 23 67 12 1 0 14 9 21 26 .263 .329 .318 .646 26 90
1935 28 10 32 27 5 5 4 0 0 1 0 4 4 .185 .290 .333 .624 2 9
1936 29 96 310 270 52 75 19 1 4 25 8 37 33 .278 .369 .400 .769 40 92
1937 30 82 273 234 36 59 10 4 1 21 8 36 25 .252 .352 .342 .694 28 78
1945 38 30 33 24 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 4 .125 .364 .125 .489 1 28
5 Yrs 312 932 810 120 209 45 6 5 62 26 107 92 .258 .349 .347 .696 97 297
162 Game Avg. 162 484 421 62 109 23 3 3 32 14 56 48 .258 .349 .347 .696 50 297

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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