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Jerry Walker

Jerry Allen Walker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 12, 1939 in Ada, OK
High School: Byng HS (Byng, OK)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 1957
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Athletics/Indians 1957-1964

Final Game: September 25, 1964
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All-Star

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
1957 18 BAL AL 13 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1958 19 BAL AL 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 20 BAL AL 31 69 65 4 11 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 15 .169 .182 .215 .397 10 14 0 0 3 0 0 1 AS
1960 21 BAL AL 35 41 38 6 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .368 .400 .421 .821 124 16 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 22 KCA AL 45 68 64 6 16 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 9 .250 .284 .281 .565 52 18 1 0 1 0 0 1
1962 23 KCA AL 36 59 57 7 15 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 15 .263 .259 .456 .715 85 26 1 0 2 1 0 1
1963 24 CLE AL 39 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .105 .190 .105 .296 -14 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
1964 25 CLE AL 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Yrs 211 267 252 24 58 6 0 4 21 1 0 7 51 .230 .253 .302 .554 50 76 3 1 7 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 205 193 18 45 5 0 3 16 1 0 5 39 .230 .253 .302 .554 50 58 2 1 5 1 0
BAL (4 yrs) 85 117 110 10 25 2 0 1 7 1 0 3 22 .227 .248 .273 .521 44 30 1 0 4 0 0
KCA (2 yrs) 81 127 121 13 31 4 0 3 12 0 0 3 24 .256 .272 .364 .636 68 44 2 0 3 1 0
CLE (2 yrs) 45 23 21 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .095 .174 .095 .269 -22 2 0 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1957 18 BAL AL 13 5 -1 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1958 19 BAL AL 6 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1959 20 BAL AL 31 69 -8 0 0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $8,500 1 AS
1960 21 BAL AL 35 41 1 0 0 0 4 6 0.7 1 8 0.7 .519 .504 0.7 -0.0 8 $13,500 1
1961 22 KCA AL 45 68 -5 -0 0 0 8 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 -0.0 5 $ 1
1962 23 KCA AL 36 59 -1 0 0 0 7 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .519 .504 0.7 -0.0 8 $ 1
1963 24 CLE AL 39 21 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1964 25 CLE AL 6 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /1
8 Seasons 211 267 -18 1 1 0 31 15 1.4 7 22 1.5 .507 .501 1.6 -0.2 22 $22,000
BAL (4 yrs) 85 117 -9 1 1 0 13 6 0.6 3 9 0.7 .507 .501 0.7 -0.0 9 $22,000
KCA (2 yrs) 81 127 -6 0 0 0 15 9 0.9 4 13 0.9 .512 .503 1.0 -0.1 13 $
CLE (2 yrs) 45 23 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $

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
1957 18 BAL AL 5 6 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .255 .000 .326 .000 .385 .000 .710 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1958 19 BAL AL 2 2 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .254 .000 .322 .000 .387 .000 .710 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1959 20 BAL AL 69 57 3 1.4 96 .204 .169 .257 .182 .328 .215 .393 .397 .720 10 .111 -8.2 -0.8 .296 .077 .046 1.0
1960 21 BAL AL 41 25 7 7.5 101 .438 .368 .262 .400 .336 .421 .401 .821 .737 124 .721 1.3 0.1 .750 .105 .053
1961 22 KCA AL 68 50 5 2.7 104 .291 .250 .264 .284 .339 .281 .411 .565 .750 52 .266 -4.5 -0.4 .429 .078 .031
1962 23 KCA AL 59 46 6 3.5 106 .300 .263 .268 .259 .341 .456 .417 .715 .758 85 .382 -1.6 -0.2 .605 .193 .193 .0
1963 24 CLE AL 21 17 0 0.0 94 .143 .105 .254 .190 .320 .105 .393 .296 .713 -14 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .235 .053 .000
1964 25 CLE AL 2 2 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .256 .000 .324 .000 .398 .000 .722 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
8 Yrs 267 205 21 2.8 101 .273 .230 .262 .253 .334 .302 .404 .554 .738 50 .290 -18.3 -1.9 .431 .103 .071 1.6
162 Game Avg. 205 157 16 2.8 101 .273 .230 .262 .253 .334 .302 .404 .554 .738 50 .290 -18.3 -1.9 .431 .103 .071 1
BAL (4 yrs) 117 90 10 3.0 97 .276 .227 .259 .248 .330 .273 .395 .521 .725 44 .328 -8.8 -0.9 .395 .082 .045 1.0
KCA (2 yrs) 127 96 11 3.1 105 .295 .256 .266 .272 .340 .364 .414 .636 .753 68 .322 -6.1 -0.6 .511 .132 .107 .0
CLE (2 yrs) 23 19 0 0.0 94 .125 .095 .254 .174 .321 .095 .393 .269 .714 -22 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .211 .048 .000

All-Star Batting

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
1959 BAL AL 20 as P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 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
1957 18 BAL AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 4.00 80%
1958 19 BAL AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1959 20 BAL AL 69 1.5% 21.7% 1.5% 1.5% 9% 15.00 4.3 65.0 16.3 1.63 71%
1960 21 BAL AL 41 0.0% 14.6% 4.9% 4.9% 14% 3.00 6.3 12.7 8.50 78%
1961 22 KCA AL 68 0.0% 13.2% 4.4% 2.9% 13% 3.00 7.1 9.1 1.56 81%
1962 23 KCA AL 59 5.1% 25.4% 0.0% 8.5% 33% 3.8 19.0 11.4 2.50 68%
1963 24 CLE AL 21 0.0% 23.8% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.8 9.5 1.40 67%
1964 25 CLE AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
8 Yrs 267 1.5% 19.1% 2.6% 3.8% 17% 7.29 4.9 63.0 12.0 2.15 74%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.0% 8.5% 6.5% 29% 1.65 6.4 38.2 8.5 1.05 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1957 18 BAL AL -1.4 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.08 -0.1 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.96 -1.4 0
1958 19 BAL AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .29 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.61 -0.5 0
1959 20 BAL AL -8.2 -0.8 70 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 1.10 -0.7 0.3 -7.3 -0.8 0.97 -8.1 0
1960 21 BAL AL 1.3 0.1 42 0.2 0.8 -0.6 .95 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.92 0.7 0
1961 22 KCA AL -4.6 -0.4 68 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 .84 -0.4 -0.3 -3.7 -0.4 0.91 -4.9 1.06 6
1962 23 KCA AL -1.6 -0.2 58 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .93 -0.4 -0.4 -6.1 -0.6 0.99 -3.1 0.92 3
1963 24 CLE AL -2.9 -0.3 21 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 .91 -0.2 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.85 -2.3 2.21 1
1964 25 CLE AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .68 -0.1 -0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.73 -0.5 0
8 Yrs -18.4 -1.9 268 -2.2 2.7 -4.9 .95 -2.1 -0.3 -19.9 -2.0 0.94 -20.0 1.13 10

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1957 18 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 19 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 20 BAL AL 1 0 27% 23 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75% 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1960 21 BAL AL 0 0 38% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 22 KCA AL 0 0 32% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 44% 6 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
1962 23 KCA AL 1 0 33% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1963 24 CLE AL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1964 25 CLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 2 0 32% 102 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 50% 16 10 6 0 0 0 8 2 6

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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1957 18 BAL AL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 19 BAL AL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 20 BAL AL 69 100% 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 75% 14 0 0% 15 3 20% 45 4 9% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1960 21 BAL AL 41 100% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 4 2 50% 21 3 14% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1961 22 KCA AL 68 100% 16 6 2 0 0 1.06 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 11 1 9% 8 0 0% 43 7 16% 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 0
1962 23 KCA AL 59 100% 15 3 0 0 0 0.92 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 100% 10 1 10% 14 4 29% 41 2 5% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1963 24 CLE AL 21 100% 2 1 0 0 0 2.21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 2 22% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1964 25 CLE AL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 267 100% 58 10 2 0 0 1.13 4 0 8 2 2 2 2 0 8 7 88% 44 3 7% 44 9 20% 162 18 11% 13 5 38% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages 50% 75% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1957 18 13 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1958 19 19 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1959 20 50 76 72 4 11 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 16 .153 .164 .194 .359 -0 14 1 0 3 0 0
1960 21 85 117 110 10 25 2 0 1 7 1 0 3 22 .227 .248 .273 .521 44 30 1 0 4 0 0
1961 22 130 185 174 16 41 4 0 1 14 1 0 6 31 .236 .261 .276 .537 47 48 2 0 5 0 0
1962 23 166 244 231 23 56 6 0 4 19 1 0 6 46 .242 .261 .320 .581 57 74 3 0 7 1 0
1963 24 205 265 250 24 58 6 0 4 21 1 0 7 51 .232 .255 .304 .559 52 76 3 1 7 1 0
1964 25 211 267 252 24 58 6 0 4 21 1 0 7 51 .230 .253 .302 .554 50 76 3 1 7 1 0

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
1957 18 14 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
1958 19 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1959 20 32 73 69 5 13 0 0 1 5 1 1 16 .188 .200 .232 .432 3 31
1960 21 37 44 41 7 16 2 0 0 3 0 2 6 .390 .419 .439 .858 7 35
1961 22 45 68 64 6 16 2 0 0 7 0 3 9 .250 .284 .281 .565 5 45
1962 23 36 60 57 7 15 2 0 3 5 0 0 15 .263 .259 .456 .715 7 36
1963 24 39 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .095 .000 .095 0 39
1964 25 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
8 Yrs 215 275 259 25 60 6 0 4 20 1 7 52 .232 .254 .301 .555 22 211
162 Game Avg. 162 207 195 19 45 5 0 3 15 1 5 39 .232 .254 .301 .555 17 211

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1959-2 (P)

Youngest s c a p y
1957 AL  born 1939-02-12 (5th)
1958 AL  born 1939-02-12 (6th)
1959 AL  born 1939-02-12 (7th)
1960 AL  born 1939-02-12 (10th)

                           

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