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Luke Walker

James Luke Walker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 2, 1943 in DeKalb, TX
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1965
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Tigers 1965-1974

Final Game: October 1, 1974
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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
1965 21 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 22 PIT NL 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 24 PIT NL 39 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1969 25 PIT NL 31 37 32 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .000 .059 .000 .059 -82 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 26 PIT NL 42 57 46 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 26 .130 .184 .130 .314 -13 6 0 0 8 0 0 1 CYA-10,MVP-25
1971 27 PIT NL 28 54 46 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 30 .022 .135 .022 .156 -53 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1972 28 PIT NL 26 26 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .083 .120 .083 .203 -41 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 29 PIT NL 37 33 30 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .067 .067 .067 .133 -62 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1974 30 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 243 218 188 4 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 12 107 .059 .115 .059 .174 -50 11 1 0 18 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 145 125 3 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 71 .059 .115 .059 .174 -50 7 1 0 12 0 0
PIT (8 yrs) 215 218 188 4 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 12 107 .059 .115 .059 .174 -50 11 1 0 18 0 0
DET (1 yr) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 215 218 188 4 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 12 107 .059 .115 .059 .174 -50 11 1 0 18 0 0
AL (1 yr) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1965 21 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1966 22 PIT NL 10 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1968 24 PIT NL 39 9 -2 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 1
1969 25 PIT NL 31 37 -7 -0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .488 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1970 26 PIT NL 42 57 -8 0 0 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1 CYA-10,MVP-25
1971 27 PIT NL 28 54 -9 -0 0 0 6 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .484 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1972 28 PIT NL 26 26 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1973 29 PIT NL 37 33 -7 0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $36,000 1
1974 30 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $38,000 1
9 Seasons 243 218 -38 -0 1 0 24 -14 -1.5 7 -7 -1.3 .494 .499 -1.4 0.2 -7 $74,000
PIT (8 yrs) 215 218 -38 -0 1 0 24 -14 -1.5 7 -7 -1.3 .493 .499 -1.4 0.1 -7 $36,000
DET (1 yr) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $38,000

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
1966 22 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 96 .000 .265 .000 .324 .000 .399 .000 .722 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1968 24 PIT NL 9 10 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .250 .000 .308 .000 .352 .000 .660 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1969 25 PIT NL 37 35 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .257 .059 .327 .000 .381 .059 .708 -82 .000 -7.8 -0.8 .063 .063 .000
1970 26 PIT NL 57 48 2 1.1 101 .300 .130 .263 .184 .336 .130 .402 .314 .738 -13 .069 -7.4 -0.7 .225 .065 .000
1971 27 PIT NL 54 47 0 0.0 94 .063 .022 .262 .135 .328 .022 .384 .156 .712 -53 .000 -9.6 -1.0 .156 .130 .000
1972 28 PIT NL 26 23 0 0.0 90 .167 .083 .254 .120 .322 .083 .376 .203 .698 -41 .000 -4.4 -0.5 .136 .042 .000
1973 29 PIT NL 33 31 0 0.0 95 .125 .067 .260 .067 .329 .067 .387 .133 .716 -62 .000 -6.6 -0.7 .071 .000 .000
9 Yrs 218 196 2 0.3 95 .136 .059 .260 .115 .328 .059 .386 .174 .715 -50 .006 -38.3 -4.0 .129 .064 .000
162 Game Avg. 145 131 1 0.3 95 .136 .059 .260 .115 .328 .059 .386 .174 .715 -50 .006 -38.3 -4.0 .129 .064 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1970 26 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 PIT NL WS BAL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1966 22 PIT NL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1968 24 PIT NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 44%
1969 25 PIT NL 37 0.0% 51.4% 5.4% 0.0% 9.50 1.7 32.0 4.00 35%
1970 26 PIT NL 57 0.0% 45.6% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 8.67 1.8 9.2 4.75 35%
1971 27 PIT NL 54 0.0% 55.6% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 5.00 1.5 2.40 30%
1972 28 PIT NL 26 0.0% 46.2% 3.9% 0.0% 0% 12.00 2.0 4.00 46%
1973 29 PIT NL 33 0.0% 42.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 30.0 2.40 48%
9 Yrs 218 0.0% 49.1% 5.5% 0.0% 0% 8.92 1.8 26.9 3.53 37%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.8% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.76 6.0 44.5 9.2 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 21 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1966 22 PIT NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.61 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.98 -0.5 0
1968 24 PIT NL -1.9 -0.2 7 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.31 -0.2 -0.0 -2.7 -0.3 1.25 -1.8 0
1969 25 PIT NL -7.8 -0.8 37 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .83 -0.7 0.0 -6.4 -0.7 0.98 -7.2 0
1970 26 PIT NL -7.4 -0.7 58 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 1.02 -0.8 0.0 -6.4 -0.6 1.07 -7.1 0
1971 27 PIT NL -9.6 -1.0 55 -0.7 0.2 -1.0 .81 -0.9 0.0 -7.8 -0.8 0.87 -8.8 0
1972 28 PIT NL -4.5 -0.5 27 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 .59 -0.4 -0.2 -4.3 -0.5 0.89 -4.3 0
1973 29 PIT NL -6.6 -0.7 33 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 .88 -0.6 -0.1 -5.2 -0.5 0.94 -6.1 0
1974 30 DET AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -38.3 -4.0 219 -3.3 0.8 -4.1 .87 -3.6 -0.2 -33.4 -3.5 0.97 -35.8 0

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
1966 22 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 PIT NL 1 0 150% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1970 26 PIT NL 0 0 0% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 PIT NL 0 0 14% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1972 28 PIT NL 1 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 PIT NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2 0 17% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1966 22 PIT NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 PIT NL 9 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1969 25 PIT NL 37 78% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 5 0 0% 7 3 43% 25 1 4% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1970 26 PIT NL 57 74% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 17 0 0% 17 7 41% 46 5 11% 2 2 100% 6 5 83% 0
1971 27 PIT NL 54 59% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 0 0% 8 0 0% 24 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1972 28 PIT NL 26 58% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 15 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1973 29 PIT NL 33 85% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 7 0 0% 6 1 17% 19 1 5% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
9 Yrs 218 72% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 75% 40 1 3% 45 12 27% 137 7 5% 9 2 22% 12 8 67% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

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
1966 22 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 51 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0
1969 25 82 48 42 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 25 .000 .045 .000 .045 -86 0 1 0 4 0 0
1970 26 124 105 88 3 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 51 .068 .118 .068 .186 -47 6 1 0 12 0 0
1971 27 152 159 134 4 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 81 .052 .124 .052 .176 -49 7 1 0 14 0 0
1972 28 178 185 158 4 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 12 93 .057 .124 .057 .180 -48 9 1 0 15 0 0
1973 29 215 218 188 4 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 12 107 .059 .115 .059 .174 -50 11 1 0 18 0 0
1974 30 243 218 188 4 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 12 107 .059 .115 .059 .174 -50 11 1 0 18 0 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
1966 22 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
1968 24 39 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 39
1969 25 31 37 32 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 19 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 31
1970 26 42 57 46 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 3 26 .130 .184 .130 .314 1 42
1971 27 28 54 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 30 .000 .115 .000 .115 0 28
1972 28 27 27 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .000 .038 .000 .038 0 26
1973 29 37 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 37
7 Yrs 214 219 189 3 6 0 0 0 6 0 12 108 .032 .090 .032 .121 1 213
162 Game Avg. 162 166 143 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 9 82 .032 .090 .032 .121 1 213

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (25, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (10, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (283rd)

                            

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