Oscar Walker

Oscar Walker

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 166 lb.

Born: March 18, 1854 in Brooklyn, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1875
Teams (by GP): Bisons/Atlantics/BrownStockings/Orioles 1875-1885

Final Game: September 4, 1885
Died: May 20, 1889 in Brooklyn, NY
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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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	Pos	Awards
1875	21	BRA	NA	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	0	/3O

1877	23	MAN,STP,MEM	N/A	5	21	21	1	5	0	0	0						.238	.238	.238	.476		5				MAN,STP,MEM · INTA,LGAL
1879	25	BUF	NL	72	295	287	35	79	15	6	1	35			8	38	.275	.295	.380	.675	116	109		0	*3
1880	26	BUF	NL	34	132	126	12	29	4	2	1	15			6	18	.230	.265	.317	.583	95	40		0	3O

1881	27	ALB,NYQ,NYC,BKN	N/A																							ALB,NYQ,NYC,BKN · ECAS
1882	28	STL	AA	76	328	318	48	76	15	7	7	0			10		.239	.262	.396	.658	116	126		0	*O/34

1883	29	BKN	N/A	73	316	316	63	85	8	5	1						.269	.269	.335	.604		106				BKN · ISAS
1884	30	BRO	AA	95	394	382	59	103	12	8	2	0			9		.270	.292	.359	.651	110	137		3	O3
1885	31	NWK	N/A	68	286	286	38	66	9	4	5						.231	.231	.343	.573		98				NWK · EL
1885	31	BAL	AA	4	13	13	1	0	0	0	0	1			0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	/O
6 Yrs				282	1165	1128	155	287	46	23	11	51	0	0	34	56	.254	.278	.365	.643	109	412	1	3
162 Game Avg.				162	669	648	89	165	26	13	6	29			20		.254	.278	.365	.643	109	237		2

BUF (2 yrs)				106	427	413	47	108	19	8	2	50			14	56	.262	.286	.361	.646	110	149		0
BRA (1 yr)				1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	0
BAL (1 yr)				4	13	13	1	0	0	0	0	1			0		.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0
STL (1 yr)				76	328	318	48	76	15	7	7	0			10		.239	.262	.396	.658	116	126		0
BRO (1 yr)				95	394	382	59	103	12	8	2	0			9		.270	.292	.359	.651	110	137		3

AA (3 yrs)				175	735	713	108	179	27	15	9	1			19		.251	.273	.369	.642	109	263		3
NL (2 yrs)				106	427	413	47	108	19	8	2	50			14	56	.262	.286	.361	.646	110	149		0
NA (1 yr)				1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	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
1875	21	BRA	NA	1	3	0	0	0	-1	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.419	.499	0.0	-0.1	0	$	/3O

1879	25	BUF	NL	72	295	3	0	0	5	0	8	0.7	9	17	1.6	.510	.505	1.2	0.5	12	$	*3
1880	26	BUF	NL	34	132	-1	0	0	-4	-1	-6	-0.6	4	-2	-0.2	.483	.496	0.2	-0.5	2	$	3O

1882	28	STL	AA	76	328	4	0	0	4	-4	4	0.4	5	10	1.0	.505	.502	0.7	0.0	6	$600	*O/34

1884	30	BRO	AA	95	394	4	0	0	0	-3	0	-0.2	7	7	0.6	.500	.500	0.8	-0.5	7	$	O3
1885	31	BAL	AA	4	13	-3	0	0	-1	-0	-4	-0.4	0	-4	-0.3	.404	.498	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$	/O
6 Seasons				282	1165	6	0	0	3	-8	1	-0.2	26	27	2.6	.500	.500	2.6	-0.6	24	$600

BUF (2 yrs)				106	427	2	0	0	1	-1	2	0.1	13	15	1.4	.501	.500	1.4	-0.0	14	$
BRA (1 yr)				1	3	0	0	0	-1	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.419	.499	0.0	-0.1	0	$
BAL (1 yr)				4	13	-3	0	0	-1	-0	-4	-0.4	0	-4	-0.3	.404	.498	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$
STL (1 yr)				76	328	4	0	0	4	-4	4	0.4	5	10	1.0	.505	.502	0.7	0.0	6	$600
BRO (1 yr)				95	394	4	0	0	0	-3	0	-0.2	7	7	0.6	.500	.500	0.8	-0.5	7	$

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
1875	21	BRA	NA	3	3	0	0.0	49	.000	.000	.244	.333	.251	.000	.298	.333	.549	33	.000	-0.0	0.0	.333	.500	.000

1879	25	BUF	NL	295	208	32	4.2	69	.315	.275	.264	.295	.280	.380	.342	.675	.622	116	.580	5.1	0.6			.105
1880	26	BUF	NL	132	97	11	3.0	62	.262	.230	.248	.265	.271	.317	.326	.583	.597	95	.479	-0.6	-0.1			.087

1882	28	STL	AA	328	242	33	3.6	65	.222	.239	.252	.262	.279	.396	.326	.658	.605	116	.557	5.0	0.6			.157

1884	30	BRO	AA	394	279	39	3.7	68	.266	.270	.246	.292	.284	.359	.334	.651	.618	110	.557	3.3	0.4			.089
1885	31	BAL	AA	13	13	0	0.0	72	.000	.000	.250	.000	.296	.000	.336	.000	.632	-100	.000	-2.9	-0.4			.000
6 Yrs				1165	842	115	3.6	67	.260	.254	.252	.278	.280	.365	.333	.643	.613	109	.545	9.9	1.1	.533	.141	.111	.0
162 Game Avg.				669	484	66	3.6	67	.260	.254	.252	.278	.280	.365	.333	.643	.613	109	.545	6	1	.533	.141	.111

BUF (2 yrs)				427	305	43	3.8	67	.299	.262	.259	.286	.277	.361	.337	.646	.614	110	.551	4.6	0.5			.099
BRA (1 yr)				3	3	0	0.0	49	.000	.000	.244	.333	.251	.000	.298	.333	.549	33	.000	-0.0	0.0	.333	.500	.000
BAL (1 yr)				13	13	0	0.0	72	.000	.000	.250	.000	.296	.000	.336	.000	.632	-100	.000	-2.9	-0.4			.000
STL (1 yr)				328	242	33	3.6	65	.222	.239	.252	.262	.279	.396	.326	.658	.605	116	.557	5.0	0.6			.157
BRO (1 yr)				394	279	39	3.7	68	.266	.270	.246	.292	.284	.359	.334	.651	.618	110	.557	3.3	0.4			.089

AA (3 yrs)				735	534	72	3.5	67	.241	.251	.249	.273	.282	.369	.330	.642	.613	109	.545	5.4	0.6			.118
NL (2 yrs)				427	305	43	3.8	67	.299	.262	.259	.286	.277	.361	.337	.646	.614	110	.551	4.6	0.5			.099
NA (1 yr)				3	3	0	0.0	49	.000	.000	.244	.333	.251	.000	.298	.333	.549	33	.000	-0.0	0.0	.333	.500	.000

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP
1875	21	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	0
1876	22	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	0
1877	23	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	0
1878	24	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	33	0	1	0
1879	25	73	298	289	35	79	15	6	1	35	9	38	.273	.295	.377	.672	116	109	1	0
1880	26	107	430	415	47	108	19	8	2	50	15	56	.260	.286	.359	.645	110	149	1	0
1881	27	107	430	415	47	108	19	8	2	50	15	56	.260	.286	.359	.645	110	149	1	0
1882	28	183	758	733	95	184	34	15	9	50	25	56	.251	.276	.375	.651	112	275	1	0
1883	29	183	758	733	95	184	34	15	9	50	25	56	.251	.276	.375	.651	112	275	1	0
1884	30	278	1152	1115	154	287	46	23	11	50	34	56	.257	.281	.370	.651	111	412	1	3
1885	31	282	1165	1128	155	287	46	23	11	51	34	56	.254	.278	.365	.643	109	412	1	3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1875	21	3	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	1

1879	25	146	576	562	57	141	27	11	2	57	0	14	77	.251	.269	.349	.618	53	72
1880	26	65	249	238	22	53	7	4	2	27	0	11	34	.223	.257	.311	.568	19	34

1882	28	158	663	644	81	141	28	13	13	0	0	19	0	.219	.241	.363	.605	56	76

1884	30	152	614	597	80	149	17	12	3	0	0	13	0	.250	.270	.333	.604	53	95
1885	31	6	19	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
6 Yrs		530	2130	2066	241	484	79	40	20	85	0	60	111	.234	.257	.340	.598	181	282
162 Game Avg.		162	651	631	74	148	24	12	6	26		18		.234	.257	.340	.598	55	282

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y 1882 AA .396 (7th)	Total Bases s c a p y 1882 AA 126 (7th)	Doubles s c a p y 1882 AA 15 (6th)	Triples s c a p y 1882 AA 7 (6th)
Home Runs s c a p y 1882 AA 7 (1st)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1879 NL 38 (6th)	Extra Base Hits s c a p y 1882 AA 29 (4th)	AB per HR s c a p y 1882 AA 45.4 (1st)
Outs Made s c a p y 1882 AA 242 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Batting - 4 (422), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray Ink	Batting - 10 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 4 (1669), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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