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Gene Walter

Gene Winston Walter

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 22, 1960 in Chicago, IL
School: Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 29th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1985
Teams (by GP): Padres/Mets/Mariners 1985-1988

Final Game: September 30, 1988
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1985 24 SDP NL 0 2 .000 2.05 15 0 7 0 0 3 22.0 12 6 5 0 8 1 18 0 0 0 86 176 0.909 4.9 0.0 3.3 7.4 2.25
1986 25 SDP NL 2 2 .500 3.86 57 0 19 0 0 1 98.0 89 47 42 7 49 7 84 4 0 6 422 95 1.408 8.2 0.6 4.5 7.7 1.71
1987 26 NYM NL 1 2 .333 3.20 21 0 6 0 0 0 19.2 18 10 7 1 13 3 11 1 0 1 89 121 1.576 8.2 0.5 5.9 5.0 0.85
1988 27 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 4.60 35 0 9 0 0 0 43.0 42 25 22 0 26 5 27 2 9 1 195 84 1.581 8.8 0.0 5.4 5.7 1.04
1988 27 NYM NL 0 1 .000 3.78 19 0 5 0 0 0 16.2 21 9 7 0 11 1 14 0 3 0 80 87 1.920 11.3 0.0 5.9 7.6 1.27
1988 27 SEA AL 1 0 1.000 5.13 16 0 4 0 0 0 26.1 21 16 15 0 15 4 13 2 6 1 115 83 1.367 7.2 0.0 5.1 4.4 0.87
4 Yrs 4 7 .364 3.74 128 0 41 0 0 4 182.2 161 88 76 8 96 16 140 7 9 8 792 100 1.407 7.9 0.4 4.7 6.9 1.46
162 Game Avg. 2 4 .364 3.74 68 0 22 0 0 2 97 86 47 40 4 51 9 74 4 5 4 421 100 1.407 7.9 0.4 4.7 6.9 1.46
NYM (2 yrs) 1 3 .250 3.47 40 0 11 0 0 0 36.1 39 19 14 1 24 4 25 1 3 1 169 104 1.734 9.7 0.2 5.9 6.2 1.04
SDP (2 yrs) 2 4 .333 3.53 72 0 26 0 0 4 120.0 101 53 47 7 57 8 102 4 0 6 508 104 1.317 7.6 0.5 4.3 7.7 1.79
SEA (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.13 16 0 4 0 0 0 26.1 21 16 15 0 15 4 13 2 6 1 115 83 1.367 7.2 0.0 5.1 4.4 0.87
NL (4 yrs) 3 7 .300 3.51 112 0 37 0 0 4 156.1 140 72 61 8 81 12 127 5 3 7 677 104 1.414 8.1 0.5 4.7 7.3 1.57
AL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.13 16 0 4 0 0 0 26.1 21 16 15 0 15 4 13 2 6 1 115 83 1.367 7.2 0.0 5.1 4.4 0.87

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1985 24 SDP NL 22.0 15 0 6 2.45 4.22 0.07 -0.33 96.6 3.69 3 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.5 5 .522 .502 $
1986 25 SDP NL 98.0 57 0 47 4.32 4.23 -0.20 -0.33 98.3 4.03 -4 -0.4 .9 -0.2 0.3 6 .493 .498 $70,000
1987 26 NYM NL 19.2 21 0 10 4.58 4.76 -0.14 -0.36 94.7 4.30 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .496 .500 $
1988 27 NYM NL 16.2 19 0 9 4.86 3.87 -0.23 -0.31 92.3 3.50 -3 -0.3 .5 0.1 -0.1 -1 .484 .498 $111,600
1988 27 SEA AL 26.1 16 0 16 5.47 4.45 -0.08 -0.36 108.2 4.52 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .482 .498 $
4 Seasons 182.2 128 0 88 4.34 4.28 -0.15 -0.33 98.6 4.04 -7 -0.7 .9 -0.2 0.7 12 .494 .499 $181,600
NYM (2 yrs) 36.1 40 0 19 4.71 4.35 -0.18 -0.34 93.6 3.93 -3 -0.4 .8 0.0 0.0 0 .491 .499 $111,600
SDP (2 yrs) 120.0 72 0 53 3.98 4.23 -0.15 -0.33 98.0 3.97 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.8 12 .499 .500 $70,000
SEA (1 yr) 26.1 16 0 16 5.47 4.45 -0.08 -0.36 108.2 4.52 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .482 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1985 24 SDP NL 15 86 76 6 12 4 0 0 2 1 8 18 .158 .235 .211 .446 .203 16 2 0 1 1 1 3
1986 25 SDP NL 57 422 361 47 89 13 2 7 10 5 49 84 .247 .341 .352 .692 .300 127 9 4 5 3 7 5
1987 26 NYM NL 21 89 74 10 18 3 1 1 3 0 13 11 .243 .360 .351 .711 .270 26 3 1 0 1 3 3
1988 27 NYM NL 19 80 68 9 21 4 1 0 1 0 11 14 .309 .400 .397 .797 .382 27 1 0 0 1 1 1
1988 27 SEA AL 16 115 97 16 21 6 0 0 7 0 15 13 .216 .330 .278 .609 .247 27 2 2 0 1 4 2
1988 27 TOT MLB 35 195 165 25 42 10 1 0 8 0 26 27 .255 .359 .327 .686 .300 54 3 2 0 2 5 3
4 Yrs 128 792 676 88 161 30 4 8 23 6 96 140 .238 .336 .330 .666 .286 223 17 7 6 7 16 14
162 Game Avg. 68 421 359 47 86 16 2 4 12 3 51 74 .238 .336 .330 .666 .286 118 9 4 3 4 9 7
MLB Averages .258 .325 .395 .719 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1985 24 SDP NL 3.8 0.4 89 0.3 1.1 -0.7 .73 0.6 -0.1 4.0 0.4 0.73 5.2 7 1 7
1986 25 SDP NL -2.1 -0.2 443 0.0 4.4 -4.4 .63 0.1 -0.1 -4.5 -0.5 0.63 -2.9 12 10 33
1987 26 NYM NL 0.5 0.0 93 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 .82 -0.2 -0.5 -4.1 -0.4 0.82 -2.7 6 3 10
1988 27 TOT MLB -3.6 -0.4 213 -0.8 1.3 -2.1 .48 -0.2 -1.5 -6.9 -0.7 0.48 -2.8 6 4 24
1988 27 NYM NL -1.4 -0.2 85 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 .50 -0.4 -0.7 -5.0 -0.6 0.50 -4.3 3 0 15
1988 27 SEA AL -2.2 -0.2 128 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 .46 0.2 -0.8 -1.9 -0.2 0.46 1.4 3 4 9
4 Yrs -1.5 -0.1 838 -1.0 7.8 -8.8 .62 0.4 -1.9 -11.5 -1.2 0.62 -3.1 31 18 74

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1985 24 SDP NL 15 15 7 0 2 3 3 0 100% 6 3 7 2 29% 6 .726 7 1 7 6 2 7 4 11 6 5 6 3 4.4
1986 25 SDP NL 57 57 19 2 2 2 1 1 50% 6 3 29 9 31% 6 .635 12 10 33 9 11 37 17 40 36 10 37 15 5.2
1987 26 NYM NL 21 21 6 1 2 2 0 2 0% 3 1 13 6 46% 7 .817 6 3 10 5 4 12 8 13 5 9 6 5 2.8
1988 27 TOT MLB 35 35 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 13 42% .477 6 4 24 2 2 31 16 19 11 13 14 4 3.7 20
1988 27 NYM NL 19 19 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 43% 7 .498 3 0 15 0 2 17 5 14 2 7 5 1 2.6 15
1988 27 SEA AL 16 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 10 42% 8 .462 3 4 9 2 0 14 11 5 9 6 9 3 4.9 26
4 Yrs 128 128 41 4 7 7 4 3 57% 17 7 80 30 38% .626 31 18 74 22 19 87 45 83 58 37 63 27 4.3 20

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1985 24 SDP NL 86 23% 0.0% 20.9% 9.3% 4.7% 33% 1.24 69% 13 2 15%
1986 25 SDP NL 422 26% 1.7% 19.9% 11.6% 5.2% 25% 1.46 65% 91 9 10%
1987 26 NYM NL 89 39% 1.1% 12.4% 14.6% 5.6% 28% 1.40 71% 18 3 17%
1988 27 TOT MLB 195 34% 0.0% 13.9% 13.3% 5.6% 26% 0.78 0.85 72% 19% 0.0% 45% 36 3 8%
1988 27 NYM NL 80 35% 0.0% 17.5% 13.8% 6.3% 24% 0.74 0.71 69% 16% 0.0% 52% 11 1 9%
1988 27 SEA AL 115 34% 0.0% 11.3% 13.0% 5.2% 29% 0.81 0.94 74% 21% 0.0% 40% 25 2 8%
4 Yrs 792 29% 1.0% 17.7% 12.1% 5.3% 26% 0.78 1.24 68% 19% 0.0% 45% 158 17 11%
MLB Averages 40% 2.3% 14.9% 8.6% 7.0% 30% 0.80 1.07 73% 20% 8.2% 41% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 27 TOT MLB 195 703 3.61 415 59% 24% 17% 25% 34% 76% 6% 45% 77% 53% 10% 19 6 23% 44 25 2 26% 6 10 0 0 0
1988 27 NYM NL 80 286 3.58 175 61% 23% 19% 27% 31% 77% 4% 47% 76% 58% 9% 7 1 25% 20 11 1 29% 4 5 0 0 0
1988 27 SEA AL 115 417 3.63 240 58% 25% 16% 24% 35% 75% 8% 43% 78% 50% 10% 12 5 21% 24 14 1 23% 2 5 0 0 0
1 Yr 195 703 3.61 415 59% 24% 17% 25% 34% 76% 6% 45% 77% 53% 10% 19 6 23% 44 25 2 26% 6 10 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.58 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 76% 2% 47% 81% 57% 5% 19% 26%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1985 24 SDP NL 86 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 67% 3 0 0 28 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1986 25 SDP NL 422 89 7 0 13 7 0 2 5 31 14 5 45% 5 6 1 164 10 5 67% 8 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 0
1987 26 NYM NL 89 18 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 20% 3 1 0 39 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1988 27 TOT MLB 195 42 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 21 8 2 38% 3 1 3 72 8 0 100% 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
1988 27 NYM NL 80 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 50% 1 0 1 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1988 27 SEA AL 115 21 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 15 5 1 33% 2 1 2 42 7 0 100% 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
4 Yrs 792 161 3 0 8 0 27 7 1 2 6 60 25 9 42% 14 8 4 303 23 6 79% 17 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 36 0
MLB Averages 53% 69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1985 24 0 2 .000 2.05 15 0 7 0 0 3 22.0 12 6 5 0 8 1 18 0 0 0 86 176 0.909 4.9 0.0 3.3 7.4 2.25 176
1986 25 2 4 .333 3.53 72 0 26 0 0 4 120.0 101 53 47 7 57 8 102 4 0 6 508 104 1.317 7.6 0.5 4.3 7.7 1.79 104
1987 26 3 6 .333 3.48 93 0 32 0 0 4 139.2 119 63 54 8 70 11 113 5 0 7 597 106 1.353 7.7 0.5 4.5 7.3 1.61 106
1988 27 4 7 .364 3.74 128 0 41 0 0 4 182.2 161 88 76 8 96 16 140 7 9 8 792 100 1.407 7.9 0.4 4.7 6.9 1.46 100

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1985 24 1 1 .500 2.57 21.0 13 7 6 0 9 17 0 1.048 5.6 3.9 7.3 1.89 0.0 15
1986 25 4 6 .400 4.40 92.0 92 50 45 7 51 79 4 1.554 9.0 5.0 7.7 1.55 0.7 57
1987 26 1 1 .500 4.00 18.0 19 9 8 1 14 10 1 1.833 9.5 7.0 5.0 0.71 0.5 21
1988 27 1 3 .250 5.27 41.0 44 27 24 0 27 26 2 1.732 9.7 5.9 5.7 0.96 0.0 35
4 Yrs 7 11 .389 4.34 172.0 168 93 83 8 101 132 7 1.564 8.8 6.9 1.31 0.4 128

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