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Rube Walker
Albert Bluford Walker

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 20, 1948
Final Game June 15, 1958
Born May 16, 1926 in Lenoir, NC
Died December 12, 1992 in Morganton, NC

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 22 CHC NL  79  171   17   47   8  0   5   26   0     24  17  .275  .371  .409  114   70   0           2   8
 1949 23 CHC NL  56  172   11   42   4  1   3   22   0      9  18  .244  .282  .331   66   57   0           0   4
 1950 24 CHC NL  74  213   19   49   7  1   6   16   0     18  34  .230  .290  .357   70   76   0           0   3
 1951 25 TOT NL  73  181   15   43   8  0   4   14   0  0  18  27  .238  .307  .348   74   63   1           0   7
         CHC NL  37  107    9   25   4  0   2    5   0  0  12  13  .234  .311  .327   70   35   0           0   4
         BRO NL  36   74    6   18   4  0   2    9   0  0   6  14  .243  .300  .378   80   28   1           0   3
 1952 26 BRO NL  46  139    9   36   8  0   1   19   0  0   8  17  .259  .304  .338   77   47   2           1   3
 1953 27 BRO NL  43   95    5   23   6  0   3    9   0  0   7  11  .242  .301  .400   79   38   0           1   1
 1954 28 BRO NL  50  155   12   28   7  0   5   23   0  0  24  17  .181  .291  .323   58   50   1   2       1   5
 1955 29 BRO NL  48  103    6   26   5  0   2   13   1  0  15  11  .252  .342  .359   85   37   0   2   4   0   8
 1956 30 BRO NL  54  146    5   31   6  1   3   20   0  1   7  18  .212  .245  .329   48   48   1   2   2   0   3
 1957 31 BRO NL  60  166   12   30   8  0   2   23   2  0  15  33  .181  .243  .265   32   44   2   4   4   0   7
 1958 32 LAD NL  25   44    3    5   2  0   1    7   0  0   5  10  .114  .200  .227   11   10   0   1   2   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     608 1585  114  360  69  3  35  192   3  1 150 213  .227  .294  .341   68  540   7  11  12   5  51
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        422   30   96  18  1   9   51   1  0  40  57  .227  .294  .341   68  144   2   3   3   1  14
 Career High     79  213   19   49   8  1   6   26   2  1  24  34                          76   2   4   4   2   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 22 CHC NL  197  132   25   5.0    99| .275  .264| .371  .338| .409  .391| .780  .729| 114  .556   4.4   0.4     
 1949 23 CHC NL  181  134   16   3.2   101| .244  .267| .282  .340| .331  .399| .613  .739|  66  .340  -8.9  -0.9     
 1950 24 CHC NL  231  167   22   3.5   107| .230  .268| .290  .345| .357  .416| .647  .761|  70  .368 -10.0  -1.0     
 1951 25 TOT NL  200  146   19   3.5   105| .238  .270| .307  .344| .348  .409| .655  .753|  74  .385  -6.7  -0.6   0%
         CHC NL  119   86   11   3.4   105| .234  .270| .311  .344| .327  .409| .638  .753|  70  .378  -4.4  -0.4   0%
         BRO NL   81   60    8   3.6   105| .243  .270| .300  .344| .378  .409| .678  .753|  80  .396  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1952 26 BRO NL  150  108   14   3.5    98| .259  .263| .304  .336| .338  .391| .642  .727|  77  .419  -4.3  -0.5   0%
 1953 27 BRO NL  103   73   11   4.0   112| .242  .277| .301  .348| .400  .431| .701  .779|  79  .413  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1954 28 BRO NL  183  135   15   3.0   112| .181  .279| .291  .351| .323  .431| .614  .782|  58  .295  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1955 29 BRO NL  120   87   11   3.4   108| .252  .269| .342  .340| .359  .426| .701  .766|  85  .355  -1.7  -0.2 100%
 1956 30 BRO NL  156  122   11   2.4   110| .212  .274| .245  .343| .329  .433| .574  .775|  48  .244 -11.6  -1.2   0%
 1957 31 BRO NL  187  149   10   1.8   110| .181  .279| .243  .344| .265  .432| .508  .775|  32  .153 -16.4  -1.6 100%
 1958 32 LAD NL   50   42    2   1.3   109| .114  .274| .200  .343| .227  .428| .427  .771|  11  .086  -5.8  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1758 1295  156   3.2   106| .227  .271| .294  .343| .341  .415| .635  .758|  68  .345 -74.0  -7.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 22 CHC NL C 44 178 22 4 3 .980 .980 4.55 4.41 4 1949 23 CHC NL C 43 166 23 7 2 .964 .982 4.40 4.39 6 1950 24 CHC NL C 62 240 34 7 6 .975 .982 4.42 4.53 2 1951 25 TOT NL C 54 173 23 6 2 .970 .981 3.63 4.43 0 CHC NL C 31 111 15 4 2 .969 .981 4.06 4.43 0 BRO NL C 23 62 8 2 0 .972 .980 3.04 4.43 0 1952 26 BRO NL C 40 217 16 3 2 .987 .984 5.83 4.84 4 1953 27 BRO NL C 28 120 12 3 2 .978 .984 4.71 4.66 1 1954 28 BRO NL C 47 259 19 1 4 .996 .986 5.91 4.57 0 1955 29 BRO NL C 35 147 10 2 3 .987 .987 4.49 4.82 0 1956 30 BRO NL C 43 184 20 3 4 .986 .985 4.74 5.01 5.69 5.83 37 322.7 1 8 8 6 1957 31 BRO NL C 50 230 20 2 3 .992 .988 5.00 4.99 5.76 5.98 42 390.7 0 8 10 15 1958 32 LAD NL C 20 62 5 1 1 .985 .988 3.35 5.19 5.20 6.06 12 116.0 2 7 2 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1948 22 CHC NL C 44 178 22 4 3 .980 .980 4.55 4.41 4 1949 23 CHC NL C 43 166 23 7 2 .964 .982 4.40 4.39 6 1950 24 CHC NL C 62 240 34 7 6 .975 .982 4.42 4.53 2 1951 25 TOT NL C 54 173 23 6 2 .970 .981 3.63 4.43 0 CHC NL C 31 111 15 4 2 .969 .981 4.06 4.43 0 BRO NL C 23 62 8 2 0 .972 .980 3.04 4.43 0 1952 26 BRO NL C 40 217 16 3 2 .987 .984 5.83 4.84 4 1953 27 BRO NL C 28 120 12 3 2 .978 .984 4.71 4.66 1 1954 28 BRO NL C 47 259 19 1 4 .996 .986 5.91 4.57 0 1955 29 BRO NL C 35 147 10 2 3 .987 .987 4.49 4.82 0 1956 30 BRO NL C 43 184 20 3 4 .986 .985 4.74 5.01 5.69 5.83 37 322.7 1 8 8 6 1957 31 BRO NL C 50 230 20 2 3 .992 .988 5.00 4.99 5.76 5.98 42 390.7 0 8 10 15 1958 32 LAD NL C 20 62 5 1 1 .985 .988 3.35 5.19 5.20 6.06 12 116.0 2 7 2 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 466 1976 204 39 32 .982 .984 4.68 4.68 91 829.3 20 23 20 24 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 466 1976 204 39 32 .982 .984 4.68 4.68
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1951: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Andy Pafko, Johnny Schmitz, and Wayne Terwilliger to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis, and Gene Hermanski.

June 23, 1958: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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