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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1922 20 CTS NNL 0.3 15 45 42 6 16 2 1 0 4 3 2 .381 .422 .476 .898 141 .421 141 20 1 0 /7168
1925 23 HBG ECL 3.6 72 301 276 57 106 14 4 13 78 11 21 .384 .435 .605 1.040 167 .464 164 167 4 *6/1
1926 24 2TM ECL 0.9 49 211 191 34 52 11 3 1 32 11 19 .272 .341 .377 .718 96 .346 95 72 1 *6
1926 24 HBG ECL 0.8 47 203 183 33 48 10 3 1 31 11 19 .262 .335 .366 .701 92 .339 91 67 1 *6
1926 24 NLG ECL 0.1 2 8 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125 206 .522 205 5 0 /6
1927 25 HBG ECL 1.8 72 299 277 47 89 18 8 4 59 15 20 .321 .371 .487 .859 122 .397 119 135 2 56
1929 27 HG ANL 0.6 51 205 196 47 67 18 4 1 31 8 9 .342 .371 .490 .861 108 .392 105 96 0 63/415
1932 30 HG EWL 0.0 22 96 89 17 21 3 2 1 13 0 5 .236 .277 .348 .625 72 .295 68 31 0 2 /453
1936 34 NBY NN2 1.4 35 155 138 38 44 6 3 6 22 6 14 .319 .394 .536 .930 139 .419 136 74 3 0 *4/6
1937 35 NBY NN2 0.4 38 158 143 23 46 9 2 1 30 7 12 .322 .374 .434 .808 108 .372 109 62 0 3 4/56
1938 36 NBY NN2 -0.2 31 125 115 17 30 3 1 1 21 3 9 .261 .315 .330 .645 70 .304 72 38 0 1 5/63419 AS
1939 37 NBY NN2 0.5 24 95 89 16 31 2 1 1 17 0 6 .348 .389 .427 .816 117 .382 118 38 0 45/63
1942 40 CAG NAL 0.1 14 55 51 7 13 1 0 0 6 3 2 .255 .283 .275 .558 66 .274 69 14 0 2 4/3
1944 42 2TM 2LG 0.7 42 167 151 21 47 9 1 0 27 4 15 .311 .373 .384 .758 106 .362 108 58 0 1 45/3
1944 42 CC NAL 0.2 7 20 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .188 .350 .250 .600 85 .321 98 4 0 0 /354
1944 42 HG NN2 0.5 35 147 135 20 44 8 1 0 26 3 11 .326 .377 .400 .777 108 .368 109 54 0 1 45
1945 43 NYC NN2 -0.4 15 54 50 3 8 2 0 0 3 0 4 .160 .222 .200 .422 18 .212 21 10 0 0 4
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
13 Yrs 9.6 480 1966 1808 333 570 98 30 29 343 71 138 .315 .367 .451 .818 114 .379 113 815 11 9 64531/789
162 Game Avg 3.2 162 664 610 112 192 33 10 10 116 24 47 .315 .367 .451 .818 114 .379 113 275 4
NBY (4 Yrs) 2.1 128 533 485 94 151 20 7 9 90 16 41 .311 .369 .437 .806 110 .372 110 212 3 4 456/319
HBG (3 Yrs) 6.2 191 803 736 137 243 42 15 18 168 37 60 .330 .386 .501 .887 132 .407 129 369 7 *65/1
HG (3 Yrs) 1.1 108 448 420 84 132 29 7 2 70 11 25 .314 .353 .431 .784 101 .363 99 181 0 3 4563/1
CTS (1 Yr) 0.3 15 45 42 6 16 2 1 0 4 3 2 .381 .422 .476 .898 141 .421 141 20 1 0 /7168
NYC (1 Yr) -0.4 15 54 50 3 8 2 0 0 3 0 4 .160 .222 .200 .422 18 .212 21 10 0 0 4
CAG (1 Yr) 0.1 14 55 51 7 13 1 0 0 6 3 2 .255 .283 .275 .558 66 .274 69 14 0 2 4/3
CC (1 Yr) 0.2 7 20 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .188 .350 .250 .600 85 .321 98 4 0 0 /354
NLG (1 Yr) 0.1 2 8 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125 206 .522 205 5 0 /6
NN2 (6 Yrs) 2.2 178 734 670 117 203 30 8 9 119 19 56 .303 .359 .412 .771 103 .359 103 276 3 5 456/319
ECL (3 Yrs) 6.3 193 811 744 138 247 43 15 18 169 37 60 .332 .387 .503 .890 133 .408 130 374 7 *65/1
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.3 21 75 67 8 16 2 0 0 7 4 6 .239 .301 .269 .570 71 .287 76 18 0 2 4/35
ANL (1 Yr) 0.6 51 205 196 47 67 18 4 1 31 8 9 .342 .371 .490 .861 108 .392 105 96 0 63/415
EWL (1 Yr) 0.0 22 96 89 17 21 3 2 1 13 0 5 .236 .277 .348 .625 72 .295 68 31 0 2 /453
NNL (1 Yr) 0.3 15 45 42 6 16 2 1 0 4 3 2 .381 .422 .476 .898 141 .421 141 20 1 0 /7168
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF Pos Awards
1944 42 HG WS 5 19 16 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .188 .211 .250 .461 4 0 0 0 2
1 Yr 5 19 16 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .188 .211 .250 .461 4 0 0 0 2
162 Game Avg 162 616 518 97 97 32 0 0 65 32 32 .188 .211 .250 .461 130 0 0 0 65

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1922 20 CTS NNL 45 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 2 4 0.3 .512 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 /7168
1925 23 HBG ECL 301 27 0 0 -1 5 31 2.6 10 41 3.6 .536 .516 3.7 0.3 42 *6/1
1926 24 2TM ECL 211 -1 1 0 0 3 2 0.2 7 9 0.9 .504 .501 0.9 0.3 10 *6
1926 24 HBG ECL 203 -2 1 0 1 3 2 0.2 7 9 0.8 .504 .501 0.8 0.4 8 *6
1926 24 NLG ECL 8 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /6
1927 25 HBG ECL 299 8 1 0 -3 3 10 0.9 10 20 1.8 .512 .505 2.0 0.1 22 56
1929 27 HG ANL 205 2 0 0 -4 2 -1 0.0 7 7 0.6 .499 .500 0.9 -0.2 11 63/415
1932 30 HG EWL 96 -4 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .486 .498 -0.1 0.1 0 /453
1936 34 NBY NN2 155 8 0 0 1 1 10 0.9 5 15 1.4 .525 .505 1.2 0.2 14 *4/6
1937 35 NBY NN2 158 2 0 0 -5 1 -1 0.0 5 5 0.4 .498 .500 0.8 -0.3 9 4/56
1938 36 NBY NN2 125 -5 0 0 -2 0 -7 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .482 .496 -0.1 -0.1 0 5/63419 AS
1939 37 NBY NN2 95 2 0 0 -1 1 2 0.2 3 6 0.5 .509 .501 0.6 0.0 6 45/63
1942 40 CAG NAL 55 -2 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.0 0.1 0 4/3
1944 42 2TM 2LG 167 2 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 5 8 0.7 .507 .501 0.7 0.1 8 45/3
1944 42 CC NAL 20 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .523 .501 0.1 0.2 1 /354
1944 42 HG NN2 147 2 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 4 6 0.5 .503 .501 0.7 0.0 7 45
1945 43 NYC NN2 54 -5 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .464 .497 -0.3 0.0 -3 4
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
13 Yrs 1966 35 3 0 -15 19 43 3.7 66 108 9.6 .507 .503 10.6 0.4 123 64531/789
162 Game Avg 664 12 1 0 -5 6 14 1.2 22 37 3.2 .507 .503 3.6 0.1 42
NBY (4 Yrs) 533 7 1 0 -7 4 5 0.5 18 23 2.1 .503 .501 2.5 -0.2 30 456/319
HBG (3 Yrs) 803 33 2 0 -3 11 42 3.6 27 69 6.2 .519 .508 6.4 0.7 73 *65/1
HG (3 Yrs) 448 -1 0 0 -5 3 -3 -0.2 15 12 1.1 .498 .500 1.6 -0.2 17 4563/1
CTS (1 Yr) 45 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 2 4 0.3 .512 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 /7168
NYC (1 Yr) 54 -5 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .464 .497 -0.3 0.0 -3 4
CAG (1 Yr) 55 -2 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.0 0.1 0 4/3
CC (1 Yr) 20 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .523 .501 0.1 0.2 1 /354
NLG (1 Yr) 8 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /6
NN2 (6 Yrs) 734 4 1 0 -9 5 1 0.1 24 25 2.2 .500 .500 2.8 -0.3 34 456/319
ECL (3 Yrs) 811 34 2 0 -4 11 42 3.7 28 70 6.3 .519 .508 6.6 0.6 74 *65/1
NAL (2 Yrs) 75 -2 0 0 3 0 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .506 .500 0.0 0.3 1 4/35
ANL (1 Yr) 205 2 0 0 -4 2 -1 0.0 7 7 0.6 .499 .500 0.9 -0.2 11 63/415
EWL (1 Yr) 96 -4 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .486 .498 -0.1 0.1 0 /453
NNL (1 Yr) 45 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 2 4 0.3 .512 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 /7168

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1922 20 CTS NNL 45 .421 141 .381 .095 0.0 4.4 31.6 /7168
1925 23 HBG ECL 301 .464 164 .354 .221 4.3 7.0 37.3 *6/1
1926 24 2TM ECL 211 .346 95 .268 .105 0.5 9.0 46.5 *6
1926 24 HBG ECL 203 .339 91 .258 .104 0.5 9.4 47.8 *6
1926 24 NLG ECL 8 .522 205 .500 .125 0.0 0.0 25.0 /6
1927 25 HBG ECL 299 .397 119 .311 .166 1.3 6.7 40.2 56
1929 27 HG ANL 205 .392 105 .338 .148 0.5 4.4 61.3 63/415
1932 30 HG EWL 96 .295 68 .227 .112 1.0 5.2 64.0 /453
1936 34 NBY NN2 155 .419 136 .288 .217 3.9 9.0 58.2 *4/6
1937 35 NBY NN2 158 .372 109 .317 .112 0.6 7.6 38.6 4/56
1938 36 NBY NN2 125 .304 72 .254 .070 0.8 7.2 42.1 5/63419 AS
1939 37 NBY NN2 95 .382 118 .341 .079 1.1 6.3 41.7 45/63
1942 40 CAG NAL 55 .274 69 .255 .020 0.0 3.6 46.7 4/3
1944 42 2TM 2LG 167 .362 108 .311 .073 0.0 9.0 33.9 45/3
1944 42 CC NAL 20 .321 98 .188 .063 0.0 20.0 14.3 /354
1944 42 HG NN2 147 .368 109 .326 .074 0.0 7.5 36.4 45
1945 43 NYC NN2 54 .212 21 .160 .040 0.0 7.4 25.0 4
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
13 Yrs 1966 .379 113 .304 .136 1.5 7.0 44.1 64531/789
MLB Average .339 100 .287 .113 1.2 8.3 35.0
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1944 42 HG WS 19 .167 .063 0.0 5.3 75.0
1 Yr 19 .167 .063 0.0 5.3 75.0
MLB Average .247 .073 0.8 8.6 25.3
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1922 20 CTS NNL LF 6 6 44.0 9 6 3 0 1 1.000 .944 1.84 1.66 1.50 1.68
1922 20 CTS NNL P 4 2 27.0 12 0 10 2 1 .833 .951 3.33 3.27 2.50 3.30
1922 20 CTS NNL CF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.08 2.28 1.50 2.35
1922 20 CTS NNL SS 2 2 16.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .917 2.81 4.89 2.50 4.95
1925 23 HBG ECL SS 69 68 595.0 396 164 198 34 25 .914 .923 5.48 5.28 5.25 6.11
1925 23 HBG ECL 3B 2 2 13.0 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .924 4.15 2.98 3.00 3.50
1925 23 HBG ECL P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.40
1926 24 2TM ECL SS 49 49 409.1 277 115 144 18 23 .935 .912 5.69 5.42 5.29 4.68
1926 24 HBG ECL SS 47 47 394.1 270 111 141 18 21 .933 .912 5.75 5.42 5.36 4.68
1926 24 NLG ECL SS 2 2 15.0 7 4 3 0 2 1.000 .911 4.20 5.40 3.50 4.70
1927 25 HBG ECL 3B 45 44 388.0 122 39 73 10 7 .918 .931 2.60 2.97 2.49 2.83
1927 25 HBG ECL SS 28 28 229.1 146 54 81 11 14 .925 .919 5.30 5.31 4.82 5.07
1929 27 HG ANL SS 31 31 252.2 156 59 83 14 10 .910 .914 5.06 5.32 4.58 5.24
1929 27 HG ANL 1B 10 9 73.1 78 76 0 2 1 .974 .980 9.33 10.64 7.60 10.48
1929 27 HG ANL 2B 9 8 57.0 28 12 16 0 3 1.000 .948 4.42 6.02 3.11 5.91
1929 27 HG ANL P 3 2 24.1 11 0 10 1 0 .909 .911 3.70 2.55 3.33 2.53
1929 27 HG ANL 3B 1 0 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 .920 4.50 2.70 1.00 2.90
1932 30 HG EWL 3B 11 11 95.0 28 7 18 3 1 .893 .920 2.37 2.78 2.27 3.85
1932 30 HG EWL 2B 9 8 73.1 43 17 23 3 4 .930 .959 4.91 5.72 4.44 7.90
1932 30 HG EWL 1B 2 2 14.2 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 .977 13.50 10.49 11.00 14.45
1936 34 NBY NN2 2B 33 33 278.0 205 88 102 15 17 .927 .944 6.15 5.62 5.76 4.22
1936 34 NBY NN2 SS 3 2 22.2 15 5 10 0 2 1.000 .938 5.96 5.24 5.00 3.93
1937 35 NBY NN2 2B 24 23 181.2 123 52 66 5 18 .959 .953 5.85 5.63 4.92 3.96
1937 35 NBY NN2 SS 9 7 66.1 39 19 15 5 2 .872 .929 4.61 5.18 3.78 3.66
1937 35 NBY NN2 3B 8 8 61.2 19 6 12 1 2 .947 .926 2.63 2.90 2.25 2.04
1938 36 NBY NN2 3B 18 18 137.2 30 11 17 2 1 .933 .928 1.83 2.51 1.56 1.76 AS
1938 36 NBY NN2 SS 6 5 36.2 28 8 15 5 1 .821 .918 5.65 5.20 3.83 3.63 AS
1938 36 NBY NN2 1B 5 5 40.2 55 51 2 2 4 .964 .984 11.73 10.84 10.60 7.58 AS
1938 36 NBY NN2 2B 4 3 21.0 15 3 12 0 2 1.000 .949 6.43 5.57 3.75 3.90 AS
1938 36 NBY NN2 P 2 0 10.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 .947 5.91 2.53 3.50 1.80 AS
1938 36 NBY NN2 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.25 1.80 1.00 1.30 AS
1939 37 NBY NN2 3B 9 9 64.0 30 12 13 5 0 .833 .909 3.52 2.78 2.78 1.80
1939 37 NBY NN2 2B 9 7 55.0 36 12 21 3 2 .917 .956 5.40 5.65 3.67 3.66
1939 37 NBY NN2 SS 7 5 52.2 27 11 13 3 1 .889 .949 4.10 5.28 3.43 3.41
1939 37 NBY NN2 1B 2 2 16.2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.86 10.69 4.50 6.90
1942 40 CAG NAL 2B 13 13 106.2 75 30 42 3 2 .960 .945 6.08 5.51 5.54 3.69
1942 40 CAG NAL 1B 1 1 6.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 .981 13.50 10.50 9.00 7.00
1944 42 2TM 2LG 2B 21 16 157.0 106 50 52 4 11 .962 .947 5.85 5.61 4.86 5.16
1944 42 CC NAL 2B 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 .930 1.80 5.58 1.00 2.20
1944 42 HG NN2 2B 20 16 152.0 105 49 52 4 10 .962 .947 5.98 5.61 5.05 5.31
1944 42 2TM 2LG 3B 22 22 176.0 72 23 47 2 3 .972 .934 3.58 3.23 3.18 2.82
1944 42 CC NAL 3B 3 3 26.0 16 2 13 1 0 .938 .920 5.19 3.08 5.00 1.20
1944 42 HG NN2 3B 19 19 150.0 56 21 34 1 3 .982 .938 3.30 3.26 2.89 3.08
1944 42 CC NAL 1B 2 1 5.0 5 4 0 1 1 .800 .976 7.20 10.80 2.00 4.20
1945 43 NYC NN2 2B 15 14 122.1 68 26 41 1 4 .985 .955 4.93 5.42 4.47 5.64
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
13 Yrs 489 460 3888.2 2307 996 1153 158 163 .932 .934 4.97 4.99 4.39 4.58
SS (9 Yrs) SS 204 197 1680.2 1090 437 562 91 78 .917 .919 5.35 5.31 4.90 5.18
2B (9 Yrs) 2B 137 125 1052.0 699 290 375 34 63 .951 .949 5.69 5.61 4.85 4.73
3B (8 Yrs) 3B 116 114 937.1 310 100 185 25 14 .919 .928 2.74 2.91 2.46 2.64
1B (6 Yrs) 1B 22 20 156.1 178 168 5 5 7 .972 .981 9.96 10.68 7.86 9.13
P (4 Yrs) P 10 4 62.1 30 1 26 3 1 .900 .935 3.90 2.86 2.70 2.78
LF (1 Yr) LF 6 6 44.0 9 6 3 0 1 1.000 .944 1.84 1.66 1.50 1.68
CF (1 Yr) CF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.08 2.28 1.50 2.35
RF (1 Yr) RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.25 1.80 1.00 1.30
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1944 42 HG WS 3B 5 0 123.0 24 4 16 4 1 .833 1.46 4.00 0
1 Yr 5 0 123.0 24 4 16 4 1 .833 1.46 4.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Walter Cannady born?

Walter Cannady was born on March 6, 1902.

Where was Walter Cannady born?

Walter Cannady was born in Norfolk, VA.

How tall was Walter Cannady?

Walter Cannady was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Walter Cannady weigh when playing?

Walter Cannady weighed 172 lbs (78 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Walter Cannady play?

Walter Cannady played 13 seasons.

Is Walter Cannady in the Hall of Fame?

Walter Cannady has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Walter Cannady play?

Walter Cannady was a Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Walter Cannady have?

Walter Cannady had 570 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Walter Cannady have?

Walter Cannady had 29 home runs over his career.

What was Walter Cannady's average?

Walter Cannady had a .315 average over his career.

How many teams has Walter Cannady played for?

Walter Cannady played for 8 teams; the Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Tate Stars, Harrisburg Giants, Homestead Grays, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, New York Black Yankees, New York Lincoln Giants and New York Cubans.

How many World Series has Walter Cannady won?

Walter Cannady won 1 World Series.

When did Walter Cannady retire?

Walter Cannady last played in 1945.

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