Walker Cooper

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: January 8, 1915 in Atherton, MO us

Died: April 11, 1991 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ

High School: William Chrisman HS (Independence, MO)

Debut: September 25, 1940 (Age 25-261d, 8,957th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1957 (Age 42-255d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: William Walker Cooper

Nicknames: Walk

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Relatives: Brother of Mort Cooper; Father-In-Law of Don Blasingame

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

4702

1341

173

.285

573

RBI

812

OBP

.332

SLG

.464

OPS

.796

OPS+

116

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1934	19	STL-min	C																										SPG · WA
1936	21	STL-min	C	129	486	486		136	28	8	6						.280	.280	.407	.687		198							SPG · WA
1937	22	STL-min	AA	83	241	241		64	12	3	3						.266	.266	.378	.643		91							SAC · PCL
1938	23	STL-min	B,A1,AA	102	396	374	39	100	18	6	4	55	11	3	16	31	.267	.299	.380	.679		142		1	5				MOB,HSN,SAC · SEAL,TL,PCL
1939	24	STL-min	B	130	497	497		167	22	15	8						.336	.336	.489	.825		243							AVL · PIED
1940	25	STL-min	AA	131	477	477		144	29	12	3						.302	.302	.432	.734		206							CLB · AA
1940	25	STL	NL	6	21	19	3	6	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	.316	.381	.368	.749	103	7	0	0	0		2	/2
1941	26	STL	NL	68	215	200	19	49	9	1	1	20	1	0	13	14	.245	.291	.315	.606	66	63	7	0	2		4	2H
1942	27	STL	NL	125	474	438	58	123	32	7	7	65	4	1	29	29	.281	.327	.434	.761	115	190	18	1	6		11	*2H	AS,MVP-11
1943	28	STL	NL	122	476	449	52	143	30	4	9	81	1	2	19	19	.318	.349	.463	.812	128	208	13	2	6		7	*2H	AS,MVP-2
1944	29	STL	NL	112	426	397	56	126	25	5	13	72	4	0	20	19	.317	.352	.504	.855	136	200	15	1	8		6	2H	AS,MVP-8
1945	30	STL	NL	4	18	18	3	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	.389	.389	.389	.778	114	7	0	0	0		0	/2
1946	31	NYG	NL	87	300	280	29	75	10	1	8	46	0	2	17	12	.268	.310	.396	.706	100	111	10	0	3		7	2H	AS
1947	32	NYG	NL	140	547	515	79	157	24	8	35	122	2	1	24	43	.305	.339	.586	.926	141	302	13	3	4		3	*2/H	AS,MVP-18
1948	33	NYG	NL	91	322	290	40	77	12	0	16	54	1	1	28	29	.266	.332	.472	.805	115	137	14	1	3		8	2H	AS
1949	34	TOT	NL	124	489	454	48	117	13	4	20	83	0	1	28	32	.258	.308	.436	.744	97	198	19	5	1		5	*2H	AS
1949	34	NYG	NL	42	158	147	14	31	4	2	4	21	0	1	7	8	.211	.261	.347	.608	62	51	10	3	0		1	2/H
1949	34	CIN	NL	82	331	307	34	86	9	2	16	62	0	0	21	24	.280	.330	.479	.809	113	147	9	2	1		4	2/H
1950	35	TOT	NL	117	420	384	55	120	22	3	14	64	1	1	30	31	.313	.367	.495	.862	129	190	9	3	3		6	2H	AS
1950	35	CIN	NL	15	47	47	3	9	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	.191	.191	.255	.447	16	12	1	0	0		0	2/H
1950	35	BSN	NL	102	373	337	52	111	19	3	14	60	1	1	30	26	.329	.389	.528	.917	145	178	8	3	3		6	2H
1951	36	BSN	NL	109	374	342	42	107	14	1	18	59	1	1	28	18	.313	.367	.518	.884	142	177	10	1	1		5	2H
1952	37	BSN	NL	102	375	349	33	82	12	1	10	55	1	0	22	32	.235	.282	.361	.643	79	126	7	1	3		1	2H	MVP-40
1953	38	MLN	NL	53	151	137	12	30	6	0	3	16	1	0	12	15	.219	.287	.328	.615	64	45	6	1	1		3	2H
1954	39	TOT	NL	71	198	173	21	52	12	2	7	33	0	0	23	24	.301	.389	.514	.903	133	89	8	2	0	0	4	2H
1954	39	PIT	NL	14	17	15	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.200	.294	.333	.627	65	5	1	0	0	0	0	H/2
1954	39	CHC	NL	57	181	158	21	49	10	2	7	32	0	0	21	23	.310	.398	.532	.929	140	84	7	2	0	0	4	2H
1955	40	CHC	NL	54	119	111	11	31	8	1	7	15	0	0	6	19	.279	.322	.559	.881	129	62	3	1	1	0	1	2H
1956	41	STL	NL	40	72	68	5	18	5	1	2	14	0	0	3	8	.265	.296	.456	.752	100	31	2	0	1	0	1	H2
1957	42	STL	NL	48	85	78	7	21	5	1	3	10	0	0	5	10	.269	.310	.474	.784	106	37	6	0	1	1	1	H2
1958	43	CHW-min	AAA	38	77	71	3	15	8	0	0	4	0		6	10	.211	.273	.324	.597		23		0	0	0	1		INA · AA
1959	44	CHW-min	AAA	2	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							INA · AA
18 Yrs				1473	5082	4702	573	1341	240	40	173	812	18	11	309	357	.285	.332	.464	.796	116	2180	160	22	44	1	75
162 Game Avg.				162	559	517	63	147	26	4	19	89	2	1	34	39	.285	.332	.464	.796	116	240	18	2	5		8
				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
STL (8 yrs)				525	1787	1667	203	493	107	19	35	265	11	4	91	102	.296	.334	.446	.779	116	743	61	4	24	1	32
NYG (4 yrs)				360	1327	1232	162	340	50	11	63	243	3	5	76	92	.276	.322	.488	.809	116	601	47	7	10		19
MLN (4 yrs)				366	1273	1165	139	330	51	5	45	190	4	2	92	91	.283	.339	.452	.790	115	526	31	6	8		15
CHC (2 yrs)				111	300	269	32	80	18	3	14	47	0	0	27	42	.297	.368	.543	.911	136	146	10	3	1	0	5
CIN (2 yrs)				97	378	354	37	95	12	2	16	66	0	0	21	29	.268	.313	.449	.762	101	159	10	2	1		4
PIT (1 yr)				14	17	15	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.200	.294	.333	.627	65	5	1	0	0	0	0

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