Mike Walker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: October 4, 1966 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 14th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hernando HS (Brooksville, FL), the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (15th) of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL) and the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL).

High School: Hernando HS (Brooksville, FL)

School: Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL)

Debut: September 9, 1988 (Age 21-341d, 15,552nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 11, 1996 (Age 29-281d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Ed Keating

Full Name: Michael Charles Walker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

5.09

161.0

WHIP

1.714

Summary of 18 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
DET	10
CLE	6
CHC	2

Platoon
vs RHB	9
vs LHB	9

Home/Road
Home	11
Away	7

Outs
1	6
0	6
2	6

9 Opps
KCR	3
BOS	3
BAL	3
CAL	2
HOU	2
TOR	2
OAK	1
CLE	1
CHW	1

18 Batters
Mike Stanley	1
Jason Giambi	1
Manny Ramirez	1
Carlos Delgado	1
John Olerud	1
Reggie Jefferson	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Max Venable	1
Ellis Burks	1
George Brett	1
Mike Brumley	1
Bill Pecota	1
Craig Shipley	1
Bobby Bonilla	1
Mike Devereaux	1
Kevin Seitzer	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Jack Howell	1

7 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	8
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	6
9	5
89	3
78	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	6
6	3
3	3
1	2
5	2
Unk	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	9
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
-2-	4
1--	3
1-3	1

27 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	10
1 on	7
2 on	1
Any on	8

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	2
6	1
7	4
8	2
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	3
4-6	4
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	1
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	9
Tied	4
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	4
3-2	2
Unk	2
0-0	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
1-1	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	4
RF	3
PH	2
DH	2
3B	2
1B	1
2B	1
CF	1
C	1
SS	1

OrderPos
3rd	4
7th	4
6th	4
8th	2
5th	1
4th	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-07-21	Max Venable	CAL		CLE	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	14%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2	2	2	2	1990-07-21	Jack Howell	CAL		CLE	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	1990-08-29	Ellis Burks	BOS	@	CLE	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---		1	4	8	6%	90%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1990-09-16	Kevin Seitzer	KCR		CLE	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	1	2	5	11%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	5	2	1990-09-16	George Brett	KCR		CLE	ahead 3-0	b 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	DH	6%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	3	1990-09-16	Bill Pecota	KCR		CLE	tied 4-4	b 3	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	4	18%	76%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); J. Eisenreich Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1995-05-03	Craig Shipley	HOU	@	CHC	ahead 8-0	t 7	2	-2-	2,(1-0) .BX	2	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); O. Miller Scores/unER; C. Shipley Scores/unER
8	8	2	1	1995-09-28	Mike Brumley	HOU	@	CHC	tied 10-10	t 11	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	PH	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1996-05-24	Manny Ramirez	CLE	@	DET	ahead 4-3	t 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) .F1X	2	7	9	18%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Thome Scores
10	10	2	1	1996-06-02 (2)	Danny Tartabull	CHW		DET	ahead 9-3	b 6	1	1--		2	6	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Ventura Scores
11	11	3	1	1996-06-10	Bobby Bonilla	BAL	@	DET	behind 0-8	t 9	0	-2-	3,(1-1) BFX	2	5	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Palmeiro Scores
12	12	4	2	1996-06-10	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	DET	behind 2-8	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) BFSBBX	1	6	6	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	5	1	1996-06-11	Mike Devereaux	BAL	@	DET	ahead 11-8	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	6	1	1996-06-25	Jason Giambi	OAK		DET	behind 5-10	b 8	2	1-3	6,(3-2) BBCCBX	3	3	7	9%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Herrera Scores; R. Bournigal Scores
15	15	7	1	1996-07-05	Carlos Delgado	TOR	@	DET	behind 1-4	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) .BBBCX	1	3	DH	8%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	8	1	1996-07-06	John Olerud	TOR	@	DET	ahead 13-0	t 9	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Delgado Scores
17	17	9	1	1996-07-11	Reggie Jefferson	BOS	@	DET	ahead 8-1	t 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Canseco Scores; R. Jefferson Scores
18	18	10	2	1996-07-11	Mike Stanley	BOS	@	DET	ahead 10-1	t 7	2	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Stanley Scores