Dixie Walker

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: September 24, 1910 in Villa Rica, GA us

Died: May 17, 1982 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Debut: April 28, 1931 (Age 20-216d, 6,171st in MLB history)
vs. WSH 7 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1949 (Age 38-363d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Fred Walker

Nicknames: The Peoples Cherce

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Relatives: Brother of Harry Walker; Nephew of Ernie Walker; Son of Dixie Walker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

AB

6740

R

1038

H

2064

BA

.306

HR

105

RBI

1023

SB

OBP

.383

SLG

.437

OPS

.820

OPS+

121

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Games by Position

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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
1928	17	GUL,ABY,GBO	D,B,C	104	421	388	41	110	21	9	2		19		20	23	.284	.319	.399	.718		155		0	13				GUL,ABY,GBO · CSTL,SEAL,PIED
1929	18	VBG	D	61	233	233		74	9	5	2						.318	.318	.425	.742		99							VBG · CSTL
1930	19	JER,GRV	AA,B	156	632	632		232	35	19	18						.367	.367	.568	.935		359							JER,GRV · IL,SALL
1931	20	TTO,JER,TOL	AA	138	538	538		178	27	6	10						.331	.331	.459	.790		247							TTO,JER,TOL · IL,AA
1931	20	NYY	AL	2	10	10	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.300	.300	.500	.800	111	5		0	0			/79

1932	21	NYY-min	AA	144	551	551		193	30	7	15						.350	.350	.512	.862		282							NWK · IL
1933	22	NYY	AL	98	359	328	68	90	15	7	15	51	2	2	26	28	.274	.330	.500	.830	123	164		1	4			87/9
1934	23	NYY	AL	17	19	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.118	.167	.118	.284	-24	2		0	1			/7
1935	24	NYY-min	AA	89	317	317		93	18	5	17						.293	.293	.543	.836		172							NWK · IL
1935	24	NYY	AL	8	13	13	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.154	.154	.231	.385	0	3		0	0			/7
1936	25	TOT	AL	32	106	90	15	26	2	2	1	16	2	1	15	9	.289	.396	.389	.785	93	35		1	0			8/9
1936	25	NYY	AL	6	21	20	3	7	0	2	1	5	1	1	1	3	.350	.381	.700	1.081	165	14		0	0			/8
1936	25	CHW	AL	26	85	70	12	19	2	0	0	11	1	0	14	6	.271	.400	.300	.700	73	21		1	0			8/9
1937	26	CHW	AL	154	688	593	105	179	28	16	9	95	1	2	78	26	.302	.383	.449	.832	109	266		0	17			*9
1938	27	DET	AL	127	526	454	84	140	27	6	6	43	5	4	65	32	.308	.396	.434	.830	102	197		1	6			*78
1939	28	TOT	MLB	104	430	379	58	110	10	9	6	57	5	1	35	18	.290	.350	.412	.762	95	156	11	0	15			879
1939	28	DET	AL	43	178	154	31	47	4	5	4	19	4	1	15	8	.305	.367	.474	.841	108	73	5	0	8			79/8
1939	28	BRO	NL	61	252	225	27	63	6	4	2	38	1		20	10	.280	.339	.369	.708	86	83	6	0	7			8
1940	29	BRO	NL	143	605	556	75	171	37	8	6	66	3		42	21	.308	.357	.435	.793	111	242	7	1	6			*897	MVP-6
1941	30	BRO	NL	148	606	531	88	165	32	8	9	71	4		70	18	.311	.391	.452	.843	132	240	6	0	5			*987	MVP-10
1942	31	BRO	NL	118	451	393	57	114	28	1	6	54	1		47	15	.290	.367	.412	.780	126	162	2	1	10			*9/8
1943	32	BRO	NL	138	596	540	83	163	32	6	5	71	3		49	24	.302	.363	.411	.774	122	222	10	3	4			*97	AS,MVP-24
1944	33	BRO	NL	147	611	535	77	191	37	8	13	91	6		72	27	*.357*	.434	.529	.963	172	283	6	1	3			*97	AS,MVP-3
1945	34	BRO	NL	154	688	607	102	182	42	9	8	*124*	6		75	16	.300	.381	.438	.820	128	266	10	5	1			*9	MVP-9
1946	35	BRO	NL	150	647	576	80	184	29	9	9	116	14		67	28	.319	.391	.448	.839	137	258	9	1	2			*9	AS,MVP-2
1947	36	BRO	NL	148	637	529	77	162	31	3	9	94	6		97	26	.306	.415	.427	.842	121	226	9	1	10			*9	AS,MVP-19
1948	37	PIT	NL	129	466	408	39	129	19	3	2	54	1		52	18	.316	.393	.392	.786	111	160	7	0	5			*9/78	MVP-28
1949	38	PIT	NL	88	211	181	26	51	4	1	1	18	0		26	11	.282	.372	.331	.703	89	60	4	0	4			9/3
1950	39	BSN-min	AA	39	77	77		21	6	1	1						.273	.273	.416	.688		32							ATA · SOUA
18 Yrs				1905	7669	6740	1038	2064	376	96	105	1023	59	10	817	325	.306	.383	.437	.820	121	2947	81	16	93
162 Game Avg.				162	652	573	88	176	32	8	9	87	5		69	28	.306	.383	.437	.820	121	251		1	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
BRO (9 yrs)				1207	5093	4492	666	1395	274	56	67	725	44		539	185	.311	.386	.441	.827	129	1982	65	13	48
NYY (5 yrs)				131	422	388	75	104	18	9	16	58	3	3	28	39	.268	.319	.485	.803	114	188		1	5
PIT (2 yrs)				217	677	589	65	180	23	4	3	72	1		78	29	.306	.387	.374	.760	104	220	11	0	9
DET (2 yrs)				170	704	608	115	187	31	11	10	62	9	5	80	40	.308	.389	.444	.833	103	270		1	14
CHW (2 yrs)				180	773	663	117	198	30	16	9	106	2	2	92	32	.299	.385	.433	.818	105	287		1	17

NL (11 yrs)				1424	5770	5081	731	1575	297	60	70	797	45		617	214	.310	.386	.433	.819	126	2202	76	13	57
AL (8 yrs)				481	1899	1659	307	489	79	36	35	226	14	10	200	111	.295	.372	.449	.821	106	745		3	36

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Dixie Walker

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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