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Hoss Walker

Q: Where was Hoss Walker born?

Hoss Walker was born in Austin, TX .

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: September 10, 1907 in Austin, TX us

Died: February 10, 1971 in Nashville, TN

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, TN

Debut: 1929 (6,781st in major league history)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Jesse Walker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

1475

322

.218

204

RBI

172

OBP

.288

SLG

.290

OPS

.578

OPS+

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Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against top-level independent Black clubs. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Standard Fielding

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Standard Fielding Table
					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
1929	21	AC	ANL	SS	31	30	246.1	151	53	85	13	13	.914	.914	5.04	5.32	4.45	5.24
1929	21	AC	ANL	3B	22	21	169.0	58	31	22	5	2	.914	.918	2.82	2.90	2.41	2.85

1931	23	CCU	NNL	SS	36	36	302.1	198	75	109	14	12	.929	.932	5.48	5.46	5.11	3.73
1932	24	NEG	NSL	SS	33	33	264.2	185	71	110	4	9	*.978*	.917	6.15	5.02	5.48	3.62
1933	25	NEG	NN2	SS	21	21	182.0	108	42	57	9	14	.917	.912	4.90	4.94	4.71	4.51
1934	26	NEG	NN2	SS	16	15	119.1	61	24	35	2	2	.967	.941	4.45	5.11	3.69	5.59
1935	27	2TM	NN2	SS	6	6	62.0	33	11	18	4	4	.879	.926	4.21	5.11	4.83	4.07
1935	27	ND	NN2	SS	3	3	26.0	18	6	10	2	3	.889	.926	5.54	5.12	5.33	4.07
1935	27	CEG	NN2	SS	3	3	36.0	15	5	8	2	1	.867	.926	3.25	5.10	4.33	4.07
1936	28	WEG	NN2	SS	29	28	226.2	155	60	88	7	8	.955	.938	5.88	5.22	5.10	3.92
1936	28	WEG	NN2	3B	2	2	14.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.913	1.93	2.70	1.50	2.05
1936	28	WEG	NN2	1B	1	1	9.0	7	6	1	0	1	1.000	.981	7.00	10.40	7.00	7.80
1937	29	WEG	NN2	SS	38	38	306.1	202	65	119	18	15	.911	.929	5.41	5.19	4.84	3.65
1937	29	WEG	NN2	3B	2	2	16.0	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	.926	3.94	2.93	3.50	2.05
1938	30	2TM	2LG	SS	20	20	160.0	90	29	52	9	6	.900	.917	4.56	5.12	4.05	3.51
1938	30	MRS	NAL	SS	3	3	22.2	9	2	1	6	0	.333	.904	1.19	4.69	1.00	2.77
1938	30	BEG	NN2	SS	17	17	137.1	81	27	51	3	6	.963	.918	5.11	5.19	4.59	3.64
1938	30	BEG	NN2	3B	11	11	92.1	26	9	14	3	0	.885	.928	2.24	2.51	2.09	1.76
1939	31	BEG	NN2	SS	15	14	113.0	62	17	42	3	5	.952	.949	4.70	5.28	3.93	3.42
1939	31	BEG	NN2	3B	5	4	31.0	10	3	7	0	0	1.000	.909	2.90	2.79	2.00	1.80
1939	31	BEG	NN2	2B	1	1	7.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	.955	1.29	5.66	1.00	3.70
1940	32	2TM	NN2	SS	28	28	209.0	138	46	84	8	11	.942	.916	5.60	5.34	4.64	6.14
1940	32	NBY	NN2	SS	26	26	194.0	134	45	81	8	11	.940	.916	5.85	5.34	4.85	6.14
1940	32	BEG	NN2	SS	2	2	15.0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	.915	2.40	5.34	2.00	6.15
1941	33	2TM	2LG	SS	7	7	60.0	37	12	20	5	4	.865	.912	4.80	4.83	4.57	2.84
1941	33	BBB	NAL	SS	6	6	52.0	31	11	18	2	4	.935	.909	5.02	4.78	4.83	2.18
1941	33	NBY	NN2	SS	1	1	8.0	6	1	2	3	0	.500	.930	3.38	5.18	3.00	6.80
1941	33	2TM	2LG	3B	9	9	66.0	25	6	12	7	0	.720	.907	2.45	2.80	2.00	2.63
1941	33	BBB	NAL	3B	4	4	31.0	11	3	6	2	0	.818	.914	2.61	2.70	2.25	1.25
1941	33	NBY	NN2	3B	5	5	35.0	14	3	6	5	0	.643	.902	2.31	2.88	1.80	3.74
1941	33	BBB	NAL	P	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.70	0.00	1.20
1941	33	NBY	NN2	1B	1	1	8.0	10	10	0	0	1	1.000	.982	11.25	10.91	10.00	14.20
1942	34	BBB	NAL	SS	27	27	210.1	115	41	68	6	11	.948	.923	4.66	5.12	4.04	3.42
1943	35	BBB	NAL	3B	29	28	241.0	78	32	40	6	1	.923	.932	2.69	2.97	2.48	1.69
1943	35	BBB	NAL	SS	9	8	62.2	34	14	14	6	1	.824	.917	4.02	4.94	3.11	2.81
1943	35	BBB	NAL	2B	1	1	8.0	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	.943	4.50	5.29	4.00	3.00
1944	36	CC	NAL	SS	14	13	106.0	90	26	59	5	6	.944	.916	7.22	5.22	6.07	2.04
1944	36	CC	NAL	3B	1	1	9.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.920	4.00	3.10	4.00	1.20
1945	37	CC	NAL	SS	9	8	73.2	47	12	31	4	2	.915	.922	5.25	5.31	4.78	2.31
1945	37	CC	NAL	3B	4	3	30.0	14	6	7	1	0	.929	.927	3.90	3.15	3.25	1.38
1946	38	IC	NAL	SS	3	3	25.0	13	4	8	1	1	.923	.905	4.32	4.61	4.00	1.30
1946	38	IC	NAL	3B	2	1	22.0	7	5	2	0	0	1.000	.879	2.86	2.95	3.50	0.85
1947	39	IC	NAL	3B	7	4	44.1	18	7	10	1	0	.944	.905	3.45	3.00	2.43	1.09
1947	39	IC	NAL	SS	4	0	11.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909	.890	8.18	4.91	2.50	1.78
1947	39	IC	NAL	P	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.70	0.00	0.90
1948	40	BEG	NN2	SS	3	3	27.0	15	4	8	3	1	.800	.928	4.00	5.13	4.00	3.90
					Standard										Range Factor
				Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	Awards
19 Yrs					449	428	3536.2	2018	730	1142	146	130	.928	.924	4.76	4.73	4.17	3.56

SS (19 Yrs)				SS	349	338	2767.1	1745	608	1015	122	125	.930	.924	5.28	5.18	4.65	3.95
3B (11 Yrs)				3B	94	86	734.2	250	103	124	23	3	.908	.921	2.78	2.88	2.41	2.00
1B (2 Yrs)				1B	2	2	17.0	17	16	1	0	2	1.000	.982	9.00	10.64	8.50	11.00
2B (2 Yrs)				2B	2	2	15.0	6	3	2	1	0	.833	.947	3.00	5.46	2.50	3.35
P (2 Yrs)				P	2	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.70	0.00	1.05

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard										Range Factor
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	CS	Awards
1932	24	NEG	NSL	SS	2	2	0	54.0	11	3	8	0	1	1.000	1.83	5.50	0

1938	30	MRS	NAL	SS	2	2	0	48.0	10	3	7	0	1	1.000	1.88	5.00	0
1939	31	BEG	NN2	3B	3		0	0.0	0		0		0			0.00	0

1943	35	BBB	NAL,WS	3B	8		0	205.0	17	6	11	0	0	1.000	0.75	2.13	0
4 Yrs					15	4	0	307.0	38	12	26	0	2	1.000	1.11	2.53	0

3B (2 Yrs)				3B	11		0	205.0	17	6	11	0	0	1.000	0.75	1.55	0
SS (2 Yrs)				SS	4	4	0	102.0	21	6	15	0	2	1.000	1.85	5.25	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Hoss Walker born?

Hoss Walker was born on September 10, 1907.

Where was Hoss Walker born?

Hoss Walker was born in Austin, TX.

How tall was Hoss Walker?

Hoss Walker was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Hoss Walker weigh when playing?

Hoss Walker weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Hoss Walker play?

Hoss Walker played 19 seasons.

Is Hoss Walker in the Hall of Fame?

Hoss Walker has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Hoss Walker play?

Hoss Walker was a Shortstop and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Hoss Walker have?

Hoss Walker had 322 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Hoss Walker have?

Hoss Walker had 10 home runs over his career.

What was Hoss Walker's average?

Hoss Walker had a .218 average over his career.

How many teams has Hoss Walker played for?

Hoss Walker played for 8 teams; the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees and Newark Dodgers.