Wally Westlake

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 186lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: November 8, 1920 in Gridley, CA us

Died: September 6, 2019 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

High School: Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 26-158d, 10,296th in major league history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1956 (Age 35-186d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Waldon Thomas Westlake

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Westlake

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.6

3117

848

127

.272

474

RBI

539

OBP

.345

SLG

.450

OPS

.795

OPS+

111

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
1940	19	BRO-min	C,A	31	131	131		23	6	0	2						.176	.176	.267	.443		35							DAY,ELM · MATL,EL
1947	26	PIT	NL	112	443	407	59	111	17	4	17	69	5	4	27	63	.273	.324	.459	.784	103	187	16	4	5		0	*98/H7
1948	27	PIT	NL	132	479	428	78	122	10	6	17	65	2	6	46	40	.285	.360	.456	.815	118	195	10	4	1		5	*89H/7
1949	28	PIT	NL	147	577	525	77	148	24	8	23	104	6	6	45	69	.282	.345	.490	.835	120	257	15	6	1		1	*98/H
1950	29	PIT	NL	139	534	477	69	136	15	6	24	95	1	7	48	78	.285	.359	.493	.852	119	235	15	7	2		5	*89H/7
1951	30	TOT	NL	123	491	448	64	119	12	5	22	84	1	3	33	68	.266	.324	.462	.786	108	207	11	6	4		4	8579H	AS
1951	30	PIT	NL	50	192	181	28	51	4	0	16	45	0	1	9	26	.282	.323	.569	.892	133	103	4	2	0		2	57/H8
1951	30	STL	NL	73	299	267	36	68	8	5	6	39	1	2	24	42	.255	.325	.390	.715	91	104	7	4	4		2	897/H
1952	31	TOT	MLB	109	381	326	47	69	11	1	4	33	2	3	47	56	.212	.315	.288	.603	70	94	15	2	5		0	897H
1952	31	TOT	NL	80	301	257	36	53	7	0	3	24	1	3	39	40	.206	.315	.268	.584	64	69	13	2	2		0	89/H7
1952	31	STL	NL	21	84	74	7	16	3	0	0	10	1	1	8	11	.216	.293	.257	.549	53	19	3	0	1		0	8/H
1952	31	CIN	NL	59	217	183	29	37	4	0	3	14	0	2	31	29	.202	.324	.273	.597	68	50	10	2	1		0	89/H7
1952	31	CLE	AL	29	80	69	11	16	4	1	1	9	1	0	8	16	.232	.312	.362	.674	93	25	2	0	3		0	97/H8
1953	32	CLE	AL	82	259	218	42	72	7	1	9	46	2	0	35	29	.330	.427	.495	.923	152	108	6	2	4		0	97H8
1954	33	CLE	AL	85	274	240	36	63	9	2	11	42	0	1	26	37	.263	.337	.454	.791	114	109	8	2	4	2	2	7H98
1955	34	TOT	AL	24	53	44	2	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	9	10	.182	.321	.227	.548	52	10	2	0	0	0	1	H/798
1955	34	CLE	AL	16	23	20	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	.250	.348	.300	.648	73	6	1	0	0	0	1	H/78
1955	34	BAL	AL	8	30	24	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	.125	.300	.167	.467	33	4	1	0	0	0	0	/97H
1956	35	PHI	NL	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-39	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
10 Yrs				958	3496	3117	474	848	107	33	127	539	19	30	317	453	.272	.345	.450	.795	111	1402	98	33	26	2	18
162 Game Avg.				162	591	527	80	143	18	6	21	91	3	5	54	77	.272	.345	.450	.795	111	237	17	6	4		3
				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
PIT (5 yrs)				580	2225	2018	311	568	70	24	97	378	14	24	175	276	.281	.346	.484	.830	117	977	60	23	9		13
CLE (4 yrs)				212	636	547	91	156	21	4	21	98	3	1	72	87	.285	.371	.453	.825	125	248	17	4	11	2	3
STL (2 yrs)				94	383	341	43	84	11	5	6	49	2	3	32	53	.246	.318	.361	.679	83	123	10	4	5		2
CIN (1 yr)				59	217	183	29	37	4	0	3	14	0	2	31	29	.202	.324	.273	.597	68	50	10	2	1		0
PHI (1 yr)				5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-39	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				8	30	24	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	.125	.300	.167	.467	33	4	1	0	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				738	2830	2546	383	689	85	29	106	441	16	29	239	361	.271	.340	.452	.792	109	1150	80	29	15	0	15
AL (4 yrs)				220	666	571	91	159	22	4	21	98	3	1	78	92	.278	.368	.441	.809	121	252	18	4	11	2	3