Bill Walker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: October 7, 1903 in East St. Louis, IL us

Died: June 14, 1966 in East St. Louis, IL

Buried: Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, IL

High School: East St. Louis HS (East St. Louis, IL)

Last Game: September 14, 1936 (Age 32-343d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: William Henry Walker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.5

ERA

3.59

272

192

1489.2

626

WHIP

1.419

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1921	17	-5.8	Miami	SWLG	D		11	16	.407		5.84	33						202.0	191	131			132							1.599	8.5		5.9
1922	18	-8.1	Independence	SWLG	C		1	4	.200	3.32	4.58	11						57.0	42	29	21		43							1.491	6.6		6.8
1923	19	-6.3	Salina	SWLG	C		15	18	.455		5.88	36						251.0	242	164			163							1.614	8.7		5.8
1924	20	-8.5	Kansas City	AA	AA		0	4	.000			10						42.0	54				31							2.024	11.6		6.6
1925	21		2 Teams	IIIL	B		9	16				35						223.0	228	130	117		115
1925	21	-6.5	Springfield	IIIL	B
1925	21	-6.5	Evansville	IIIL	B
1926	22		2 Teams	WL	A		14	9				46						211.0	242	159			139
1926	22	-3.8	Omaha	WL	A
1926	22	-3.8	Denver	WL	A
1927	23	-2.8	Denver	WL	A		19	9	.679		4.07	39						254.0	231	115			100							1.303	8.2		3.5
1927	23	-7.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	0		9.00	13.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	6	6	4	0	5		4	0	0	0	23	2.750	13.5	0.0	11.3	9.0	0.80
1928	24	-5.5	Toledo	AA	AA		2	5	.286	3.81	4.50	7						52.0	51	26	22		23		35	1		1		1.423	8.8		4.0	6.1	1.52
1928	24	-6.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	3	6	.333	4.72	5.07	22	8	10	1	0	0	76.1	79	43	40	9	31	0	39	1	0	2	330	1.441	9.3	1.1	3.7	4.6	1.26
1929	25	-5.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	14	7	.667	3.09	3.60	29	23	4	13	1	0	177.2	188	71	61	11	57	2	65	4	0	0	768	1.379	9.5	0.6	2.9	3.3	1.14
1930	26	-3.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	17	15	.531	3.93	4.88	39	34	4	13	2	1	245.1	258	133	107	19	88	2	105	7	1	2	1075	1.410	9.5	0.7	3.2	3.9	1.19
1931	27	-3.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	16	9	.640	2.26	2.93	37	28	7	19	6	5	239.1	212	78	60	6	64	1	121	3	0	2	991	1.153	8.0	0.2	2.4	4.6	1.89
1932	28	-1.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	8	12	.400	4.14	5.25	31	22	7	9	0	2	163.0	177	95	75	23	55	2	74	3	1	2	712	1.423	9.8	1.3	3.0	4.1	1.35
1933	29	-0.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	10	.474	3.42	4.04	29	20	4	6	2	0	158.0	168	71	60	8	67	8	41	1	0	1	694	1.487	9.6	0.5	3.8	2.3	0.61
1934	30	0.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	12	4	.750	3.12	3.47	24	19	2	10	1	0	153.0	160	59	53	11	66	4	76	2	0	1	670	1.477	9.4	0.6	3.9	4.5	1.15
1935	31	2.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	8	.619	3.82	4.33	37	25	6	8	2	1	193.1	222	93	82	7	78	4	79	5	0	4	867	1.552	10.3	0.3	3.6	3.7	1.01
1936	32	3.1	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	4	2	.667			6
1936	32	3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	6	.455	5.87	7.00	21	13	3	4	1	1	79.2	106	62	52	5	27	2	22	2	0	2	375	1.669	12.0	0.6	3.1	2.5	0.81
1937	33	4.2	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	12	11	.522	3.93	4.93	35	27		11	2		188.0	194	103	82		83		80	4	0	2		1.473	9.3		4.0	3.8	0.96
1938	34	5.1	Sacramento	PCL	AA	STL	17	12	.586	2.95	3.66	31		4	19	3		226.0	222	92	74		59		99	3	1	3		1.243	8.8		2.3	3.9	1.68
1939	35	6.3	Seattle	PCL	AA		16	18	.471	3.32	3.92	42		7	18	3		241.0	239	105	89		76		82	1	0	3		1.307	8.9		2.8	3.1	1.08
1940	36	7.1	Seattle	PCL	AA		12	14	.462	4.19	4.37	36	27					202.0	320	98	94		72							1.941	14.3		3.2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		97	77	.557	3.59	4.30	272	192	49	83	15	10	1489.2	1576	711	594	99	538	25	626	28	2	16	6505	1.419	9.5	0.6	3.3	3.8	1.16
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		109	113				286	54	11	48	8		1715.0	1786	863	382		782		296	9	1	9
All Levels (20 Seasons)							206	190				558	246	60	131	23	10	3204.2	3362	1574	976	99	1320	25	922	37	3	25	6505

AA (7 seasons)					Minors		63	66	.488			167	54	11	48	8		951.0	1080	424	361		344		296	9	1	9
A (2 seasons)					Minors		19	9				39						254.0	231	115			100
B (1 season)					Minors
C (2 seasons)					Minors		16	22	.421		5.64	47						308.0	284	193	21		206							1.591	8.3		6.0
D (1 season)					Minors		11	16	.407		5.84	33						202.0	191	131			132							1.599	8.5		5.9