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Walker Cooper
William Walker Cooper (Walk)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

MLB Debut September 25, 1940
Final Game September 20, 1957
Born January 8, 1915 in Atherton, MO
Died April 11, 1991 (age 76)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 26 SLN NL  115  248   25   46   8   0   3   28   3   0   17   31  .185  .237  .254  .491    71    63   0   1   0   0  11  
 1942 27 SLN NL  124  471   67  135  37   7   9   68   8   6   32   39  .287  .329  .452  .782   113   213   0   6   7   1  11  
 1943 28 SLN NL  117  442   62  167  30   2  13   78   2   3   33   23  .378  .419  .543  .962   137   240   0   5  15   2   8  
 1944 29 SLN NL  109  387   45  110  15   2  11   64   5   5   20   32  .284  .311  .419  .730   101   162   3  13  11   1   7  
 1945 30 SLN NL    6   15    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200  .200  .267  .467    66     4   0   0   0   0   1  
 1946 31 SLN NL   27  100    4   27   7   1   0   16   0   0    6    6  .270  .308  .360  .668    96    36   1   1   0   0   3  
         NYN NL   63  211   14   53   5   0   1   23   1   0   10   13  .251  .281  .289  .570    84    61   1   3   4   0   8  
         TOT      90  311   18   80  12   1   1   39   1   0   16   19  .257  .290  .312  .602          97   2   4   4   0  11 
 1947 32 NYN NL  139  557   80  178  23   9  27   91   5   2   25   53  .320  .349  .539  .887   118   300   0   4   9   2  15  MVP-9
 1948 33 NYN NL   90  320   35   81  10   0  14   40   0   0   27   30  .253  .315  .416  .731   103   133   0   0   0   2  17  
 1949 34 NYN NL   79  294   37   91   7   5  18   59   0   0   29   25  .310  .374  .551  .925   128   162   0   1   6   2   8  
         DEA AL   28   90    5   12   1   0   0    6   0   0    5    9  .133  .173  .144  .318    43    13   0   3   2   0   6  
         TOT     107  384   42  103   8   5  18   65   0   0   34   34  .268  .328  .456  .784         175   0   4   8   2  14 
 1950 35 CHN NL  112  410   52  115  19   7  16   61   0   0   30   36  .280  .336  .478  .814   104   196   1   2   6   5   8  
 1951 36 CHN NL  115  364   60  118  10   2  27   56   0   1   29   17  .324  .376  .585  .961   129   213   1   3   3   3  11  
 1952 37 CHN NL   70  240   17   62   5   2   9   31   0   0   12   21  .258  .298  .408  .706    95    98   0   1   4   2   8  
 1953 38 CHN NL   63  142   16   37   7   0   2   14   2   1   20   21  .261  .352  .352  .704    87    50   1   0   0   0   7  
 1954 39 NYN NL   48  142   24   37   9   0   8   24   0   0   25   16  .261  .373  .493  .866   116    70   0   1   1   1   3  
 1955 40 NYN NL   48   87   14   23   3   1   5   15   0   0   10   16  .264  .354  .494  .848   116    43   0   0   0   2   5  
 1956 41 SLN NL   49  118   12   33  11   5   3   16   0   0    4   15  .280  .301  .534  .835   111    63   0   1   0   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     1402 4638  571 1328 208  43 166  690  26  18  334  403  .286  .334  .457  .791        2120   8  45  68  23 142
 Per 600 PA           551   68  158  25   5  20   82   3   2   40   48                                 252   1   5   8   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      547 1781  217  521 109  17  39  270  18  14  112  146  .293  .331  .439  .770         781   4  27  33   4  46
   With NY2      467 1611  204  463  57  15  73  252   6   2  126  153  .287  .341  .477  .818         769   1   9  20   9  56
   With CHN      360 1156  145  332  41  11  54  162   2   2   91   95  .287  .343  .482  .825         557   3   6  13  10  34
   With DEA       28   90    5   12   1   0   0    6   0   0    5    9  .133  .173  .144  .318          13   0   3   2   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1473 4702  573 1341 240  40 173  812  18   1  309  357  .285  .332  .464  .796        2180  44   1   3  22 160
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1941 26 SLN NL  24   13   1.7  55  15   0  .273  15   20   12  .600   12    3  .800  C    3(0)e16  -115   
 1942 27 SLN NL  14   67   5.1   3   0   0  .000  14   51   39  .765   49   16  .754  C    3(0)e11    21   
 1943 28 SLN NL  13   98   9.1   5   1   0  .200   9   46   38  .826   25   18  .581  C    3(0)e9    150   
 1944 29 SLN NL  19   49   4.4  11   5   1  .455  10   50   41  .820   31   16  .660  C    3(0)e7   -126   
 1945 30 SLN NL  20    0   1.1   3   0   0  .000   2    3    2  .667    4    1  .800  C    3(0)e16  -311   
 1946 31 SLN NL  28   10   3.7   0   0   0  .000   0   12   11  .917    7    3  .700  C    3(0)e9    -38   
         NYN NL   7   15   2.5  11   2   0  .182  12   21    9  .429   14    7  .667  C    3(0)e9   -136   
         TOT                    11   2   0  .182  12   33   20  .606   21   10  .677
 1947 32 NYN NL  19   98   6.7   4   2   0  .500  12   53   41  .774   46   33  .582  C    3(0)e7    -39   
 1948 33 NYN NL  19   37   3.9   7   2   0  .286   1   49   47  .959   14   15  .483  C    4(0)e4    -74   
 1949 34 NYN NL  24   59   7.5   2   1   0  .500   9   44   31  .705   29   16  .644  C    3i(0)e7   181   
         DEA AL  61    1    .5   1   0   0  .000   3   12    9  .750   12    5  .706  C    3i(0)e7  -426   
         TOT                     3   1   0  .333  12   56   40  .714   41   21  .661
 1950 35 CHN NL  37   65   5.7   8   3   0  .375  10   51   43  .843   20   15  .571  C    2(0)e12   -48   
 1951 36 CHN NL  28   76   7.9   7   1   0  .143   5   54   38  .704   30   15  .667  C    3(0)e7     77   
 1952 37 CHN NL  63   26   3.9  10   1   0  .100   5   25   21  .840   25   10  .714  C    3(0)e6     63   
 1953 38 CHN NL  47   17   4.0   2   0   0  .000   4   23   20  .870   16   10  .615  C    3(0)e7     89   
 1954 39 NYN NL  80   27   6.8   7   2   0  .286   5   18   15  .833   17    5  .773  C    4(+2)e7   -38   
 1955 40 NYN NL  63   13   5.5  23   4   2  .174   3   13   11  .846    6    1  .857  C    4(+3)e11  -33   
 1956 41 SLN NL  20   16   5.0  21   4   0  .190   1   13    6  .462    5    6  .455  C    4(+2)e2    83   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons          697   5.3 180  43   3  .239 120  558  434  .778  362  195  .650                  -5   4
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 33.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 57.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1941 26 SLN NL  C     66   238    16   15    2   .944    51   471.0   4.85
 1942 27 SLN NL  C    120   654    40   14    3   .980   120  1082.2   5.77
 1943 28 SLN NL  C    111   643    40    9    2   .987   110  1002.2   6.13  GG
 1944 29 SLN NL  C     96   500    42   10    4   .982    95   862.2   5.65
 1945 30 SLN NL  C      3    10     4    2    0   .875     3    24.0   5.25
 1946 31 SLN NL  C     27   160    14    0    2  1.000    26   240.0   6.52
         NYN NL  C     51   241    19   12    2   .956    50   436.2   5.36
 1947 32 NYN NL  C    134   647    52   12    4   .983   134  1201.1   5.24
 1948 33 NYN NL  C     85   358    39    1    4   .997    80   725.2   4.92
 1949 34 NYN NL  C     76   368    31    9    5   .978    76   677.1   5.30
         DEA AL  C     28   135    11    3    0   .980    23   206.1   6.37
 1950 35 CHN NL  C    104   545    47   10    6   .983   104   926.1   5.75
 1951 36 CHN NL  C    106   572    43    5    3   .992    91   842.1   6.57
 1952 37 CHN NL  C     60   330    31    5    1   .986    59   512.0   6.35
 1953 38 CHN NL  C     62   212    29    4    1   .984    39   376.2   5.76
 1954 39 NYN NL  C     42   187    15    5    2   .976    39   330.2   5.50
 1955 40 NYN NL  C     23   110     6    3    0   .975    19   160.2   6.50
 1956 41 SLN NL  C     28   131    10    1    1   .993    26   230.1   5.51
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C   1222  6041   489  120   42   .982  1145 10309.1   5.70
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1943 WS    SLN NYA   W    4  15  4  5  0  1  1   4  1  2  .333  .353  .667  0
 1944 WS    SLN WAA   W    5  23  3  9  2  0  1   3  0  1  .391  .391  .609  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1941  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1942  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1943  SLN  102-52   Mike Rescigno
 1944  SLN  102-52   Mike Rescigno
 1945  SLN   66-88   Mike Rescigno
 1946  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1946  NYN   60-94   Rick Field
 1947  NYN   75-79   Rick Field
 1948  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
 1949  NYN   78-76   Rick Field
 1949  DEA   83-71   Thomas Treece
 1950  CHN   76-78   Alan Boodman
 1951  CHN   79-75   Alan Boodman
 1952  CHN   71-83   Alan Boodman
 1953  CHN   60-94   Alan Boodman
 1954  NYN   93-61   Larry Reeves
 1955  NYN   68-86   Larry Reeves
 1956  SLN   48-106  Mike Rescigno

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