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Rube Walker
Albert Bluford Walker

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut April 20, 1948
Final Game June 15, 1958
Born May 16, 1926 in Lenoir, NC
Died December 12, 1992 (age 66)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 22 BON NL   51   55    4   12   0   1   1    7   0   0    3    6  .218  .267  .309  .576    82    17   0   1   0   1   3  
 1949 23 BON NL   29   98    7   26   2   1   1   10   0   0    7   12  .265  .318  .337  .654    92    33   0   1   0   1   1  
 1950 24 BON NL   71  227   21   51   6   0   6   22   0   0    9   35  .225  .252  .330  .582    78    75   2   2   1   0   5  
 1951 25 CHA AL   57  185   17   42   8   0   7   30   0   0    9   23  .227  .260  .384  .644    92    71   0   5   0   1   4  
 1952 26 SLA AL   42  150   16   42  14   0   2   16   0   0    5   31  .280  .308  .413  .721   101    62   0   0   1   1   3  
 1953 27 SLA AL   48  107   16   37  13   0   5   25   0   0    6   13  .346  .377  .607  .985   133    65   0   1   0   0   1  
 1954 28 BAA AL   50   76    8   18   4   0   2   16   0   0    6   11  .237  .298  .368  .666    97    28   0   1   1   1   1  
 1955 29 BAA AL   50  119    8   32   7   0   4   11   0   0   10   13  .269  .321  .429  .749   107    51   0   2   0   0   5  
 1956 30 BAA AL   46  120    9   22   3   1   3   11   0   0    6   10  .183  .222  .300  .522    73    36   0   0   0   0   3  
 1957 31 BRN NL    1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1958 32 LAN NL   10   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .167  .211  .222  .433    57     4   0   0   0   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      455 1155  106  285  58   3  31  149   1   0   61  155  .247  .285  .383  .668         442   2  13   3   6  26
 Per 600 PA           560   51  138  28   1  15   72   0   0   30   75                                 214   1   6   1   3  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA      236  572   57  151  41   1  16   79   0   0   33   78  .264  .304  .423  .727         242   0   4   2   2  13
   With BON      151  380   32   89   8   2   8   39   0   0   19   53  .234  .272  .329  .601         125   2   4   1   2   9
   With CHA       57  185   17   42   8   0   7   30   0   0    9   23  .227  .260  .384  .644          71   0   5   0   1   4
   With LAN       11   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .167  .211  .222  .433           4   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      608 1585  114  360  69   3  35  192   3   1  150  213  .227  .294  .341  .635         540   7  11  12   5  51
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1948 22 BON NL   5    4   2.3  39   9   1  .231   0    0    0  .000    3    2  .600  C    4(+2)e3  -204   
 1949 23 BON NL   6   10   4.0   0   0   0  .000   6   11    9  .818   17    5  .773  C    3(+1)e12   41   
 1950 24 BON NL   6   18   2.6   0   0   0  .000  14   26   22  .846   16    6  .727  C    3(+2)e11  -64   
 1951 25 CHA AL   9   18   3.2   3   1   0  .333   5   23   20  .870   28   10  .737  C    3(+1)e8   -11   
 1952 26 SLA AL  10   18   4.4   4   1   0  .250   1   21   17  .810   24   11  .686  C    3(+1)e6    79   
 1953 27 SLA AL  18   24   9.3  15   5   1  .333   3   16   13  .812   10    3  .769  C    3(+1)e8   284   
 1954 28 BAA AL  26    8   3.9  31   8   1  .258   1    4    3  .750    1    2  .333  C    3(-1)e1    52   
 1955 29 BAA AL  16   15   4.4  18   5   0  .278   2   13   12  .923    6    1  .857  C    3(+1)e4    48   
 1956 30 BAA AL   6    7   2.0   8   1   0  .125   4   18   16  .889    9    3  .750  C    3(0)e6    -52   
 1957 31 BRN NL   0    0     ?   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  C    3(+1)e5  -508   
 1958 32 LAN NL   6    1   1.8   1   0   0  .000   2    2    1  .500    5    0 1.000  C    3(+1)e5     5   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          126   3.8 119  30   3  .252  38  134  113  .843  119   43  .735                  19   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1948 22 BON NL  C     10    20     2    0    0  1.000     3    44.1   4.47
 1949 23 BON NL  C     29   150     8    6    0   .963    28   241.0   5.90
 1950 24 BON NL  C     70   347    16   14    1   .963    66   570.2   5.72
 1951 25 CHA AL  C     57   256    22    5    4   .982    53   456.0   5.49
 1952 26 SLA AL  C     39   196    24    1    0   .995    37   330.2   5.99
 1953 27 SLA AL  C     36   125    14    3    2   .979    22   226.1   5.53
 1954 28 BAA AL  C     18    48     5    1    0   .981    10   106.2   4.47
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     3.0   0.00
 1955 29 BAA AL  C     32   126     5    2    1   .985    27   246.2   4.78
 1956 30 BAA AL  C     39   182    14    4    4   .980    31   273.0   6.46
 1957 31 BRN NL  C      1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  27.00
 1958 32 LAN NL  C     10    44     0    2    0   .957     5    49.0   8.08
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    341  1497   110   38   12   .977   282  2545.1   5.68
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1948  BON   70-84   Jim Pardee
 1949  BON   77-77   Jim Pardee
 1950  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee
 1951  CHA   86-68   Robert Rescigno
 1952  SLA   64-90   Pat Carr
 1953  SLA   56-98   Pat Carr
 1954  BAA   59-95   Pat Carr
 1955  BAA   74-80   Pat Carr
 1956  BAA   63-91   Pat Carr
 1957  BRN   68-86   Robert Rescigno
 1958  LAN   81-73   Robert Rescigno

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