Player Report for #18 Joe Walker

04/26/1981

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2B Joe Walker #18

Age: 38

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	9	10	9	13
Gap	8	9	7	14
Power	1	1	1	1
Eye	14	16	13	14
Avoid K's	5	6	5	10

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	2
Errors:	-	1	11
Arm:	1	1	3
Turn DP:	-	1	-
Ability:	7	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	4
Sacrifice Bunt:	16
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Very High
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	Very High

Joe Walker
Birthday:	07/18/1919
Born in:	Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	225 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	14 Years, 162 Days
Service This Yr:	169 Days
40-Man Service:	15 Years, 89 Days
Pro Service:	16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 New York - ABA	31	118	446	147	36	4	0	37	76	78	8	0	65	1	1	.330	.438	.428	.866	128	44.5
1952 New York - ABA	32	135	528	156	21	9	3	51	89	110	4	3	55	0	0	.295	.419	.386	.805	123	45.6
1953 Pittsburgh - ABA	33	74	256	78	16	0	1	23	38	58	6	3	21	0	1	.305	.440	.379	.819	136	21.8
1953 New York - ABA	33	35	63	12	2	0	0	7	6	11	0	3	5	0	0	.190	.299	.222	.521	45	-2.8
1953 Total - ABA	33	109	319	90	18	0	1	30	44	69	6	6	26	0	1	.282	.412	.348	.760	0	19.0
1954 Pittsburgh - ABA	34	105	284	86	13	1	0	27	45	73	1	2	21	0	0	.303	.444	.356	.800	126	22.1
1955 Pittsburgh - ABA	35	52	69	17	1	1	0	6	12	19	1	2	6	0	0	.246	.407	.290	.696	94	2.4
1956 Boston - ABA	36	49	100	25	3	1	0	14	10	27	3	2	17	0	0	.250	.417	.300	.717	101	2.1
1957 Boston - ABA	37	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.2
Total ABA		571	1746	521	92	16	4	165	276	376	23	15	190	1	2	.298	.426	.376	.802	121	135.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

VORP

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 New York - ML	2B	118	118	241	279	46	527	7	.987	1009.2	4.64	-8.7	.958
1952 New York - ML	2B	135	135	294	399	107	709	16	.977	1169.0	5.34	-14.9	.948
1953 New York - ML	2B	13	12	33	21	5	56	2	.964	101.1	4.80	-2.6	.865
1953 Pittsburgh - ML	2B	73	73	142	259	51	409	8	.980	624.0	5.78	-15.7	.919
1954 Pittsburgh - ML	2B	79	74	134	215	39	365	16	.956	643.0	4.88	-14.0	.912
1955 Pittsburgh - ML	2B	11	10	32	29	10	66	5	.924	84.2	6.48	-3.1	.886
1956 Boston - ML	2B	32	27	61	84	17	153	8	.948	239.0	5.46	-7.4	.880
1957 Boston - ML	2B	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.2	5.40	+0.0	1.048

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 4, 132nd overall pick) by the New York Empires.
03/18/1951	Injured (bruised thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
04/16/1951	Injured (fractured foot), out for 4-5 weeks.
07/08/1951	Was selected to the 1951 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/03/1951	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
09/16/1951	Injured (fractured thumb), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 12 (12).
05/28/1952	Injured (hamstring strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
07/13/1952	Was selected to the 1952 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/24/1952	Goes 5-6 against the Boston Morrills, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI and 1 R.
09/29/1952	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 13 (14).
06/18/1953	Was traded by the New York Empires to the Pittsburgh Keystones in exchange for MR Chris Ashe.
06/20/1953	Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 3 weeks.
08/22/1953	Injured (hand contusion), out for one week.
09/27/1953	Injured (bruised thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 15 (15).
05/16/1954	Injured (sore knee), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/11/1954	Was selected to the 1954 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/03/1954	Injured (migraine), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 15 (15).
10/15/1955	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Keystones to the Boston Morrills in exchange for C Jeff O'Neal, SP Millard Grady.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (14); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 16 (16).
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 14 (14).
10/15/1957	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	3B	Rank
1952	9	6

Year	R	Rank
1952	89	8

Year	BB	Rank
1951	78	7
1952	110	4

Year	HP	Rank
1953	6	9

Year	AVG	Rank
1951	.330	4
1952	.295	10

Year	OBP	Rank
1951	.438	2
1952	.419	3

Year	RC	Rank
1952	92.09	10

Year	RC/27	Rank
1951	7.70	8

Year	WOBA	Rank
1951	.378	10
1952	.367	10

Year	VORP	Rank
1952	45.6	4