Walt Messer
Retired
Walt Messer
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Wally the Knife
Birthdate:
June 28, 1918 (44 y, 2 m, 6 d)
Born In:
Eldersburg, MD, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/201
Entry:
1936 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: New York Gothams
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1946 (3rd) New York (FABL)
All-Star 1955 New York (FABL)
1954 New York (FABL)
1953 New York (FABL)
1950 New York (FABL)
1948 New York (FABL)
1946 New York (FABL)
1943 New York (FABL)
1942 New York (FABL)
League Champ 1956 New York (FABL)
1942 New York (FABL)
Championship Series MVP 1942 New York (FABL)
Batter of the Month Sep 1954 New York (FABL)
May 1954 New York (FABL)
Oct 1948 New York (FABL)
Aug 1943 New York (FABL)
Player of the Week May 9, 1955 New York (FABL)
Apr 26, 1954 New York (FABL)
Jul 27, 1953 New York (FABL)
Sep 25, 1950 New York (FABL)
Jul 3, 1950 New York (FABL)
Jul 5, 1948 New York (FABL)
Aug 5, 1946 New York (FABL)
Jul 26, 1943 New York (FABL)
Jul 6, 1942 New York (FABL)
Sep 15, 1941 New York (FABL)
Aug 25, 1941 New York (FABL)
Jun 30, 1941 New York (FABL)
Aug 14, 1939 Toledo (CL)
Jul 24, 1939 Toledo (CL)
Jul 4, 1938 Albany (MAL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 3 66.0 47.9
Grey Ink 228 273.0 220.3
HoF Standard 51 67.0 62.8
WAR 61.9 109.0 103.4
WAR7 37.1 60.4 61.5
JAWS 49.5 84.7 82.5
Similar Players (LF)
Player Score
Moxie Pidgeon R 880
Sherry Doyal 818
Joe Masters R 814
Red Johnson R 803
Rod Shearer 803
Cliff Moss R 796
Jesse Alvardo R 796
Hank Barnett R 787
Henry Jones R 784
Edwin Hackberry 781
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1948 151 9
Year PA Rank
1946 669 7
1948 681 9
1950 692 8
Year AB Rank
1941 578 8
1941 578 8
1943 566 10
1943 566 10
1946 612 6
1946 612 6
1948 598 7
1948 598 7
1949 600 9
1949 600 9
1950 614 5
1950 614 5
1951 572 7
1951 572 7
1953 595 9
1953 595 9
Year Hits Rank
1941 185 5
1946 181 4
1947 177 7
1948 182 8
1949 178 10
1950 178 10
1953 196 5
1954 175 10
Year TB Rank
1941 299 4
1942 271 4
1943 238 8
1946 308 1
1947 274 8
1948 326 2
1949 310 4
1950 320 1
1951 276 6
1953 333 3
1954 312 5
Year 2B Rank
1953 33 7
1955 35 9
Year HR Rank
1941 29 4
1942 27 2
1943 17 5
1946 35 2
1947 23 10
1948 41 2
1949 35 5
1950 38 4
1951 33 3
1952 21 7
1953 32 4
1954 35 4
1955 28 10
Year RBI Rank
1941 94 5
1942 88 7
1946 97 2
1947 104 8
1948 111 4
1949 122 3
1950 122 3
1951 103 5
1952 81 7
1953 121 4
1954 129 2
Year R Rank
1941 97 5
1946 97 4
1948 111 1
1950 107 6
1951 98 8
1953 103 7
1955 107 9
Year IBB Rank
1948 9 3
Year SF Rank
1947 10 4
1948 7 8
1949 8 5
1953 6 7
1955 7 4
Year XBH Rank
1941 54 8
1942 53 3
1943 43 8
1946 56 3
1948 60 5
1949 61 5
1950 62 5
1953 69 3
1954 65 5
1955 64 9
Year Avg Rank
1941 0.320 4
1942 0.297 10
1946 0.296 8
1947 0.307 10
1948 0.304 10
1953 0.329 5
1956 0.290 9
Year OBP Rank
1947 0.372 10
Year SLG Rank
1941 0.517 3
1942 0.497 2
1943 0.421 9
1946 0.503 2
1947 0.475 10
1948 0.545 4
1949 0.517 5
1950 0.521 4
1951 0.483 10
1953 0.560 5
1954 0.550 5
1955 0.539 8
Year ISO Rank
1941 0.197 5
1942 0.200 2
1943 0.138 9
1946 0.208 4
1948 0.241 5
1949 0.220 7
1950 0.231 6
1951 0.210 8
1952 0.183 7
1953 0.230 5
1954 0.242 5
1955 0.224 8
1956 0.202 9
Year OPS Rank
1941 0.887 4
1942 0.846 8
1946 0.852 2
1947 0.847 10
1948 0.924 5
1949 0.869 9
1950 0.882 7
1953 0.941 4
1954 0.938 6
1955 0.929 10
Year G Rank
1943 150 8
1947 151 9
1948 153 5
Year WAR Rank
1942 5.3 7
1946 4.8 10
1948 5.5 6
1953 6.0 6
1954 6.8 4