Walt Messer
Retired
Walt Messer
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

Career Fielding Stats

Team Year Pos G IP PO A E Fld % RF Eff Frm Arm ZR
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1956 1B 7 30.1 22 1 0 1.000 6.82 1.031 - - 0.09
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1956 LF 123 1017.0 191 8 5 .976 1.76 .917 - -1.0 -13.83
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1955 1B 61 505.0 506 32 2 .996 9.59 .974 - - -0.71
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1955 LF 84 703.2 165 4 1 .994 2.16 .979 - -1.9 1.82
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1954 1B 1 3.0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 .000 - - 0.00
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1954 LF 147 1295.1 290 9 6 .980 2.08 1.051 - -0.4 12.30
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1953 LF 149 1327.0 307 7 2 .994 2.13 1.005 - -1.2 4.89
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1952 1B 97 866.2 956 73 5 .995 10.69 1.015 - - 1.47
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1952 LF 24 177.1 36 0 1 .973 1.83 .958 - -0.9 -0.11
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1951 LF 139 1219.1 275 11 3 .990 2.11 1.020 - -1.4 4.08
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1950 SS 1 1.0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 .000 - - 0.03
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1950 LF 152 1322.0 376 7 10 .975 2.61 1.003 - -1.9 -0.06
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1949 LF 149 1309.2 341 5 9 .975 2.38 1.016 - 1.7 -0.64
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1948 1B 31 274.1 300 21 0 1.000 10.53 1.016 - - 1.41
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1948 LF 122 1073.0 314 2 9 .972 2.65 1.023 - 0.0 5.33
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1947 1B 1 8.0 9 0 0 1.000 10.13 .000 - - 0.02
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1947 LF 145 1293.2 427 8 12 .973 3.03 .991 - -4.3 -4.33
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1946 1B 1 9.0 7 1 0 1.000 8.00 1.048 - - 0.04
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1946 LF 145 1283.2 405 7 8 .981 2.89 1.001 - -4.6 -0.48
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1943 1B 56 489.1 488 53 2 .996 9.95 1.055 - - 4.92
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1943 LF 89 770.2 244 5 3 .988 2.91 1.016 - -0.1 4.35
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1942 1B 16 107.0 103 6 1 .991 9.17 1.043 - - -0.43
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1942 LF 140 1020.1 304 7 6 .981 2.74 1.020 - 0.0 2.00
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1941 1B 76 670.2 586 48 3 .995 8.51 1.053 - - 4.16
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1941 LF 69 599.0 160 2 10 .942 2.43 .938 - 0.0 -8.21
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1940 1B 72 585.2 536 44 9 .985 8.91 1.000 - - 0.36
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1940 LF 32 252.0 73 0 7 .913 2.61 .888 - 0.0 -7.41
New York - FABL
NYG - FABL
1939 1B 39 319.0 304 25 4 .988 9.28 1.027 - - 0.24
Total 1B 458 3868.0 3819 304 26 - - - - - 11.55
Total SS 1 1.0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0.03
Total LF 1709 14663.2 3908 82 92 - - - - -15.9 -0.29

Career Minor League Fielding Stats

Team Year Pos G IP PO A E Fld % RF Eff Frm Arm ZR
JC - EA
1939 1B 31 268.2 244 31 4 .986 9.21 .975 - - -1.02
Toledo - CL
TOL - CL
1939 1B 68 600.1 623 63 13 .981 10.28 1.029 - - 2.41
JC - EA
1938 1B 50 434.1 412 33 4 .991 9.22 .992 - - -0.36
Toledo - CL
TOL - CL
1938 1B 20 149.0 144 13 0 1.000 9.48 .992 - - -0.24
Albany - MAL
ALB - MAL
1938 1B 52 435.0 477 39 2 .996 10.68 1.016 - - 1.01
Fresno - COW
FRE - COW
1938 1B 17 147.1 156 16 1 .994 10.51 1.017 - - 0.37
Fresno - COW
FRE - COW
1937 1B 84 700.2 726 56 13 .984 10.04 .994 - - 1.89
RI - UMVA
1937 1B 56 456.2 496 63 5 .991 11.02 1.037 - - 2.62
Total 1B 378 3192.0 3278 314 42 - - - - - 6.68