Retired
Bill Walker
Birthdate:
Oct. 7, 1903 (100 y, 8 m, 21 d)Born In:
East St. Louis, IL, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/LHeight/Weight:
6'0"/175
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 1935 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 9 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 45 | 198.2 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 10.9 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 12.9 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 11.9 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jim O'Toole R | 963 |
| Vic Aldridge R | 961 |
| Johnny Morrison R | 960 |
| Charlie Leibrandt R | 957 |
| Danny Jackson R | 956 |
| Zane Smith R | 955 |
| Pete Vuckovich R | 952 |
| Tex Carleton R | 951 |
| Russ Meyer R | 950 |
| Steve Blass R | 950 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 34 | 4 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 17 | 4 |
| 1931 | 16 | 9 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 15 | 6 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 0.667 | 5 |
| 1931 | 0.640 | 5 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 3 | 6 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 1 | 8 |
| 1933 | 1 | 10 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 245.1 | 6 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1075 | 6 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 23 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 88 | 5 |
| 1934 | 66 | 9 |
| 1935 | 78 | 6 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 105 | 6 |
| 1931 | 121 | 6 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 3.090 | 1 |
| 1930 | 3.925 | 3 |
| 1931 | 2.256 | 1 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 0.280 | 10 |
| 1930 | 0.278 | 7 |
| 1931 | 0.258 | 3 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1.379 | 10 |
| 1931 | 1.153 | 2 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 9.524 | 10 |
| 1930 | 9.465 | 6 |
| 1931 | 7.972 | 2 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 19 | 6 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 2 | 5 |
| 1931 | 6 | 1 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 57 | 6 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 188 | 2 |
| 1931 | 212 | 7 |
| 1932 | 177 | 4 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 11 | 6 |
| 1931 | 6 | 3 |
| 1935 | 7 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5.4 | 3 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 8 | 3 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 7 | 3 |
| 1931 | 9 | 3 |
| 1935 | 8 | 3 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 1930 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 1931 | 7.8 | 1 |