2B Walt Banks #29
Age: 65 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
03/02/2015
2B WALT BANKS #29 - AGE: 65 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10 10 10 10
Gap 7 7 6 7
Power 8 9 8 8
Eye 7 8 7 7
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 2
Errors: - 9 11
Arm: 1 3 1
Turn DP: - 14 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 12 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 6 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 18
Stealing Aggressiveness: 10
Stealing Ability: 21
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Too self-important.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:07/21/1949
Born in:Maywood, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 116 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, -33 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 17th Pick in Round 1
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+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Minneapolis - BSBL 23 75 266 87 17 4 3 29 45 13 5 3 91 23 15 .327 .366 .455 .821 118 119 1.6
1974 Minneapolis - BSBL 24 137 458 111 17 6 11 63 61 18 26 9 160 32 11 .242 .303 .378 .681 81 80 2.0
1975 Minneapolis - BSBL 25 149 554 140 28 6 11 42 72 30 26 1 167 51 28 .253 .321 .384 .705 91 93 2.8
1976 Minneapolis - BSBL 26 123 432 95 16 10 9 47 56 15 14 5 145 22 3 .220 .266 .366 .632 69 66 1.0
1977 Salt Lake City - BSBL 27 113 208 57 11 3 7 25 33 9 3 0 70 9 4 .274 .314 .457 .770 108 106 1.1
1978 Long Beach - BSBL 28 28 57 12 1 0 2 8 7 3 1 0 21 5 1 .211 .262 .333 .596 55 55 -0.1
1979 Denver - BSBL 29 66 73 17 0 0 1 5 13 4 2 0 28 5 1 .233 .291 .274 .565 54 47 -0.2
Total BSBL 691 2048 519 90 29 44 219 287 92 77 18 682 147 63 .253 .308 .390 .698 87 87 8.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE 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+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Walla Walla - A 18 77 248 42 5 1 2 20 21 3 5 0 33 15 10 .169 .195 .222 .417 25 31 -1.2
1969 Brainerd - A 19 98 343 80 4 3 6 30 43 19 12 2 59 16 15 .233 .295 .315 .610 84 87 0.8
1970 Brainerd - A 20 131 534 151 25 4 6 48 73 34 20 6 123 41 28 .283 .345 .378 .723 117 120 3.8
1970 Duluth - AA 20 2 8 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375 286 311 0.3
1971 Brainerd - A 21 30 116 29 4 0 2 9 16 17 1 1 34 9 3 .250 .348 .336 .684 103 97 0.7
1971 Duluth - AA 21 102 391 85 14 1 4 32 44 29 13 2 114 26 17 .217 .292 .289 .581 68 70 0.2
1972 St. Paul - AAA 22 115 439 112 17 2 9 39 61 28 19 2 111 15 33 .255 .326 .364 .690 92 95 0.5
1973 St. Paul - AAA 23 83 337 108 20 1 6 42 63 21 10 3 81 14 22 .320 .375 .439 .814 135 140 2.6
1978 Santa Barbara - AAA 28 96 361 111 24 2 11 48 45 28 11 2 112 12 9 .307 .373 .476 .850 145 144 3.9
1980 Medicine Hat - A 30 75 236 75 13 0 14 48 49 39 15 1 65 16 17 .318 .443 .551 .994 198 200 4.7
1980 Calgary - AA 30 7 14 7 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 .500 .533 .714 1.248 269 292 0.3
1980 Edmonton - AAA 30 17 19 7 1 0 1 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 1 .368 .435 .579 1.014 190 169 0.3
1981 Edmonton - AAA 31 68 145 39 8 0 5 29 20 12 6 0 43 9 3 .269 .350 .428 .777 120 123 1.4
1982 Edmonton - AAA 32 121 219 55 11 0 4 27 25 23 4 1 84 12 5 .251 .332 .356 .688 95 93 1.1
Total BSBLAAA 500 1520 432 81 5 36 191 218 115 50 9 436 64 73 .284 .352 .415 .768 118 120
Total BSBLAA 111 413 96 14 1 6 34 49 30 13 2 119 29 20 .232 .303 .315 .618 79 81
Total BSBLA 411 1477 377 51 8 30 155 202 112 53 10 314 97 73 .255 .328 .362 .690 108 111
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Minneapolis - BSBL 23 5 19 7 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 7 1 0 .368 .400 .737 1.137 195 199 0.5
Total BSBL 5 19 7 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 7 1 0 .368 .400 .737 1.137 195 199
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Minneapolis - MLB 2B 75 74 151 190 31 346 5 .986 633.2 4.84 +0.1 1.001
1974 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1974 Minneapolis - MLB 2B 122 118 311 374 63 691 6 .991 1046.1 5.89 +9.9 1.045
1975 Minneapolis - MLB 2B 143 140 351 428 59 789 10 .987 1271.1 5.51 +9.7 1.039
1976 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1976 Minneapolis - MLB 2B 112 107 255 265 44 525 5 .990 946.0 4.95 +7.3 1.046
1977 Salt Lake City - MLB 1B 38 24 210 22 15 234 2 .991 241.1 8.65 +2.5 1.070
1977 Salt Lake City - MLB 2B 27 11 38 24 2 62 0 1.000 121.1 4.60 +0.6 1.036
1978 Long Beach - MLB 2B 12 11 13 25 0 40 2 .950 101.2 3.36 -0.3 .983
1979 Denver - MLB 1B 10 1 27 4 4 31 0 1.000 36.0 7.75 +0.5 1.074
1979 Denver - MLB 2B 8 2 6 14 5 21 1 .952 35.1 5.09 -0.4 .941
1979 Denver - MLB 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1979 Denver - MLB SS 5 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.0 .999
TOTAL 1B 52 25 241 26 19 269 2 .993 283.1 8.48 +3.0 1.071
TOTAL 2B 499 463 1125 1320 204 2474 29 .988 4155.2 5.30 +27.1 1.035
TOTAL 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 5 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.0 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall Pick) by the Seattle Rainiers.
12/01/1968 Was traded by the Seattle Rainiers to the Minneapolis Millers, along with LF G. Carter, $500,000, in exchange for LF C. Woods.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 1 (6); Eye: 1 (4).
01/01/1969 Named the #70 prospect in the BSBL
07/11/1969 Injured (quadriceps strain), out for 5 weeks.
08/07/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 1 (4).
09/18/1970 Won the 1970 BSBL Double A Lite SOW with the Duluth Dukes!
09/26/1970 Wins the 1970 BSBLA PA Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 3 (4).
04/05/1971 Named the #66 prospect in the BSBL
09/23/1971 Wins the 1971 BSBLAA PAA Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (4).
06/30/1972 Injured (strained oblique), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (4).
12/01/1973 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
04/08/1974 Named the #30 prospect in the BSBL
12/01/1974 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
11/29/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
04/29/1976 Goes 5-6 against the Phoenix Fireballs, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
08/07/1976 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)), out for 2 weeks.
11/16/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
01/29/1977 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,950,000 with the Salt Lake City Locusts organization.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/1978 Was traded by the Salt Lake City Locusts to the Long Beach Ports in exchange for LF Arturo Rodríguez, 2B Rocky Perkins, a 4th draft pick.
08/14/1978 Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/01/1978 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall Pick) by the Denver Grizzlies, from the Long Beach Ports.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
11/20/1979 Released by the Denver Grizzlies.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/16/1980 Signed a minor league contract with the Mexico City Aztecs organization.
09/26/1980 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Mexico City Aztecs organization.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
11/22/1981 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
11/24/1982 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/1984 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1974 26 3
1975 26 5
Year SF Rank
1974 9 5
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