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Walter
Meas		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 2, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 SD CL $ 4,190,000  
1953 27 DAL PL $ 8,500,000  
1954 28 DAL PL $ 8,500,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 8,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,190,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 SD CL $ 4,190,000  
1953 27 DAL PL $ 8,500,000  
1954 28 DAL PL $ 8,500,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 8,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,190,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 26 SD CL 17 7 .708 30 30 7 0 0 233.0 242 100 20 87 176 3.86 .275 .341 .412 .753 17.2
1953 27 DAL PL 12 16 .429 39 39 10 0 0 290.7 348 186 26 137 205 5.76 .300 .377 .456 .833 9.3
1954 28 DAL PL 15 12 .556 32 32 14 1 0 239.3 241 118 21 71 188 4.44 .261 .316 .408 .724 15.1
1955 29 DAL PL 12 11 .522 29 29 5 1 0 213.3 202 96 18 76 159 4.05 .250 .320 .387 .707 14.9
4 Years Sim 56 46 .549 130 130 36 2 0 976.3 1033 500 85 371 728 4.61 .274 .341 .419 .761 56.4
Season Average 14 11 .560 32 32 9 0 0 244.1 258 125 21 92 182 4.61 .274 .341 .419 .761  
Career Highs 17 16 .708 39 39 14 1 0 290.7 348 186 26 137 205 5.76 .300 .377 .456 .833  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   501 259 36 192 412   .262 .329 .393 .722
vs LH   532 241 49 179 316   .286 .349 .446 .795
Home 25 30 .455 69 69 19 1 0 520.7 577 259 26 192 385 4.48 .284 .345 .401 .747
Away 31 16 .660 61 61 17 1 0 455.7 456 241 59 179 343 4.76 .263 .332 .440 .772
Mar/Apr 7 5 .583 14 14 4 0 0 108.3 112 55 19 39 85 4.57 .270 .333 .460 .793
May 10 10 .500 26 26 5 0 0 190.7 217 108 20 75 135 5.10 .290 .354 .458 .812
June 17 8 .680 29 29 11 0 0 225.0 218 93 16 91 173 3.72 .257 .329 .381 .710
July 9 9 .500 23 23 5 0 0 182.7 202 98 8 78 148 4.83 .282 .352 .385 .737
August 8 9 .471 24 24 9 2 0 181.3 184 91 12 60 131 4.52 .266 .324 .419 .744
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 14 14 2 0 0 88.3 100 55 10 28 56 5.60 .286 .339 .451 .790
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 26 SD CL 30 82 6 13 5 1 1 9 0 0 3 20 .159 .186 .280 .467 4.3 0.0
1953 27 DAL PL 39 99 7 20 4 1 1 9 1 1 1 27 .202 .208 .293 .501 6.2 0.0
1954 28 DAL PL 32 90 7 17 1 0 0 6 1 1 4 27 .189 .223 .200 .423 3.4 0.0
1955 29 DAL PL 29 76 2 15 1 0 0 8 1 1 3 12 .197 .235 .211 .445 4.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 130 347 22 65 11 2 2 32 3 3 11 86 .187 .213 .248 .461 18.1 0.0
162 Game Average 432 27 81 13 2 2 39 3 3 13 107 .187 .213 .248 .461 22.6  
Career Highs 39 99 7 20 5 1 1 9 1 1 4 27 .202 .235 .293 .501 6.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   274 13 49 7 2 1 22 2 3 8 68 .179 .204 .230 .433 8.6
vs LH   73 9 16 4 0 1 10 1 0 3 18 .219 .247 .315 .562 5.5
Home 69 168 11 34 7 1 0 16 2 2 5 52 .202 .227 .256 .483 7.6
Away 61 179 11 31 4 1 2 16 1 1 6 34 .173 .199 .240 .439 6.5
RISP   104 0 20 4 0 0 29 0 0 4 25 .192 .216 .231 .447 4.2
Close/Late   41 4 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .146 .186 .146 .332 0.3
Mar/Apr 14 36 3 6 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 5 .167 .211 .250 .461 1.4
May 26 64 6 12 3 1 0 7 0 0 1 14 .188 .197 .266 .463 2.5
June 29 87 4 21 4 1 1 10 3 0 1 22 .241 .256 .345 .600 7.4
July 23 64 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 20 .141 .167 .172 .339 0.3
August 24 62 5 11 1 0 0 6 0 1 3 16 .177 .212 .194 .406 1.5
Sep/Oct 14 34 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 9 .176 .222 .206 .428 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 26 SD CL P 30 30 233.0 9 40 1 4 .980 1.89    
1953 27 DAL PL P 39 39 290.7 18 59 5 6 .939 2.38    
1954 28 DAL PL P 32 32 239.3 12 40 3 3 .945 1.96    
1955 29 DAL PL P 29 29 213.3 19 41 2 1 .968 2.53    
Career Totals   130 130 976.3 58 180 11 14 .956 2.19    
Career Highs   39 39 290.7 19 59 5 6 .980 2.53    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-5-3.86
1955-9-4.05
CAR-20-4.61
 Wins
1952-7-17
1954-10-15
CAR-22-56
 Losses
1953-7-16
CAR-22-46
 Winning Pct
1952-3-.708
CAR-16-.549
 Games Started
1953-2-39
CAR-18-130
 Complete Games
1954-6-14
CAR-33-36
Innings Pitched
1953-6-290.7
CAR-19-976.3
 Hits Allowed
1953-3-348
CAR-14-1033
 Homeruns Allowed
1953-10-26
CAR-25-85
 Strikeouts
1953-5-205
1954-10-188
CAR-19-728
 Walks Allowed
1953-3-137
CAR-15-371
 Walks per 9IP
1954-5-2.7
CAR-19-3.4
Hits per 9IP
1955-9-8.5
CAR-20-9.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1953-10-6.3
CAR-17-6.7
 WHiP
1954-4-1.30
1955-9-1.30
CAR-26-1.44
 OAVG
1955-9-.250
CAR-20-.274
 OOBP
1954-4-.316
1955-8-.320
CAR-24-.341
 OSLG
1955-8-.387
CAR-20-.419
OOPS
1954-10-.724
1955-7-.707
CAR-20-.761
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 39
 
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  4. Richard Bush (961)
  5. Winfred Converse (955)
  6. Kasey Cook (954)
  7. Antonio Padula (953)
  8. Eduardo Garza (946)
  9. Joshua Stephens (945)
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  1. Richard Bush (988)
  2. Robert Stadler (986)
  3. Matt Freeborn (986)
  4. Kasey Cook (986)
  5. Michael Knepper (983)
  6. Antonio Padula (981)
  7. Jack Hitchcock (980)
  8. Francis Wachter (970)
  9. Bill Pelfrey (969)
  10. Harry Robin (968)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 86th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/16/1952
Had first career hit on 4/24/1952, off Clyde Pearson (POR)
Hit first career homerun on 6/26/1952, off Ian Jones (LB)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1952, going 6-2, 2.94
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Injured on 8/15/1952 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/19/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $8,500,000 per year
Injured on 6/21/1955 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
 
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