Richard
Walker
 
Nickname: Big Sky
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 240
 
Born: March 19, 1923 in Usa
 
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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 29 SD CL    
1953 30 DEN PL $ 300,000  
1954 31 DEN PL    
1955 32 DEN PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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 29 SD CL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.4 0.0
    AAA   124 502 95 165 27 4 20 72 8 5 35 94 .329 .372 .518 .890 88.8  
1953 30 DEN PL 54 126 21 33 6 1 7 25 5 2 10 11 .262 .316 .492 .808 17.9 2.3
    AAA   14 27 6 11 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 2 .407 .467 .519 .985 6.1  
1954 31 AA   73 290 64 115 23 0 16 76 11 5 32 29 .397 .457 .641 1.098 72.1  
1955 32 DEN PL 58 121 15 31 4 1 4 20 5 0 9 19 .256 .311 .405 .716 15.6 1.5
    AAA   17 37 8 13 2 0 2 6 4 1 5 6 .351 .429 .568 .996 8.6  
3 Years Sim 117 250 36 64 10 2 11 46 10 2 20 33 .256 .311 .444 .755 34.0 3.8
3 Years AAA 155 566 109 189 29 4 23 81 13 6 43 102 .334 .380 .521 .902 103.5  
1 Years AA 73 290 64 115 23 0 16 76 11 5 32 29 .397 .456 .641 1.098 72.1  
4 Years Minors 228 856 173 304 52 4 39 157 24 11 75 131 .355 .407 .562 .969 175.6  
162 Game Average 346 49 88 13 2 15 63 13 2 27 45 .256 .311 .444 .755 47.0  
Career Highs 58 126 21 33 6 1 7 25 5 2 10 19 .262 .316 .492 .808 17.9  
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   141 21 37 5 0 6 26 7 2 14 17 .262 .329 .426 .755 20.6
vs LH   109 15 27 5 2 5 20 3 0 6 16 .248 .287 .468 .755 15.1
Home 61 125 23 34 6 1 6 17 6 2 9 14 .272 .319 .480 .799 19.3
Away 56 125 13 30 4 1 5 29 4 0 11 19 .240 .304 .408 .712 16.5
RISP   76 0 19 5 0 4 37 0 0 10 13 .250 .330 .474 .803 12.3
Pinch Hitting   46 6 12 1 0 1 9 0 0 4 11 .261 .314 .348 .662 5.3
Close/Late   29 6 8 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 3 .276 .313 .414 .726 3.8
Mar/Apr 9 24 6 8 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 3 .333 .385 .500 .885 4.7
May 25 57 7 16 2 0 2 12 2 2 5 7 .281 .339 .421 .760 7.8
June 27 56 9 18 2 2 4 12 1 0 4 8 .321 .361 .643 1.004 12.2
July 21 52 5 8 2 0 1 5 3 0 3 4 .154 .200 .250 .450 2.7
August 14 24 5 6 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 2 .250 .333 .500 .833 4.4
Sep/Oct 21 37 4 8 3 0 1 9 1 0 3 9 .216 .286 .378 .664 4.0
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   DWS
1952 29 SD CL CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 30 DEN PL RF 11 11 98.0 20 0 1 0 .952 1.84   0.7
    CF 15 9 77.0 24 0 0 0 1.000 2.81    
    LF 8 8 61.0 15 0 2 0 .882 2.21    
1955 32 DEN PL CF 33 19 197.0 47 1 1 1 .980 2.19   1.2
    RF 4 4 34.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.85    
    LF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
  CF 49 28 276.0 71 1 1 1 .986 2.35   1.2
  RF 15 15 132.0 27 0 1 0 .964 1.84   0.7
  LF 9 9 70.0 16 0 2 0 .889 2.06    
Career Totals   73 52 478.0 114 1 4 1 .966 2.17   1.9
Career Highs   38 28 240.0 59 1 3 1 .982 2.25    
History
Drafted in 37th round, 726th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Injured on 5/5/1952 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days
Released by San Diego on 10/8/1952
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 3/14/1953 to a minor league contract
Released by Omaha on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 5/6/1953 to a minor league deal
Had first career hit on 5/26/1953, off Wilber Gullett (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1953, off Victor Bell (HOU)
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 3/14/1954 to a minor league contract
Injured on 7/3/1954 with a Broken Hand, out for 5-6 weeks
9/8/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Denver
Drove in 7 runs against San Antonio on 5/24/1955
Released by Denver on 10/9/1955