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Bill
Walz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 12, 1920 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 VAN CL $ 1,390,000  
1953 33 OMA PL $ 300,000  
1954 34 OMA PL $ 400,000  
1955 35 OMA PL $ 400,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
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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 32 VAN CL $ 1,390,000  
1953 33 OMA PL $ 300,000  
1954 34 OMA PL $ 400,000  
1955 35 OMA PL $ 400,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,390,000  
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 32 VAN CL 6 3 .667 25 7 1 0 0 69.3 68 39 1 33 49 5.06 .261 .352 .375 .728 3.7
1953 33 OMA PL 1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 0 28.0 36 23 2 14 13 7.39 .319 .397 .425 .822 0.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 3 11.0 14 6 0 7 8 4.91 .304 .396 .370 .766  
1954 34 OMA PL 5 4 .556 61 0 0 0 10 61.7 64 29 2 27 28 4.23 .269 .349 .370 .719 8.4
1955 35 OMA PL 6 3 .667 48 1 0 0 1 66.0 67 33 6 33 39 4.50 .262 .349 .406 .755 5.5
4 Years Sim 18 10 .643 153 8 1 0 11 225.0 235 124 11 107 129 4.96 .271 .356 .389 .746 17.9
1 Years AAA 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 3 11.0 14 6 0 7 8 4.91 .304 .396 .370 .766  
Season Average 4 2 .667 38 2 0 0 2 56.2 58 31 2 26 32 4.96 .271 .356 .389 .746  
Career Highs 6 4 1.000 61 7 1 0 10 69.3 68 39 6 33 49 7.39 .319 .397 .425 .822  
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   121 63 6 51 71   .264 .338 .384 .722
vs LH   114 61 5 56 58   .278 .365 .395 .760
Home 10 5 .667 80 2 1 0 4 113.7 98 53 9 49 69 4.20 .231 .310 .367 .677
Away 8 5 .615 73 6 0 0 7 111.3 137 71 2 58 60 5.74 .309 .389 .411 .800
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 11 0 0 0 0 15.3 12 7 1 6 8 4.11 .218 .295 .345 .641
May 6 1 .857 30 0 0 0 1 41.0 35 13 0 18 21 2.85 .236 .319 .304 .623
June 1 1 .500 31 3 0 0 1 57.3 66 43 1 35 40 6.75 .289 .384 .390 .774
July 4 2 .667 25 1 0 0 4 28.3 30 15 1 11 14 4.77 .273 .339 .373 .712
August 5 3 .625 40 3 1 0 5 60.7 68 33 4 26 38 4.90 .283 .353 .429 .783
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 16 1 0 0 0 22.3 24 13 4 11 8 5.24 .276 .357 .471 .828
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 32 VAN CL 25 19 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .211 .250 .316 .566 1.4 0.0
1953 33 OMA PL 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1954 34 OMA PL 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1955 35 OMA PL 48 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 153 30 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .133 .188 .200 .388 0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 31 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .133 .188 .200 .388 0.8  
Career Highs 61 19 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .211 .250 .316 .566 1.4  
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   25 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .080 .148 .160 .308 -0.1
vs LH   5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
Home 80 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.5
Away 73 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .118 .167 .176 .343 0.1
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
Close/Late   3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .667 1.167 0.9
Mar/Apr 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
May 29 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
June 8 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.0
July 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
August 12 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5
Sep/Oct 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
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 32 VAN CL P 25 7 69.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.78    
1953 33 OMA PL P 19 0 28.0 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1954 34 OMA PL P 61 0 61.7 3 12 2 2 .882 2.19    
1955 35 OMA PL P 48 1 66.0 6 9 0 1 1.000 2.05    
Career Totals   153 8 225.0 13 31 2 3 .957 1.76    
Career Highs   61 7 69.3 6 12 2 2 1.000 2.57    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1954-5-61
CAR-33-153
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 272nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/2/1952
Had first career hit on 5/29/1952, off Enrique Bemudez (SEA)
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/16/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Released by Kansas City on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 5/19/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
8/4/1953: Signed a contract extension with Omaha, $400,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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