Player
Boom-Boom Beck
Player Info
- Full Name
- Walter William
- Born
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October 16, 1904
Decatur, IL, USA - Died
- May 7, 1987
- Size
- 6'2" / 200 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 22, 1924
- Final Game
- September 26, 1945
- Career
- 22 years
Teams
- St. Louis Browns 1924-1928
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1933-1934
- Philadelphia Phillies 1939-1943
- Detroit Tigers 1944-1944
- Cincinnati Reds 1945-1945
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1945-1945
Career Batting
266
G
.187
AVG
61
H
0
HR
20
RBI
.426
OPS
22
OPS vs Lg
6% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
38-69
W-L
4.30
ERA
265
G
352
SO
6
SV
1.41
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 4 | 3.40 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 47.1 | 9 | 12 |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 1 | 2.14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 63.0 | 20 | 14 |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 2 | 3.89 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 74.0 | 25 | 27 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 9.88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | 4.75 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 10 | 17 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 9 | 4.63 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 95.0 | 34 | 35 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 9 | 4.31 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 129.1 | 38 | 41 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 14 | 4.73 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 182.1 | 77 | 64 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 6 | 7.42 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 57.0 | 24 | 32 |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 20 | 3.54 | 43 | 35 | 1 | 257.0 | 89 | 69 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 3 | 4.41 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 49.0 | 17 | 20 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Browns | 1 | 0 | 5.56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1924 | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | 110.7 | 2.36 | 2.11 | 1.102 | |
| 1944 | AL | 74.0 | 3.04 | 3.28 | 1.270 | |
| 1943 | NL | 13.7 | 1.98 | 3.29 | 2.122 | |
| 1942 | NL | 53.0 | 1.70 | 2.89 | 1.623 | |
| 1941 | NL | 95.3 | 3.21 | 3.30 | 1.458 | |
| 1940 | NL | 129.3 | 2.64 | 2.85 | 1.454 | |
| 1939 | NL | 182.7 | 3.79 | 3.15 | 1.462 | ✓ |
| 1934 | NL | 57.0 | 3.79 | 5.05 | 1.825 | |
| 1933 | NL | 257.0 | 3.12 | 2.42 | 1.319 | ✓ |
| 1928 | AL | 49.0 | 3.12 | 3.67 | 1.469 | |
| 1927 | AL | 11.3 | 4.76 | 3.97 | 1.765 | |
| 1924 | AL | 1.0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 3.000 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .318 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 29 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .132 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .189 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Browns | 16 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1924 | St. Louis Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NL | 38 | .000 | .185 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1944 | AL | 23 | .136 | .350 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 127 | 0.0 | |
| 1943 | NL | 4 | .000 | .667 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 198 | 0.0 | |
| 1942 | NL | 12 | .083 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 126 | 0.0 | |
| 1941 | NL | 26 | .000 | .136 | 0.0 | 11.5 | -30 | 0.0 | |
| 1940 | NL | 39 | .028 | .065 | 0.0 | 12.8 | -61 | 0.0 | |
| 1939 | NL | 73 | .044 | .145 | 1.4 | 8.2 | -11 | 0.0 | |
| 1934 | NL | 19 | .059 | .250 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 58 | 0.0 | |
| 1933 | NL | 98 | .053 | .247 | 1.0 | 22.4 | 29 | 0.0 | |
| 1928 | AL | 14 | .000 | .546 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 132 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | AL | 4 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 265 | 47 | 193 | 16 | 12 | .938 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .857 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Blue Jays | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .923 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 29 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .933 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 34 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 1 | .882 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 22 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 43 | 12 | 52 | 3 | 4 | .955 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Browns | P | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Browns | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | St. Louis Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |