Player

Walker Cooper

Player Info
Full Name
William Walker
Born
January 8, 1915
Atherton, MO, USA
Died
April 11, 1991
Size
6'3" / 210 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 25, 1940
Final Game
September 20, 1957
Career
18 years
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1944, 1943, 1942
1947 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1944 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1943 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
1,473
G
.285
AVG
1,341
H
173
HR
812
RBI
.793
OPS
124
OPS vs Lg
59% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1957 St. Louis Cardinals 48 78 21 5 1 3 7 .269
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 40 68 18 5 1 2 5 .265
1955 Chicago Cubs 54 111 31 8 1 7 11 .279
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 15 3 2 0 0 0 .200
1954 Chicago Cubs 57 158 49 10 2 7 21 .310
1953 Milwaukee Braves 53 137 30 6 0 3 12 .219
1952 Boston Braves 102 349 82 12 1 10 33 .235
1951 Boston Braves 109 342 107 14 1 18 42 .313
1950 Cincinnati Reds 15 47 9 3 0 0 3 .191
1950 Boston Braves 102 337 111 19 3 14 52 .329
1949 New York Giants 42 147 31 4 2 4 14 .211
1949 Cincinnati Reds 82 307 86 9 2 16 34 .280
1948 New York Giants 91 290 77 12 0 16 40 .266
1947 New York Giants 140 515 157 24 8 35 79 .305
1946 New York Giants 87 280 75 10 1 8 29 .268
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 4 18 7 0 0 0 3 .389
1944 St. Louis Cardinals 112 397 126 25 5 13 56 .317
1943 St. Louis Cardinals 122 449 143 30 4 9 52 .318
1942 St. Louis Cardinals 125 438 123 32 7 7 58 .281
1941 St. Louis Cardinals 68 200 49 9 1 1 19 .245
1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 19 6 1 0 0 3 .316
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1957 NL 85 .205 .273 5.9 11.8 114 3.2
1956 NL 72 .191 .276 4.2 11.1 105 2.1
1955 NL 119 .279 .282 5.0 16.0 135 7.4
1954 NL 198 .214 .317 11.6 12.1 142 7.4
1953 NL 151 .110 .227 7.9 9.9 65 3.1
1952 NL 375 .126 .235 5.9 8.5 84 10.5
1951 NL 372 .205 .291 7.5 4.8 143 18.8
1950 NL 420 .182 .313 7.1 7.4 133 14.6
1949 NL 488 .178 .241 5.7 6.6 104 20.8 ✓
1948 NL 322 .207 .249 8.7 9.0 123 16.7
1947 NL 546 .282 .279 4.4 7.9 150 36.6 ✓
1946 NL 300 .129 .258 5.7 4.0 105 8.4
1945 NL 18 .000 .412 0.0 5.6 123 0.0
1944 NL 426 .186 .310 4.7 4.5 146 13.4
1943 NL 476 .145 .318 4.0 4.0 141 9.3
1942 NL 474 .153 .289 6.1 6.1 129 7.3
1941 NL 215 .070 .260 6.0 6.5 76 1.0
1940 NL 21 .053 .353 9.5 9.5 115 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,223 5,166 589 138 80 .977
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1957 St. Louis Cardinals C 13 62 5 3 0 .957
1956 St. Louis Cardinals C 16 56 4 1 0 .984
1955 Chicago Cubs C 31 88 11 4 1 .961
1954 Chicago Cubs C 48 190 31 5 4 .978
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates C 2 6 0 0 0 1.000
1953 Milwaukee Braves C 35 165 6 3 1 .983
1952 Boston Braves C 89 417 55 8 8 .983
1951 Boston Braves C 90 367 57 8 9 .981
1950 Boston Braves C 88 386 47 12 9 .973
1950 Cincinnati Reds C 13 62 7 2 0 .972
1949 Cincinnati Reds C 77 316 43 8 3 .978
1949 New York Giants C 40 148 18 3 2 .982
1948 New York Giants C 79 307 21 7 3 .979
1947 New York Giants C 132 561 51 13 8 .979
1946 New York Giants C 73 277 38 9 3 .972
1945 St. Louis Cardinals C 4 27 1 1 0 .966
1944 St. Louis Cardinals C 97 442 40 10 7 .980
1943 St. Louis Cardinals C 112 504 49 14 5 .975
1942 St. Louis Cardinals C 115 519 62 17 6 .972
1941 St. Louis Cardinals C 63 247 39 10 11 .966
1940 St. Louis Cardinals C 6 19 4 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 16 60 18 0 6 .300
1944 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 6 22 7 0 2 .318
1943 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 5 17 5 0 0 .294
1942 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 5 21 6 0 4 .286