Player

Walt Dropo

Player Info
Full Name
Walter
Born
January 30, 1923
Moosup, CT, USA
Died
December 17, 2010
Size
6'5" / 220 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 19, 1949
Final Game
May 17, 1961
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1950
1950 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1950 - Rookie of the Year (AL)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
1,288
G
.270
AVG
1,113
H
152
HR
704
RBI
.756
OPS
110
OPS vs Lg
72% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1961 Baltimore Orioles 14 27 7 0 0 1 1 .259
1960 Baltimore Orioles 79 179 48 8 0 4 16 .268
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 26 39 4 1 0 1 4 .103
1959 Baltimore Orioles 62 151 42 9 0 6 17 .278
1958 Chicago White Sox 28 52 10 1 0 2 3 .192
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 63 162 47 7 2 7 18 .290
1957 Chicago White Sox 93 223 57 2 0 13 24 .256
1956 Chicago White Sox 125 361 96 13 1 8 42 .266
1955 Chicago White Sox 141 453 127 15 2 19 55 .280
1954 Detroit Tigers 107 320 90 14 2 4 27 .281
1953 Detroit Tigers 152 606 150 30 3 13 61 .248
1952 Boston Red Sox 37 132 35 7 1 6 13 .265
1952 Detroit Tigers 115 459 128 17 3 23 56 .279
1951 Boston Red Sox 99 360 86 14 0 11 37 .239
1950 Boston Red Sox 136 559 180 28 8 34 101 .322
1949 Boston Red Sox 11 41 6 2 0 0 3 .146
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1961 AL 31 .111 .261 12.9 9.7 102 1.0
1960 AL 201 .112 .280 10.0 9.5 103 4.2
1959 AL 210 .163 .248 7.6 12.9 100 7.3
1958 AL 238 .182 .286 7.1 17.6 116 9.4
1957 AL 244 .184 .253 6.6 16.4 107 13.6
1956 AL 412 .108 .286 9.0 12.4 93 8.4
1955 AL 502 .168 .296 8.4 14.1 120 19.9 ✓
1954 AL 354 .094 .308 6.8 11.6 100 4.2
1953 AL 645 .124 .262 4.5 10.7 83 13.3 ✓
1952 AL 633 .201 .281 5.8 13.4 129 30.2 ✓
1951 AL 398 .131 .253 9.5 13.1 88 11.6
1950 AL 609 .261 .324 7.4 12.3 151 35.8 ✓
1949 AL 44 .049 .177 6.8 15.9 9 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1B 1,174 9,173 672 84 968 .992
3B 3 0 2 0 1 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1961 Baltimore Orioles 1B 12 62 6 0 11 1.000
1960 Baltimore Orioles 1B 67 397 27 3 50 .993
1960 Baltimore Orioles 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 Baltimore Orioles 1B 54 386 18 4 42 .990
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 1B 23 103 11 0 11 1.000
1959 Baltimore Orioles 3B 2 0 2 0 1 1.000
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 1B 43 300 27 0 31 1.000
1958 Chicago White Sox 1B 16 98 8 0 8 1.000
1957 Chicago White Sox 1B 69 483 39 7 49 .987
1956 Chicago White Sox 1B 117 855 50 6 95 .993
1955 Chicago White Sox 1B 140 1101 62 6 104 .995
1954 Detroit Tigers 1B 95 681 54 3 60 .996
1953 Detroit Tigers 1B 150 1260 127 14 121 .990
1952 Detroit Tigers 1B 115 1005 78 12 104 .989
1952 Boston Red Sox 1B 35 319 21 2 31 .994
1951 Boston Red Sox 1B 93 878 63 12 91 .987
1950 Boston Red Sox 1B 134 1142 77 15 147 .988
1949 Boston Red Sox 1B 11 103 4 0 13 1.000