Player

Bucky Walters

Player Info
Full Name
William Henry
Born
April 19, 1909
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died
April 20, 1991
Size
6'1" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 17, 1931
Final Game
July 23, 1950
Career
20 years
Teams
Honors
6 x All-Star
1944, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1937
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1940 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1939 - Sporting News Guide MVP (NL)
1939 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1939 - Pitching Triple Crown (NL)
1939 - Most Valuable Player (NL)
1939 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
715
G
.243
AVG
477
H
23
HR
234
RBI
.628
OPS
76
OPS vs Lg
24% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
198-160
W-L
3.30
ERA
428
G
1,107
SO
4
SV
1.32
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1950 Boston Braves 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 0 2
1948 Cincinnati Reds 0 3 4.63 7 5 0 35.0 19 18
1947 Cincinnati Reds 8 8 5.75 20 20 0 122.0 43 49
1946 Cincinnati Reds 10 7 2.56 22 22 0 151.1 60 64
1945 Cincinnati Reds 10 10 2.68 22 22 0 168.0 45 51
1944 Cincinnati Reds 23 8 2.40 34 32 1 285.0 77 87
1943 Cincinnati Reds 15 15 3.54 34 34 0 246.1 80 109
1942 Cincinnati Reds 15 14 2.66 34 32 0 253.1 109 73
1941 Cincinnati Reds 19 15 2.83 37 35 2 302.0 129 88
1940 Cincinnati Reds 22 10 2.48 36 36 0 305.0 115 92
1939 Cincinnati Reds 27 11 2.29 39 36 0 319.0 137 109
1938 Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 5.23 12 12 0 82.2 28 42
1938 Cincinnati Reds 11 6 3.69 27 22 1 168.1 65 66
1937 Philadelphia Phillies 14 15 4.75 37 34 0 246.1 87 86
1936 Philadelphia Phillies 11 21 4.26 40 33 0 258.0 66 115
1935 Philadelphia Phillies 9 9 4.17 24 22 0 151.0 40 68
1934 Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 1.29 2 1 0 7.0 7 2
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1950 NL 4.0 0.00 4.50 1.750
1948 NL 35.0 4.89 4.63 1.714
1947 NL 122.0 3.17 3.61 1.525
1946 NL 151.3 3.57 3.81 1.388
1945 NL 168.0 2.41 2.73 1.292 ✓
1944 NL 285.0 2.43 2.75 1.123 ✓
1943 NL 246.3 2.92 3.98 1.433 ✓
1942 NL 253.7 3.87 2.59 1.167 ✓
1941 NL 302.0 3.84 2.62 1.258 ✓
1940 NL 305.0 3.39 2.71 1.092 ✓
1939 NL 319.0 3.87 3.08 1.125 ✓
1938 NL 251.0 3.33 3.87 1.462 ✓
1937 NL 246.3 3.18 3.14 1.535 ✓
1936 NL 258.0 2.30 4.01 1.547 ✓
1935 NL 151.0 2.38 4.05 1.563
1934 NL 7.0 9.00 2.57 1.429
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1950 Boston Braves 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1948 Cincinnati Reds 7 15 4 0 0 0 1 .267
1947 Cincinnati Reds 20 45 12 2 0 0 3 .267
1946 Cincinnati Reds 24 55 7 2 0 0 6 .127
1945 Cincinnati Reds 24 61 14 3 0 3 11 .230
1944 Cincinnati Reds 37 107 30 4 0 0 9 .280
1943 Cincinnati Reds 37 90 24 7 1 1 11 .267
1942 Cincinnati Reds 40 99 24 6 1 2 13 .242
1941 Cincinnati Reds 39 106 20 6 0 0 6 .189
1940 Cincinnati Reds 37 117 24 3 0 1 11 .205
1939 Cincinnati Reds 40 120 39 8 1 1 16 .325
1938 Philadelphia Phillies 15 35 10 2 0 1 6 .286
1938 Cincinnati Reds 36 64 9 1 0 0 10 .141
1937 Philadelphia Phillies 56 137 38 6 0 1 15 .277
1936 Philadelphia Phillies 64 121 29 10 1 1 12 .240
1935 Philadelphia Phillies 49 96 24 2 1 0 14 .250
1934 Boston Red Sox 23 88 19 4 4 4 10 .216
1934 Philadelphia Phillies 83 300 78 20 3 4 36 .260
1933 Boston Red Sox 52 195 50 8 3 4 27 .256
1932 Boston Braves 22 75 14 3 1 0 8 .187
1931 Boston Braves 9 38 8 2 0 0 2 .211
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1950 NL 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1948 NL 15 .000 .308 0.0 13.3 50 0.0
1947 NL 49 .044 .375 4.1 26.5 68 0.0
1946 NL 63 .036 .163 6.3 19.0 3 0.0
1945 NL 67 .197 .250 4.5 20.9 97 3.2
1944 NL 120 .037 .337 6.7 15.0 89 0.0
1943 NL 101 .133 .311 5.9 14.9 111 1.0
1942 NL 104 .141 .262 2.9 12.5 95 2.1
1941 NL 117 .057 .215 6.0 11.1 41 0.0
1940 NL 127 .051 .226 3.1 11.0 39 1.0
1939 NL 131 .108 .355 3.8 9.2 118 1.0
1938 NL 110 .061 .240 7.3 20.9 46 1.1
1937 NL 144 .066 .308 3.5 11.1 81 1.0
1936 NL 131 .124 .267 5.3 11.5 78 1.1
1935 NL 107 .042 .286 8.4 11.2 69 0.0
1934 AL 415 .160 .283 5.3 15.9 87 8.6
1933 AL 225 .133 .275 8.4 10.7 95 4.3
1932 NL 83 .067 .246 2.4 21.7 27 0.0
1931 NL 38 .053 .229 0.0 7.9 31 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 428 153 746 24 76 .974
3B 184 176 341 35 38 .937
2B 16 28 47 4 5 .949
OF 6 7 1 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1950 Boston Braves P 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1948 Cincinnati Reds P 7 1 11 0 0 1.000
1947 Cincinnati Reds P 20 6 19 1 0 .962
1946 Cincinnati Reds P 22 10 37 3 7 .940
1945 Cincinnati Reds P 22 6 33 1 3 .975
1944 Cincinnati Reds P 34 15 55 0 7 1.000
1943 Cincinnati Reds P 34 19 49 2 7 .971
1942 Cincinnati Reds OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1942 Cincinnati Reds P 34 13 60 3 6 .961
1941 Cincinnati Reds P 37 18 68 2 6 .977
1940 Cincinnati Reds P 36 13 56 4 7 .945
1939 Cincinnati Reds P 39 16 77 2 10 .979
1938 Cincinnati Reds P 27 3 48 1 2 .981
1938 Philadelphia Phillies P 12 3 18 1 3 .955
1937 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 8 5 9 0 1 1.000
1937 Philadelphia Phillies P 37 7 76 1 7 .988
1936 Philadelphia Phillies 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1936 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1936 Philadelphia Phillies P 40 15 96 3 6 .974
1935 Philadelphia Phillies 2B 2 1 7 1 0 .889
1935 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1935 Philadelphia Phillies OF 5 7 1 0 0 1.000
1935 Philadelphia Phillies P 24 7 40 0 4 1.000
1934 Philadelphia Phillies 2B 3 9 7 1 0 .941
1934 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 80 74 136 11 12 .950
1934 Boston Red Sox 3B 23 33 54 9 6 .906
1934 Philadelphia Phillies P 2 0 3 0 1 1.000
1933 Boston Red Sox 2B 7 16 23 2 3 .951
1933 Boston Red Sox 3B 43 42 84 8 11 .940
1932 Boston Braves 3B 22 17 44 6 8 .910
1931 Boston Braves 2B 3 2 9 0 2 1.000
1931 Boston Braves 3B 6 5 13 1 0 .947
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 4 2-2 0 29.0 12 2.79
1940 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 2-0 0 18.0 6 1.50
1939 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 0-2 0 11.0 6 4.91
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 4 10 2 1 2 .200
1940 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 7 2 1 2 .286
1939 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 3 0 0 0 .000
Managerial record: 81-123 (.397) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1949 Cincinnati Reds NL 153 61 90 .404 7
1948 Cincinnati Reds NL 53 20 33 .377 7 Player-Mgr