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Bucky Walters
William Henry Walters

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 18, 1931
Final Game July 23, 1950
Born April 19, 1909 in Philadelphia, PA
Died April 20, 1991 in Abington, PA

Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1929. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1934 25 PHI NL   0   0   2   1   0   0   1  0    7.0    8    3    1   1    2    7   1   0    30       0  1.29  4.71  366 1.429
 1935 26 PHI NL   9   9  24  22   8   2   2  0  151.0  168   86   70   9   68   40   7   4   666       0  4.17  4.50  108 1.563
 1936 27 PHI NL  11  21  40  33  15   4   3  0  258.0  284  146  122  11  115   66   5   7  1159       0  4.26  4.50  106 1.547
 1937 28 PHI NL  14  15  37  34  15   3   1  0  246.3  292  148  130  14   86   87   3   4  1094       0  4.75  4.30   90 1.535 AS
 1938 29 TOT NL  15  14  39  34  20   3   3  1  251.0  259  134  117  13  108   93   5  11  1111       0  4.20  3.76   90 1.462
         PHI NL   4   8  12  12   9   1   0  0   82.7   91   53   48   8   42   28   3   2   376       0  5.23  4.01   77 1.609
         CIN NL  11   6  27  22  11   2   3  1  168.3  168   81   69   5   66   65   2   9   735       0  3.69  3.63   98 1.390
 1939 30 CIN NL  27  11  39  36  31   2   2  0  319.0  250   98   81  15  109  137   6   8  1283       3  2.29  3.84  168 1.125 MVP-1,AS
 1940 31 CIN NL  22  10  36  36  29   3   0  0  305.0  241   95   84  19   92  115   5   3  1207       0  2.48  3.81  154 1.092 MVP-3,AS
 1941 32 CIN NL  19  15  37  35  27   5   2  2  302.0  292  108   95  10   88  129   2   7  1252       0  2.83  3.63  128 1.258 MVP-28,AS
 1942 33 CIN NL  15  14  34  32  21   2   1  0  253.7  223  101   75   8   73  109   5   2  1054       0  2.66  3.31  125 1.167 AS
 1943 34 CIN NL  15  15  34  34  21   5   0  0  246.3  244  105   97   8  109   80   1   8  1054       1  3.54  3.34   94 1.433 MVP-32
 1944 35 CIN NL  23   8  34  32  27   6   2  1  285.0  233   92   76  10   87   77   4   2  1162       0  2.40  3.50  146 1.123 MVP-5,AS
 1945 36 CIN NL  10  10  22  22  12   3   0  0  168.0  166   62   50   6   51   45   2   3   706       0  2.68  3.76  140 1.292
 1946 37 CIN NL  10   7  22  22  10   2   0  0  151.3  146   55   43   9   64   60   2   2   636       1  2.56  3.34  131 1.388
 1947 38 CIN NL   8   8  20  20   5   2   0  0  122.0  137   83   78  15   49   43   3   0   550       1  5.75  4.11   71 1.525
 1948 39 CIN NL   0   3   7   5   1   0   1  0   35.0   42   25   18   6   18   19   0   1   157       0  4.63  3.92   85 1.714
 1950 41 BSN NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    4.0    5    2    2   0    2    0   0   1    19       0  4.50  3.85   86 1.750
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Yr WL% .553 198 160 428 398 242  42  18  4 3104.7 2990 1343 1139 154 1121 1107  51  63 13140       6  3.30  3.80  115 1.324
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  13  35  32  19   3   1  0  255.3  246  110   93  12   92   91   4   5  1081   0   0  3.30  3.80  115 1.324
 Career High     27  21  40  36  31   6   3  2  319.0  292  148  130  19  115  137   7  11  1283   0   3  2.29  4.50  168 1.092
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1931 22 BSN NL   9   38    2    8   2  0   0    0   0      0   3  .211  .211  .263   28   10   0           0    
 1932 23 BSN NL  22   75    8   14   3  1   0    4   0      2  18  .187  .208  .253   25   19   6           0    
 1933 24 BOS AL  52  195   27   50   8  3   4   28   1  1  19  24  .256  .326  .390   88   76  10           1    
 1934 25 TOT    106  388   46   97  24  7   8   56   1  0  22  66  .250  .294  .410   77  159   3           2  11
         BOS AL  23   88   10   19   4  4   4   18   0  0   3  12  .216  .242  .489   81   43   0           0    
         PHI NL  83  300   36   78  20  3   4   38   1     19  54  .260  .308  .387   76  116   3           2  11
 1935 26 PHI NL  49   96   14   24   2  1   0    6   0      9  12  .250  .314  .292   58   28   2           0   2
 1936 27 PHI NL  64  121   12   29  10  1   1   16   0      7  15  .240  .281  .364   66   44   3           0   3
 1937 28 PHI NL  56  137   15   38   6  0   1   16   1      5  16  .277  .303  .343   70   47   2           0   3 AS
 1938 29 TOT NL  51   99   16   19   3  0   1    8   1      8  23  .192  .259  .253   42   25   2           1   2
         PHI NL  15   35    6   10   2  0   1    3   1      1   5  .286  .306  .429  100   15   0           0   1
         CIN NL  36   64   10    9   1  0   0    5   0      7  18  .141  .236  .156   11   10   2           1   1
 1939 30 CIN NL  40  120   16   39   8  1   1   16   1      5  12  .325  .357  .433  111   52   5           1   2 MVP-1,AS
 1940 31 CIN NL  37  117   11   24   3  0   1   18   2      4  14  .205  .231  .256   34   30   6           0   1 MVP-3,AS
 1941 32 CIN NL  39  106    6   20   6  0   0    9   0      7  13  .189  .239  .245   36   26   4           0   3 MVP-28,AS
 1942 33 CIN NL  40   99   13   24   6  1   2   13   0      3  13  .242  .265  .384   89   38   2           0   2 AS
 1943 34 CIN NL  37   90   11   24   7  1   1   12   1      6  15  .267  .313  .400  106   36   5           0   1 MVP-32
 1944 35 CIN NL  37  107    9   30   4  0   0   13   0      8  18  .280  .330  .318   86   34   5           0   0 MVP-5,AS
 1945 36 CIN NL  24   61   11   14   3  0   3    8   2      3  14  .230  .266  .426   92   26   3           0   2
 1946 37 CIN NL  24   55    6    7   2  0   0    5   2      4  12  .127  .186  .164    1    9   4           0   1
 1947 38 CIN NL  20   45    3   12   2  0   0    4   0      2  13  .267  .298  .311   63   14   2           0   0
 1948 39 CIN NL   7   15    1    4   0  0   0    2   0      0   2  .267  .267  .267   47    4   0           0   1
 1950 41 BSN NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons     715 1966  227  477  99 16  23  234  12  1 114 303  .243  .286  .344   69  677  64   0   0   5  34
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        445   51  108  22  4   5   53   3  0  26  69  .243  .286  .344   69  153  15   0   0   1   8
 Career High    106  388   46   97  24  7   8   56   2  1  22  66  .250  .294  .410   77  159  10   0   0   2  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1931 22 BSN NL   38   30    2   1.8   101| .211  .282| .211  .340| .263  .397| .474  .737|  28  .148  -3.8  -0.4     
 1932 23 BSN NL   83   67    4   1.6   100| .187  .279| .208  .332| .253  .404| .461  .736|  25  .123  -7.9  -0.8     
 1933 24 BOS AL  225  156   24   4.1   107| .256  .282| .326  .353| .390  .407| .716  .760|  88  .435  -4.0  -0.4  50%
 1934 25 TOT     415  305   45   3.9   115| .250  .301| .294  .361| .410  .429| .704  .790|  77  .410 -15.4  -1.5 100%
         BOS AL   91   69   10   3.8   116| .216  .294| .242  .369| .489  .424| .731  .793|  81  .382  -4.1  -0.4   0%
         PHI NL  324  236   35   4.0   115| .260  .302| .308  .359| .387  .430| .695  .789|  76  .417 -11.3  -1.1     
 1935 26 PHI NL  107   76    9   3.2   112| .250  .297| .314  .354| .292  .424| .606  .778|  58  .329  -6.0  -0.6     
 1936 27 PHI NL  131   98   12   3.3   111| .240  .298| .281  .358| .364  .417| .645  .775|  66  .343  -6.3  -0.6     
 1937 28 PHI NL  144  104   14   3.6   108| .277  .289| .303  .352| .343  .410| .646  .763|  70  .397  -6.2  -0.6     
 1938 29 TOT NL  110   84    7   2.2    97| .192  .272| .259  .336| .253  .388| .512  .724|  42  .225  -7.8  -0.8     
         PHI NL   36   26    5   5.2    99| .286  .275| .306  .339| .429  .391| .735  .730| 100  .572  -0.2   0.0     
         CIN NL   74   58    2   0.9    96| .141  .271| .236  .334| .156  .386| .392  .720|  11  .055  -7.6  -0.8     
 1939 30 CIN NL  131   88   18   5.4   104| .325  .282| .357  .347| .433  .402| .790  .749| 111  .581   1.6   0.2     
 1940 31 CIN NL  127  100    7   1.9    99| .205  .273| .231  .338| .256  .393| .487  .730|  34  .177 -10.9  -1.1     
 1941 32 CIN NL  117   93    6   1.7    95| .189  .267| .239  .338| .245  .376| .484  .714|  36  .168  -9.1  -1.0     
 1942 33 CIN NL  104   79   10   3.4    87| .242  .256| .265  .328| .384  .356| .649  .683|  89  .449  -2.1  -0.2     
 1943 34 CIN NL  101   72   11   4.1    89| .267  .264| .313  .332| .400  .358| .713  .690| 106  .519   0.5   0.0     
 1944 35 CIN NL  120   82   11   3.6    91| .280  .263| .330  .330| .318  .370| .648  .699|  86  .430  -1.7  -0.2     
 1945 36 CIN NL   67   52    7   3.6    95| .230  .271| .266  .340| .426  .374| .692  .714|  92  .423  -1.2  -0.1     
 1946 37 CIN NL   63   53    2   1.0    89| .127  .258| .186  .332| .164  .361| .350  .693|   1  .073  -7.1  -0.8     
 1947 38 CIN NL   49   35    4   3.0   105| .267  .273| .298  .348| .311  .404| .609  .752|  63  .315  -2.4  -0.2     
 1948 39 CIN NL   15   12    1   2.2    99| .267  .265| .267  .339| .267  .393| .534  .732|  47  .217  -1.2  -0.1     
 1950 41 BSN NL    2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .262| .000  .338| .000  .407| .000  .745|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons     2149 1588  194   3.3   103| .243  .281| .286  .346| .344  .399| .630  .746|  69  .359 -91.7  -9.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1931 22 BSN NL  3B    6      5   13    1    0  .947  .942  3.00  2.72                        
                 2B    3      2    9    0    2 1.000  .965  3.67  5.23                        
 1932 23 BSN NL  3B   22     17   44    6    8  .910  .944  2.77  2.74                        
 1933 24 BOS AL  3B   43     42   84    8   11  .940  .954  2.93  2.73                        
                 2B    7     16   23    2    3  .951  .970  5.57  5.63                        
 1934 25 TOT     3B  103    107  190   20   18  .937  .944  2.88  2.78                        
         BOS AL  3B   23     33   54    9    6  .906  .943  3.78  2.95                        
         PHI NL  3B   80     74  136   11   12  .950  .945  2.62  2.73                        
                 2B    3      9    7    1    0  .941  .964  5.33  5.47                        
                  P    2      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  1.50  1.10  3.86  2.31    1    7.0
 1935 26 PHI NL   P   24      7   40    0    4 1.000  .959  1.96  1.18  2.80  2.31   22  151.0
                 OF    5      7    1    0    0 1.000  .976  1.60  2.32                            5    0    0
                 2B    2      1    7    1    0  .889  .964  4.00  5.35                        
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.70                        
 1936 27 PHI NL   P   40     15   96    3    6  .974  .950  2.77  1.16  3.87  2.32   33  258.0
                 2B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  5.30                        
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.50                        
 1937 28 PHI NL   P   37      7   76    1    7  .988  .958  2.24  1.20  3.03  2.39   34  246.3 AS
                 3B    8      5    9    0    1 1.000  .952  1.75  2.73                         AS
 1938 29 TOT NL   P   39      6   66    2    5  .973  .964  1.85  1.13  2.58  2.21   34  251.0
         PHI NL   P   12      3   18    1    3  .955  .963  1.75  1.13  2.29  2.21   12   82.7
         CIN NL   P   27      3   48    1    2  .981  .964  1.89  1.13  2.73  2.21   22  168.3
 1939 30 CIN NL   P   39     16   77    2   10  .979  .960  2.38  1.09  2.62  2.19   36  319.0 AS
 1940 31 CIN NL   P   36     13   56    4    7  .945  .962  1.92  1.10  2.04  2.22   36  305.0 AS
 1941 32 CIN NL   P   37     18   68    2    6  .977  .965  2.32  1.09  2.56  2.23   35  302.0 AS
 1942 33 CIN NL   P   34     13   60    3    6  .961  .968  2.15  1.17  2.59  2.35   32  253.7 AS
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20                            1    0    0 AS
 1943 34 CIN NL   P   34     19   49    2    7  .971  .960  2.00  1.16  2.48  2.27   34  246.3
 1944 35 CIN NL   P   34     15   55    0    7 1.000  .962  2.06  1.09  2.21  2.14   32  285.0 AS
 1945 36 CIN NL   P   22      6   33    1    3  .975  .963  1.77  1.06  2.09  2.18   22  168.0
 1946 37 CIN NL   P   22     10   37    3    7  .940  .959  2.14  1.01  2.80  2.24   22  151.3
 1947 38 CIN NL   P   20      6   19    1    0  .962  .965  1.25  0.91  1.84  2.12   20  122.0
 1948 39 CIN NL   P    7      1   11    0    0 1.000  .960  1.71  0.91  3.09  2.11    5   35.0
 1950 41 BSN NL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.00  2.25  2.02    0    4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1931 22 BSN NL  2B    3      2    9    0    2 1.000  .965  3.67  5.23                        
 1933 24 BOS AL  2B    7     16   23    2    3  .951  .970  5.57  5.63                        
 1934 25 PHI NL  2B    3      9    7    1    0  .941  .964  5.33  5.47                        
 1935 26 PHI NL  2B    2      1    7    1    0  .889  .964  4.00  5.35                        
 1936 27 PHI NL  2B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  5.30                        

 1931 22 BSN NL  3B    6      5   13    1    0  .947  .942  3.00  2.72                        
 1932 23 BSN NL  3B   22     17   44    6    8  .910  .944  2.77  2.74                        
 1933 24 BOS AL  3B   43     42   84    8   11  .940  .954  2.93  2.73                        
 1934 25 TOT     3B  103    107  190   20   18  .937  .944  2.88  2.78                        
         BOS AL  3B   23     33   54    9    6  .906  .943  3.78  2.95                        
         PHI NL  3B   80     74  136   11   12  .950  .945  2.62  2.73                        
 1935 26 PHI NL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.70                        
 1936 27 PHI NL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.50                        
 1937 28 PHI NL  3B    8      5    9    0    1 1.000  .952  1.75  2.73                        

 1935 26 PHI NL  OF    5      7    1    0    0 1.000  .976  1.60  2.32                            5    0    0
 1942 33 CIN NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20                            1    0    0

 1934 25 PHI NL   P    2      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  1.50  1.10  3.86  2.31    1    7.0
 1935 26 PHI NL   P   24      7   40    0    4 1.000  .959  1.96  1.18  2.80  2.31   22  151.0
 1936 27 PHI NL   P   40     15   96    3    6  .974  .950  2.77  1.16  3.87  2.32   33  258.0
 1937 28 PHI NL   P   37      7   76    1    7  .988  .958  2.24  1.20  3.03  2.39   34  246.3
 1938 29 TOT NL   P   39      6   66    2    5  .973  .964  1.85  1.13  2.58  2.21   34  251.0
         PHI NL   P   12      3   18    1    3  .955  .963  1.75  1.13  2.29  2.21   12   82.7
         CIN NL   P   27      3   48    1    2  .981  .964  1.89  1.13  2.73  2.21   22  168.3
 1939 30 CIN NL   P   39     16   77    2   10  .979  .960  2.38  1.09  2.62  2.19   36  319.0
 1940 31 CIN NL   P   36     13   56    4    7  .945  .962  1.92  1.10  2.04  2.22   36  305.0
 1941 32 CIN NL   P   37     18   68    2    6  .977  .965  2.32  1.09  2.56  2.23   35  302.0
 1942 33 CIN NL   P   34     13   60    3    6  .961  .968  2.15  1.17  2.59  2.35   32  253.7
 1943 34 CIN NL   P   34     19   49    2    7  .971  .960  2.00  1.16  2.48  2.27   34  246.3
 1944 35 CIN NL   P   34     15   55    0    7 1.000  .962  2.06  1.09  2.21  2.14   32  285.0
 1945 36 CIN NL   P   22      6   33    1    3  .975  .963  1.77  1.06  2.09  2.18   22  168.0
 1946 37 CIN NL   P   22     10   37    3    7  .940  .959  2.14  1.01  2.80  2.24   22  151.3
 1947 38 CIN NL   P   20      6   19    1    0  .962  .965  1.25  0.91  1.84  2.12   20  122.0
 1948 39 CIN NL   P    7      1   11    0    0 1.000  .960  1.71  0.91  3.09  2.11    5   35.0
 1950 41 BSN NL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.00  2.25  2.02    0    4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 428    153  746   24   76  .974  .961  2.10  1.11              398 3104.7
                 3B  184    176  341   35   38  .937  .947  2.81  2.76                        
                 2B   16     28   47    4    5  .949  .968  4.69  5.47                        
                 OF    6      7    1    0    0 1.000  .976  1.33  2.30                            6    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       634    364 1135   63  119  .960  .956  2.36  1.71

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    CIN NYY     L   2   1   4.91  0  2  0  1  11    13   6   1   6 
 1940   WS    CIN DET     W   2   2   1.50  2  0  0  2  18     8   3   6   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4   3   2.79  2  2  0  3  29    21   9   7  12 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1939   WS    CIN NYY     L   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1940   WS    CIN DET     W   2   7   2   2  1  0  1   2   0   1  .286  .286  .857   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4  10   2   2  1  0  1   2   0   1  .200  .200  .600   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1937   PHI NL      0  0  0   1     2   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1939   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   CIN NL      0  0  0   2     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1941   CIN NL      0  0  0   2     3   1   1   2   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1942   CIN NL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1944   CIN NL   *  0  0  0   3     5   1   1   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 5/6      1  0  0  0   9    10   2   2   2   4  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   2.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1937   PHI NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1939   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1941   CIN NL       1   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1942   CIN NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1944   CIN NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/6      1   1   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1937 *
1939
1940 *
1941 *
1942 *
1944 (P)

Awards
1939-NL-MVP
1939-NL-Triple Crown

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1939-NL-1-0.90
1940-NL-3-0.43
1941-NL-28-0.02
1943-NL-32-0.00
1944-NL-5-0.32
Car-119-1.67 shares

ERA
1939 NL-2.29-1
1940 NL-2.48-1
1941 NL-2.83-5
1942 NL-2.66-6
1944 NL-2.40-2
1945 NL-2.68-4

Wins
1937 NL-14-10
1938 NL-15-5
1939 NL-27-1
1940 NL-22-1
1941 NL-19-3
1942 NL-15-8
1943 NL-15-6
1944 NL-23-1

Won-Loss %
1939 NL-.711-4
1940 NL-.688-4
1944 NL-.742-5
1946 NL-.588-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1939 NL-1.125-1
1940 NL-1.092-1
1942 NL-1.167-6
1944 NL-1.123-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
1939 NL-7.05-1
1940 NL-7.11-1
1942 NL-7.91-10
1944 NL-7.36-1

Bases on Balls/9IP
1942 NL-2.59-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1939 NL-3.87-9
1941 NL-3.84-8
1942 NL-3.87-8

Innings
1936 NL-258.0-8
1937 NL-246.3-8
1938 NL-251.0-6
1939 NL-319.0-1
1940 NL-305.0-1
1941 NL-302.0-1
1942 NL-253.7-6
1944 NL-285.0-4

Strikeouts
1939 NL-137-1
1940 NL-115-5
1941 NL-129-3
1942 NL-109-4

Games Started
1936 NL-33-5
1937 NL-34-1
1938 NL-34-3
1939 NL-36-1
1940 NL-36-2
1941 NL-35-2
1942 NL-32-8
1943 NL-34-3
1944 NL-32-8

Comp. Games
1936 NL-15-8
1938 NL-20-3
1939 NL-31-1
1940 NL-29-1
1941 NL-27-1
1942 NL-21-4
1943 NL-21-5
1944 NL-27-2
Car-242-91

Shutouts
1936 NL-4-1
1937 NL-3-9
1938 NL-3-5
1939 NL-2-8
1940 NL-3-7
1941 NL-5-3
1943 NL-5-3
1944 NL-6-2
1945 NL-3-6
Car-42-38

Home Runs Allow.
1937 NL-14-10
1939 NL-15-6
1940 NL-19-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1935 NL-68-10
1936 NL-115-2
1937 NL-86-6
1938 NL-108-3
1939 NL-109-2
1940 NL-92-5
1941 NL-88-4
1943 NL-109-2
1944 NL-87-10
Car-1121-68

Hits Allowed
1936 NL-284-3
1937 NL-292-2
1938 NL-259-7
1939 NL-250-8
1940 NL-241-7
1941 NL-292-1
1942 NL-223-7
1943 NL-244-5

SO to Walk
1941 NL-1.47-10
1942 NL-1.49-7

Losses
1936 NL-21-1
1937 NL-15-5
1938 NL-14-7
1941 NL-15-3
1942 NL-14-8
1943 NL-15-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1936 NL-122-2
1937 NL-130-2
1938 NL-117-3
1941 NL-95-3
1943 NL-97-2

Wild Pitches
1936 NL-7-7
1938 NL-11-2
1939 NL-8-3
1941 NL-7-4
1943 NL-8-1

Hit Batsmen
1935 NL-7-5
1936 NL-5-9
1938 NL-5-10
1939 NL-6-6
1940 NL-5-9
1942 NL-5-5
1944 NL-4-9

Batters Faced
1936 NL-1159-5
1937 NL-1094-4
1938 NL-1111-5
1939 NL-1283-1
1940 NL-1207-1
1941 NL-1252-2
1942 NL-1054-8
1943 NL-1054-8
1944 NL-1162-4
Car-13140-99

Adjusted ERA+
1939 NL-168-1
1940 NL-154-1
1941 NL-128-5
1942 NL-125-6
1944 NL-146-2
1945 NL-140-4

Oldest Player
1948 NL-39-8
1950 NL-41-2

Youngest Player
1931 NL-22-9

Black Ink: Pitching - 48 (26) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 152 (90) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) Pitching - 27.0 (171) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 104.5 (87) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1929 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.
December 15, 1932: Traded by the Boston Braves with $60,000 to the Mission (PCL) for Dick Gyselman and Al Wright.
July 5, 1933: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Mission (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 14, 1934: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Boston Red Sox.
June 13, 1938: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Spud Davis, Al Hollingsworth, and $50,000.
September 21, 1948: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
July 19, 1950: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.
August 22, 1950: Released by the Boston Braves.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1937 * 1939 1940 * 1941 * 1942 * 1944 (P)	Awards 1939-NL-MVP 1939-NL-Triple Crown	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1939-NL-1-0.90 1940-NL-3-0.43 1941-NL-28-0.02 1943-NL-32-0.00 1944-NL-5-0.32 Car-119-1.67 shares	ERA 1939 NL-2.29-1 1940 NL-2.48-1 1941 NL-2.83-5 1942 NL-2.66-6 1944 NL-2.40-2 1945 NL-2.68-4	Wins 1937 NL-14-10 1938 NL-15-5 1939 NL-27-1 1940 NL-22-1 1941 NL-19-3 1942 NL-15-8 1943 NL-15-6 1944 NL-23-1	Won-Loss % 1939 NL-.711-4 1940 NL-.688-4 1944 NL-.742-5 1946 NL-.588-8
BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1939 NL-1.125-1 1940 NL-1.092-1 1942 NL-1.167-6 1944 NL-1.123-3	Hits Allowed/9IP 1939 NL-7.05-1 1940 NL-7.11-1 1942 NL-7.91-10 1944 NL-7.36-1	Bases on Balls/9IP 1942 NL-2.59-9	Strikeouts/9IP 1939 NL-3.87-9 1941 NL-3.84-8 1942 NL-3.87-8	Innings 1936 NL-258.0-8 1937 NL-246.3-8 1938 NL-251.0-6 1939 NL-319.0-1 1940 NL-305.0-1 1941 NL-302.0-1 1942 NL-253.7-6 1944 NL-285.0-4	Strikeouts 1939 NL-137-1 1940 NL-115-5 1941 NL-129-3 1942 NL-109-4
Games Started 1936 NL-33-5 1937 NL-34-1 1938 NL-34-3 1939 NL-36-1 1940 NL-36-2 1941 NL-35-2 1942 NL-32-8 1943 NL-34-3 1944 NL-32-8	Comp. Games 1936 NL-15-8 1938 NL-20-3 1939 NL-31-1 1940 NL-29-1 1941 NL-27-1 1942 NL-21-4 1943 NL-21-5 1944 NL-27-2 Car-242-91	Shutouts 1936 NL-4-1 1937 NL-3-9 1938 NL-3-5 1939 NL-2-8 1940 NL-3-7 1941 NL-5-3 1943 NL-5-3 1944 NL-6-2 1945 NL-3-6 Car-42-38	Home Runs Allow. 1937 NL-14-10 1939 NL-15-6 1940 NL-19-2	Bases On Balls Allow. 1935 NL-68-10 1936 NL-115-2 1937 NL-86-6 1938 NL-108-3 1939 NL-109-2 1940 NL-92-5 1941 NL-88-4 1943 NL-109-2 1944 NL-87-10 Car-1121-68	Hits Allowed 1936 NL-284-3 1937 NL-292-2 1938 NL-259-7 1939 NL-250-8 1940 NL-241-7 1941 NL-292-1 1942 NL-223-7 1943 NL-244-5
SO to Walk 1941 NL-1.47-10 1942 NL-1.49-7	Losses 1936 NL-21-1 1937 NL-15-5 1938 NL-14-7 1941 NL-15-3 1942 NL-14-8 1943 NL-15-6	Earned Runs Allow. 1936 NL-122-2 1937 NL-130-2 1938 NL-117-3 1941 NL-95-3 1943 NL-97-2	Wild Pitches 1936 NL-7-7 1938 NL-11-2 1939 NL-8-3 1941 NL-7-4 1943 NL-8-1	Hit Batsmen 1935 NL-7-5 1936 NL-5-9 1938 NL-5-10 1939 NL-6-6 1940 NL-5-9 1942 NL-5-5 1944 NL-4-9	Batters Faced 1936 NL-1159-5 1937 NL-1094-4 1938 NL-1111-5 1939 NL-1283-1 1940 NL-1207-1 1941 NL-1252-2 1942 NL-1054-8 1943 NL-1054-8 1944 NL-1162-4 Car-13140-99
Adjusted ERA+ 1939 NL-168-1 1940 NL-154-1 1941 NL-128-5 1942 NL-125-6 1944 NL-146-2 1945 NL-140-4	Oldest Player 1948 NL-39-8 1950 NL-41-2	Youngest Player 1931 NL-22-9