Walt Bond was born on Tuesday, October 19, 1937, in Denmark, Tennessee. Bond was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1960, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Walt Bond baseball stats page.
"A big (Salt Lake City) Bee named Walt Bond, who never amounted to a hill of beans in the majors, routinely hit towering home runs over the right-field fence to the delight of bubbly Bee fans." - by Eric A. Carlson in Notes from the Underbelly (2001)
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Walt BondWalt Bond Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Walt BondWalt Bond Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1960 | 23 | Indians | 40 | 131 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .221 | .302 | .366 |
1961 | 24 | Indians | 38 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .173 | .267 | .346 |
1962 | 25 | Indians | 12 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .380 | .426 | .800 |
1964 | 27 | Colt .45s | 148 | 543 | 63 | 138 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 8 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | .254 | .310 | .420 |
1965 | 28 | Astros | 117 | 407 | 46 | 107 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .263 | .337 | .366 |
1967 | 30 | Twins | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .400 | .563 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 365 | 1,199 | 149 | 307 | 40 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 179 | 106 | 19 | 175 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | .256 | .323 | .410 |
Walt BondWalt Bond Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1960 Indians | CF | 11 | 10 | 243 | 30 | 2.7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.33 |
1960 Indians | LF | 5 | 4 | 114 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
1960 Indians | RF | 20 | 19 | 535 | 40 | 2.0 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
1961 Indians | CF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1961 Indians | RF | 11 | 7 | 210 | 17 | 1.5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
1962 Indians | LF | 3 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.95 |
1962 Indians | RF | 10 | 10 | 266 | 24 | 2.4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.44 |
1964 Colt .45s | 1B | 76 | 76 | 1,950 | 733 | 9.6 | 725 | 685 | 40 | 8 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.04 |
1964 Colt .45s | CF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1964 Colt .45s | LF | 29 | 28 | 697 | 49 | 1.7 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 1.78 |
1964 Colt .45s | RF | 41 | 41 | 1,058 | 70 | 1.7 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.74 |
1965 Astros | 1B | 74 | 68 | 1,888 | 711 | 9.6 | 699 | 650 | 49 | 12 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.00 |
1965 Astros | LF | 18 | 16 | 444 | 23 | 1.3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 1.28 |
1965 Astros | RF | 21 | 20 | 474 | 34 | 1.6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.94 |
1967 Twins | LF | 3 | 3 | 66 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 150 | 144 | 3,838 | 1,444 | 9.6 | 1,424 | 1,335 | 89 | 20 | 98 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 10.02 | |
RF Totals | 103 | 97 | 2,543 | 185 | 1.8 | 183 | 179 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.94 | |
LF Totals | 58 | 53 | 1,378 | 90 | 1.6 | 84 | 83 | 1 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.65 | |
CF Totals | 13 | 11 | 273 | 32 | 2.5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.16 | |
6 Years | 324 | 305 | 8,032 | 1,751 | 5.4 | 1,723 | 1,629 | 94 | 28 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.79 |
Walt BondWalt Bond Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1960 Indians | 4 | 1 | .800 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 26.2 | 9.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1961 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 0 | n/a | 26.0 | 5.2 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1962 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 8.3 | 5.6 | 2.9 | - | - | - |
1964 Colt .45s | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 27.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1965 Astros | 2 | 1 | .667 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 58.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1967 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 10 | 4 | .714 | 52 | 0 | n/a | 29.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Walt BondWalt Bond Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1960 Cleveland Indians | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Cleveland Indians | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Cleveland Indians | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Houston Colt .45s | 23 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1965 Houston Astros | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Minnesota Twins | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
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