Walt Craddock Stats

Walt Craddock was born on Friday, March 25, 1932, in Pax, West Virginia. Craddock was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1955, with the Kansas City Athletics. 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 Craddock baseball stats page.

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Walt Craddock



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Birth Name:   Walter Anderson Craddock
Nickname:   Walt
Born On:   03-25-1932  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pax, West Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-06-1980 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Parma Heights, Ohio
Cemetery:   Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, West Virginia
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Syracuse University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   176
First Game:   09-03-1955 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-28-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable

Walt Craddock

Walt Craddock Pitching Stats

1955 23 Athletics 4 2 0 0 2 .000 7.80 0 0 0 15.0 73 18 13 14 3 10 0 9 0 0 0 -
1956 24 Athletics 2 2 0 0 2 .000 6.75 0 0 0 9.1 45 9 7 7 1 10 0 8 2 0 0 0
1958 26 Athletics 23 1 13 0 3 .000 5.89 0 0 0 36.2 168 41 24 25 4 20 0 22 0 1 0 -
3 Years 29 5 13 0 7 .000 6.49 0 0 0 61.0 286 68 44 46 8 40 0 39 2 1 0 0

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Walt Craddock Hitting Stats

1955 23 Athletics 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1956 24 Athletics 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 26 Athletics 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
3 Years 29 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Walt Craddock Fielding Stats

1955 Athletics P 4 2 45 2 0.5 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.20
1956 Athletics P 2 2 28 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.96
1958 Athletics P 23 1 110 9 0.4 9 1 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.21
P Totals 29 5 183 12 0.4 12 1 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77
3 Years 29 5 183 12 0.4 12 1 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77

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Walt Craddock Miscellaneous Stats

1955 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.90 5.40 6.00
1956 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.80 7.71 9.64
1958 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.10 5.40 4.91
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.98 5.75 5.90

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Walt Craddock Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Kansas City Athletics 15 Undetermined - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 15 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 6, 30 Undetermined - -

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