Harry Walker was born on Sunday, October 22, 1916, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Walker was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 25, 1940, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Harry Walker baseball stats page.
"Work on bat control. There is always a place on any team for a guy who can handle the bat." - Harry Walker
Harry Walker![]() Harry 'The Hat' Walker Autograph on a 1991 Swell Baseball Greats Baseball Card (#94 | Checklist) |
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Harry WalkerHarry Walker 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 | ||
Harry WalkerHarry Walker 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 |
| 1940 | 24 | Cardinals | 7 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .259 |
| 1941 | 25 | Cardinals | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .353 | .333 |
| 1942 | 26 | Cardinals | 74 | 191 | 38 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .314 | .355 | .398 |
| 1943 | 27 | Cardinals | 148 | 564 | 76 | 166 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .294 | .341 | .376 |
| 1946 | 30 | Cardinals | 112 | 346 | 53 | 82 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .300 | .338 |
| 1947 | 31 | Cardinals | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .310 | .240 |
| 1947 | 31 | Phillies | 130 | 488 | 79 | 181 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 59 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .371 | .443 | .500 |
| 1948 | 32 | Phillies | 112 | 332 | 34 | 97 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .292 | .358 | .355 |
| 1949 | 33 | Cubs | 42 | 159 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .312 | .358 |
| 1949 | 33 | Reds | 86 | 314 | 53 | 100 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .318 | .385 | .389 |
| 1950 | 34 | Cardinals | 60 | 150 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .292 | .240 |
| 1951 | 35 | Cardinals | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .346 |
| 1955 | 39 | Cardinals | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .400 | .500 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 807 | 2,651 | 385 | 786 | 126 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 214 | 245 | 12 | 175 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 32 | .296 | .358 | .383 | ||
Harry WalkerHarry Walker Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1940 Cardinals | CF | 5 | 4 | 117 | 17 | 3.4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.92 |
| 1940 Cardinals | LF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1940 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1941 Cardinals | LF | 5 | 3 | 93 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.03 |
| 1942 Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1942 Cardinals | CF | 43 | 34 | 807 | 2,114 | 49.2 | 2,110 | 2,106 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 70.59 |
| 1942 Cardinals | LF | 12 | 3 | 81 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 |
| 1942 Cardinals | RF | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1943 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 |
| 1943 Cardinals | CF | 143 | 141 | 3,654 | 347 | 2.4 | 335 | 321 | 14 | 12 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.48 |
| 1943 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1946 Cardinals | 1B | 8 | 5 | 153 | 63 | 7.9 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 10.94 |
| 1946 Cardinals | CF | 80 | 65 | 1,740 | 2,210 | 27.6 | 2,204 | 2,194 | 10 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 34.20 |
| 1946 Cardinals | LF | 12 | 9 | 231 | 23 | 1.9 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.69 |
| 1947 Cardinals | CF | 7 | 6 | 117 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.54 |
| 1947 Cardinals | LF | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 6.00 |
| 1947 Phillies | 1B | 4 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 4.5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 1947 Phillies | CF | 127 | 127 | 3,267 | 378 | 3.0 | 365 | 350 | 15 | 13 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.02 |
| 1948 Phillies | 1B | 4 | 4 | 72 | 23 | 5.8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.63 |
| 1948 Phillies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1948 Phillies | CF | 57 | 54 | 1,425 | 164 | 2.9 | 161 | 155 | 6 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.05 |
| 1948 Phillies | LF | 22 | 17 | 426 | 43 | 2.0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.66 |
| 1948 Phillies | RF | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
| 1949 Reds | CF | 30 | 30 | 660 | 173 | 5.8 | 172 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 7.04 |
| 1949 Reds | LF | 22 | 20 | 525 | 250 | 11.4 | 248 | 248 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 12.75 |
| 1949 Cubs | LF | 19 | 18 | 441 | 243 | 12.8 | 243 | 242 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 14.88 |
| 1949 Reds | RF | 30 | 24 | 660 | 74 | 2.5 | 70 | 65 | 5 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.86 |
| 1949 Cubs | RF | 21 | 20 | 474 | 35 | 1.7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 1.82 |
| 1949 Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1950 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
| 1950 Cardinals | CF | 36 | 33 | 804 | 181 | 5.0 | 178 | 177 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 5.98 |
| 1950 Cardinals | LF | 9 | 1 | 93 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.19 |
| 1950 Cardinals | RF | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1951 Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 16.50 |
| 1951 Cardinals | CF | 5 | 5 | 129 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
| 1951 Cardinals | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1955 Cardinals | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 533 | 499 | 12,720 | 5,606 | 10.5 | 5,564 | 5,511 | 53 | 42 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.81 | |
| LF Totals | 108 | 75 | 2,019 | 604 | 5.6 | 599 | 594 | 5 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 8.01 | |
| RF Totals | 62 | 46 | 1,197 | 111 | 1.8 | 104 | 97 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.35 | |
| 1B Totals | 20 | 11 | 306 | 125 | 6.3 | 124 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.94 | |
| 2B Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| 11 Years | 727 | 631 | 16,248 | 6,450 | 8.9 | 6,394 | 6,322 | 72 | 56 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.63 | |
Harry WalkerHarry Walker 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 |
| 1940 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Cardinals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.6 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1943 Cardinals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 282.0 | 23.5 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Cardinals | 12 | 5 | .706 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 115.3 | 11.9 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Phillies | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 488.0 | 13.2 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Phillies | 4 | 6 | .400 | 27 | 0 | n/a | 166.0 | 11.1 | 14.4 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 159.0 | 26.5 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Reds | 4 | 3 | .571 | 9 | 1 | n/a | 314.0 | 18.5 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.5 | 21.4 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 42 | 23 | .646 | 90 | 16 | n/a | 265.1 | 15.1 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
Harry WalkerHarry Walker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1940 St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1943 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
| 1946 St. Louis Cardinals | 5, 17 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1947 St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1947 Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1948 Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Chicago Cubs | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Cincinnati Reds | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
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