Jerry Walker was born on Sunday, February 12, 1939, in Ada, Oklahoma. Walker was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 6, 1957, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Jerry Walker baseball stats page.
"Jerry Walker: The youngest pitcher to ever start and win an All-Star Game, right-hander Jerry Walker was signed to a $20,000 bonus contract by the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 out of high school in Ada, Oklahoma, where in four years he had a record of 52-1 including eight no-hitters." - Rich Marazzi in Baseball Players of the 1950s: A Biographical Dictionary of All 1,560 Major Leaguers (McFarland Publishing, 11/30/2009, Page 415)
Jerry Walker![]() Jerry Walker Autograph on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#413 | Checklist) |
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Jerry WalkerJerry 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 |
| 1957 | 18 | Orioles | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.2 | 114 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 19 | Orioles | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 20 | Orioles | 30 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.92 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 182.0 | 736 | 160 | 59 | 68 | 13 | 52 | 9 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1960 | 21 | Orioles | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.74 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 118.0 | 502 | 107 | 49 | 53 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 22 | Athletics | 36 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.82 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168.0 | 758 | 161 | 90 | 100 | 23 | 96 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 23 | Athletics | 31 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.90 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 143.1 | 670 | 165 | 94 | 101 | 27 | 78 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 24 | Indians | 39 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88.0 | 392 | 92 | 48 | 53 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 25 | Indians | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 8 Years | 190 | 90 | 49 | 37 | 44 | .457 | 4.36 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 747.0 | 3,263 | 734 | 362 | 397 | 97 | 341 | 22 | 326 | 18 | 25 | 1 | - | ||
Jerry WalkerJerry 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 |
| 1957 | 18 | Orioles | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1958 | 19 | Orioles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1959 | 20 | Orioles | 31 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .182 | .215 |
| 1960 | 21 | Orioles | 35 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .400 | .421 |
| 1961 | 22 | Athletics | 45 | 64 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .284 | .281 |
| 1962 | 23 | Athletics | 36 | 57 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .259 | .456 |
| 1963 | 24 | Indians | 39 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .105 | .190 | .105 |
| 1964 | 25 | Indians | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 211 | 252 | 24 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .230 | .253 | .302 | ||
Jerry WalkerJerry 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 |
| 1957 Orioles | P | 13 | 3 | 83 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
| 1958 Orioles | P | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
| 1959 Orioles | P | 30 | 22 | 546 | 37 | 1.2 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.83 |
| 1960 Orioles | P | 29 | 18 | 354 | 28 | 1.0 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
| 1961 Athletics | P | 36 | 24 | 504 | 40 | 1.1 | 40 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
| 1962 Athletics | P | 31 | 21 | 430 | 42 | 1.4 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
| 1963 Indians | P | 39 | 2 | 264 | 23 | 0.6 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.15 |
| 1964 Indians | P | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.93 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 190 | 90 | 2,241 | 178 | 0.9 | 176 | 43 | 133 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.12 | |
| 8 Years | 190 | 90 | 2,241 | 178 | 0.9 | 176 | 43 | 133 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.12 | |
Jerry WalkerJerry 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 |
| 1957 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.93 | 4.23 | 4.55 |
| 1958 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 5.23 | 4.35 |
| 1959 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 65.0 | 4.3 | 16.3 | 1.92 | 4.95 | 2.57 |
| 1960 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 0.86 | 3.66 | 4.27 |
| 1961 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 0.58 | 3.00 | 5.14 |
| 1962 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 19.0 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 0.73 | 3.58 | 4.90 |
| 1963 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 1.14 | 4.19 | 3.68 |
| 1964 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 4.66 | 3.72 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 14 | n/a | 63.0 | 4.9 | 12.0 | 0.96 | 3.93 | 4.11 |
Jerry WalkerJerry Walker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1957 Baltimore Orioles | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Baltimore Orioles | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Baltimore Orioles | 38 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1960 Baltimore Orioles | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Kansas City Athletics | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Kansas City Athletics | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Cleveland Indians | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Cleveland Indians | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Jerry Walker Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Did you know that when Jerry Walker took the mound in the 1959 All-Star Game, he set a new All-Star Game record for youngest pitcher (20) to ever start a Midsummer Classic? Walker gave-up two hits (Johnny Temple & Del Crandall), struck out one batter (Eddie Mathews), and was relieved by Early Wynn in the fourth inning. The American League bullpen held onto the lead giving Jerry another new record, youngest pitcher to win a Midsummer Classic.
On September 11, 1959, Jerry Walker pitched a shutout. The third of his career. This one, however, took sixteen innings to complete! Walker, in Tales from the Baltimore Orioles Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Orioles Stories Ever Told (Louis Berney, Sports Publishing, 08/02/2016, Page 32), recalled, "The game was 0-0 going to the eighth or ninth inning, and Richards asked how I was feeling, and I said, 'Fine.' I think I'd given up two or three hits at that point. So he said, 'I'm going to let you stay in the game.' So I stayed in the game, and in the 12th inning, I was still in the game. And it came to the 15th inning, and of course they checked with me every inning to see how I was doing. So when it came to the 15th, they asked how I was feeling, and, again, I said, 'I'm fine.' So they let me go out in the 16th inning. When I came in, they said, 'That's it.' Fortunately, Brooks got a base hit in the bottom of the 16th inning, 1-0. So I got the win. It was quite exciting."
In 1961, Jerry Walker finished the season without committing a single error, a 1.000 fielding percentage, the first Kansas City Athletics starting pitcher to finish the season leading the American League in fielding (Hal Brown, Paul Foytack, Cal McLish, Rollie Sheldon and Ralph Terry also went errorless, tying Walker for the lead). Walker was no stranger to errorless play, he never had an error in Baltimore, and after hanging up his cleats, he had committed only two errors across 190 games pitched.