Walt Weiss was born on Thursday, November 28, 1963, in Tuxedo, New York. Weiss was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 12, 1987, with the Oakland 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 Weiss baseball stats page.
"No two ground balls are alike, so I take as many as possible. I'm a big believer in repetition. Familiarity breeds comfortability." - Walt Weiss in Colorado Rockies Magazine (2013. Walt This Way. Colorado Rockies, LLC)
Walt WeissWalt Weiss Autograph on a 1991 Fleer Ultra Baseball Card (#255) |
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Walt WeissWalt Weiss 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 WeissWalt Weiss 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 |
1987 | 24 | Athletics | 16 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .500 | .615 |
1988 | 25 | Athletics | 147 | 452 | 44 | 113 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | .250 | .312 | .321 |
1989 | 26 | Athletics | 84 | 236 | 30 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .233 | .298 | .318 |
1990 | 27 | Athletics | 138 | 445 | 50 | 118 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 5 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .265 | .337 | .321 |
1991 | 28 | Athletics | 40 | 133 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .226 | .286 | .286 |
1992 | 29 | Athletics | 103 | 316 | 36 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .212 | .305 | .241 |
1993 | 30 | Marlins | 158 | 500 | 50 | 133 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 79 | 13 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .266 | .367 | .308 |
1994 | 31 | Rockies | 110 | 423 | 58 | 106 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 56 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .251 | .336 | .303 |
1995 | 32 | Rockies | 137 | 427 | 65 | 111 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 98 | 8 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .260 | .403 | .321 |
1996 | 33 | Rockies | 155 | 517 | 89 | 146 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 80 | 5 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | .282 | .381 | .375 |
1997 | 34 | Rockies | 121 | 393 | 52 | 106 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 66 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .270 | .377 | .384 |
1998 | 35 | Braves | 96 | 347 | 64 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .280 | .386 | .343 |
1999 | 36 | Braves | 110 | 279 | 38 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .226 | .315 | .323 |
2000 | 37 | Braves | 80 | 192 | 29 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .260 | .353 | .313 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,495 | 4,686 | 623 | 1,207 | 182 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 386 | 658 | 38 | 658 | 89 | 42 | 40 | 75 | .258 | .351 | .326 |
Walt WeissWalt Weiss Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1987 Athletics | SS | 11 | 8 | 222 | 39 | 3.5 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.62 |
1988 Athletics | SS | 147 | 140 | 3,720 | 700 | 4.8 | 685 | 254 | 431 | 15 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.97 |
1989 Athletics | SS | 84 | 71 | 1,953 | 316 | 3.8 | 301 | 106 | 195 | 15 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 4.16 |
1990 Athletics | SS | 137 | 128 | 3,462 | 579 | 4.2 | 567 | 194 | 373 | 12 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.42 |
1991 Athletics | SS | 40 | 37 | 972 | 168 | 4.2 | 163 | 64 | 99 | 5 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.53 |
1992 Athletics | SS | 103 | 96 | 2,577 | 433 | 4.2 | 414 | 144 | 270 | 19 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 4.34 |
1993 Marlins | SS | 153 | 149 | 3,966 | 650 | 4.2 | 635 | 229 | 406 | 15 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 4.32 |
1994 Rockies | SS | 110 | 104 | 2,073 | 488 | 4.4 | 475 | 157 | 318 | 13 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 6.19 |
1995 Rockies | SS | 136 | 130 | 18,342 | 623 | 4.6 | 607 | 201 | 406 | 16 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 0.89 |
1996 Rockies | SS | 155 | 148 | 381 | 700 | 4.5 | 670 | 220 | 450 | 30 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 47.48 |
1997 Rockies | SS | 119 | 112 | 2,910 | 573 | 4.8 | 563 | 191 | 372 | 10 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 5.22 |
1998 Braves | SS | 96 | 95 | 2,367 | 366 | 3.8 | 354 | 97 | 257 | 12 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.04 |
1999 Braves | SS | 102 | 74 | 2,076 | 323 | 3.2 | 311 | 108 | 203 | 12 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.04 |
2000 Braves | SS | 69 | 63 | 1,584 | 298 | 4.3 | 283 | 84 | 199 | 15 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.82 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,462 | 1,355 | 46,605 | 6,256 | 4.3 | 6,066 | 2,057 | 4,009 | 190 | 854 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.51 | |
14 Years | 1,462 | 1,355 | 46,605 | 6,256 | 4.3 | 6,066 | 2,057 | 4,009 | 190 | 854 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.51 |
Walt WeissWalt Weiss 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 |
1987 Athletics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 26.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Athletics | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150.7 | 8.1 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
1989 Athletics | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78.7 | 6.1 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
1990 Athletics | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 222.5 | 8.4 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
1991 Athletics | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1992 Athletics | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
1993 Marlins | 7 | 3 | .700 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 500.0 | 6.8 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1994 Rockies | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 423.0 | 7.3 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
1995 Rockies | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 427.0 | 7.5 | 17.1 | - | - | - |
1996 Rockies | 10 | 2 | .833 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 64.6 | 6.6 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
1997 Rockies | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 98.3 | 7.0 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1998 Braves | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
1999 Braves | 7 | 3 | .700 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 139.5 | 5.8 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
2000 Braves | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 96 | 35 | .733 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 187.4 | 7.1 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
Walt WeissWalt Weiss Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1987 Oakland Athletics | 17 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1988 Oakland Athletics | 7 | $62,500.00 | - | Stats |
1989 Oakland Athletics | 7 | $180,000.00 | - | Stats |
1990 Oakland Athletics | 7 | $235,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Oakland Athletics | 22 | $780,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Oakland Athletics | 22 | $760,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Florida Marlins | 22 | $925,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Colorado Rockies | 22 | $600,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Colorado Rockies | 22 | $2,256,446.00 | - | - |
1996 Colorado Rockies | 22 | $1,650,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Colorado Rockies | 22 | $2,700,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Atlanta Braves | 22 | $3,050,000.00 | Stats | - |
1999 Atlanta Braves | 22 | $3,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
2000 Atlanta Braves | 22 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
Walt Weiss Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Walt Weiss received 74% of the Baseball Writers votes when they selected the 1988 Rookie of the Year, well ahead of the competition; Bryan Harvey (35%), Jody Reed (34%), Don August (16%), Dave Gallagher (13%), Melido Perez (6%), Mike Schooler (1%), and Cecil Espy (1%). Weiss was the first shortstop to win Rookie of the Year with the Oakland Athletics, who became the first American League team with three consecutive winners - Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), and Walt Weiss (1988).
Did you know that when the Walt Weiss chose to become a free agent after playing for the Florida Marlins (153 games at shortstop) in 1993, was signed by Colorado Rockies in 1994, and when he took the field that season (110 games at shortstop), he became the first player in baseball history to take the field for both 1993 expansion teams?
Did you know that Walt Weiss, after hanging up his playing cleats, became the sixth manager of the Colorado Rockies (2013-2016), succeeding Jim Tracy (2009-2012), Clint Hurdle (2002-2009), Buddy Bell (2000-2002), Jim Leyland (1999), and Don Baylor (1993-1998)?
Walt Weiss | 2014 Topps Heritage Baseball Card (#99) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Freddie Benavides committed a Colorado Rockies record for errors in a season by a shortstop when he tripped-up twelve times in 1993. Walt Weiss broke Benavides' record a year later, committing thirteen errors at short, then broke the record again a year later, committing sixteen errors at short, then crushed the record in 1996, committing a still standing single season Colorado Rockies record franchise, thirty errors at shortstop.