#8 Bernie Walter, Closer, 31 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bernie Walter
8/15/1908 31 USA,TN,DOVER 6"1 185
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,424,000 1939 $ 3,850,000 (3 year(s)) 7 Year(s), 44 Days (1248 total Days) 148 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 44 Days (1248 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 10 | 10 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Talent | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 4 56 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 31 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 31 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 34 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 6 | 1 | 83.3 | 31 | 16 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 2.48 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 60 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .313 | .500 | .813 |
vs. RHB | 73 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .218 | .329 | .547 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.93 | 13.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
Road | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.80 | 21.1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
June | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
July | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 9.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
August | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.48 | 10.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.91 | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1932 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.32 | 15.2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .413 | BOS |
1933 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1.74 | 31.0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 | .225 | BOS |
1934 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 3.40 | 50.1 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | .272 | BOS,AL |
1935 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3.90 | 30.0 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | .315 | BOS |
1936 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3.25 | 27.2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | .276 | BOS |
1937 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.57 | 28.0 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | .274 | BOS,AL |
1938 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.74 | 19.0 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .320 | BOS |
1939 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .242 | PHA PIT |
Total | 213 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 74 | 3.61 | 236.2 | 182 | 101 | 95 | 11 | 48 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | .282 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1930, AA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.94 | .241 |
1930, AAA | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.85 | 40.0 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .306 |
1931, AAA | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.58 | 32.2 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .352 |
1932, AAA | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.41 | 29.0 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .317 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1934 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1932 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
1933 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
1934 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS,AL |
1935 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
1936 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
1937 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS,AL |
1938 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
1939 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA PIT |
Total | 213 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 31 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1930... Earned first career win on 8/2/1932... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $460,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $687,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $762,857 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/3/1939 to a 5-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year... Released by Philadelphia (A) on 4/1/1939... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 5/11/1939 to a 1-year deal worth $1,424,000 per year... 9/1/1939: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1933 - 11 - 3rd 1934 - 22 - 1st 1935 - 15 - 1st 1936 - 4 - 10th 1937 - 10 - 5th 1938 - 6 - 4th
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