#89 Walker "Walk" Cooper, Catcher, 32 yrs, Washington Senators Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walker Cooper Walk 1/8/1915 32 USA,MO,ATHERTON 6"3 215
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 10,000,000 1951 7 Year(s), 149 Days (1353 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 149 Days (1353 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 6 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | CHA | W 9-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | CHA | W 9-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/26 | CLE | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | CLE | L 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @NYY | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @BOS | L 10-11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | @PHA | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
10/1 | DET | W 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | SLA | W 12-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @BOS | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 528 | 163 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 118 | 107 | 49 | 47 | .309 | .366 | .561 | .927 | .892 | .252 |
Projected | 142 | 528 | 163 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 118 | 107 | 49 | 47 | .309 | .366 | .561 | .927 | .892 | .252 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 122 | 582 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 296 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.5 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 178 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .318 | .506 | .824 |
vs. RHP | 350 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 75 | 76 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .334 | .390 | .589 | .979 |
Close/Late | 54 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .410 | .556 | .965 |
Scoring Position | 172 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .359 | .512 | .871 |
Pinch Hitting | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .450 | .474 | .924 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 69 | 256 | 86 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 50 | 21 | 17 | .336 | .382 | .559 | .941 |
Road | 73 | 272 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 62 | 57 | 28 | 30 | .283 | .351 | .563 | .913 |
March/April | 25 | 94 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | .309 | .347 | .489 | .836 |
May | 18 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | .381 | .452 | .794 | 1.246 |
June | 24 | 95 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 10 | .337 | .409 | .621 | 1.030 |
July | 22 | 82 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 8 | .280 | .337 | .537 | .874 |
August | 27 | 95 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | .284 | .333 | .463 | .796 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 99 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 13 | .283 | .336 | .535 | .872 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 53 | 181 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .299 | .359 | .658 | WAS |
1941 | 129 | 487 | 138 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 82 | 63 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .308 | .376 | .683 | WAS |
1942 | 124 | 475 | 150 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 83 | 73 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .348 | .429 | .777 | WAS |
1943 | 135 | 486 | 169 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 87 | 81 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | .348 | .380 | .494 | .874 | WAS |
1944 | 151 | 536 | 173 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 117 | 77 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .323 | .376 | .483 | .860 | WAS,AL |
1945 | 149 | 531 | 156 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 91 | 98 | 63 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .369 | .473 | .841 | WAS |
1946 | 148 | 540 | 185 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 117 | 89 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .343 | .389 | .574 | .963 | WAS,AL |
1947 | 142 | 528 | 163 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 118 | 107 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 0 | .309 | .366 | .561 | .927 | WAS,AL |
Total | 1031 | 3764 | 1181 | 199 | 22 | 128 | 724 | 608 | 281 | 15 | 39 | 253 | 6 | 7 | .314 | .360 | .480 | .841 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940, AAA | 35 | 112 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | .330 | .358 | .518 | .876 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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% |
Catcher | 139 | 122 | 611 | 44 | 0 | 661 | 6 | .991 | 1114.1 | 5.34 | 4 | 86 | 21 | 24.4 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Washington in 1940... Had first career hit (double) on 5/14/1940, off Luke Hamlin (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 5/25/1941, off Bill Kalfass (BOS)... Injured on 9/14/1942 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 6/7/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1943, hitting .517 with 2 HR, 12 RBI... Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 8/17/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1943, hitting .632 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/17/1944... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,257,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 6/24/1946... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (A) on 9/10/1946... 10/16/1946: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 9/7/1947...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1943 - .348 - 3rd 1944 - .323 - 9th 1946 - .343 - 3rd
| OPS 1946 - .963 - 10th
| Hits 1946 - 185 - 6th
| RBI 1944 - 117 - 7th 1946 - 117 - 8th
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