#89 Walker "Walk" Cooper, Catcher, 29 yrs, Washington Senators Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walker Cooper Walk 1/8/1915 29 USA,MO,ATHERTON 6"3 210
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 4.0 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 $ 3,085,714 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 149 Days (837 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 149 Days (837 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 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 | @SLA | L 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @SLA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/26 | CHA | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/27 | CHA | L 5-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | PHA | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @DET | W 9-8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/30 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | BOS | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | SLA | W 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 536 | 173 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 117 | 77 | 48 | 25 | .323 | .376 | .483 | .860 | .803 | .160 |
Projected | 151 | 536 | 173 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 117 | 77 | 48 | 25 | .323 | .376 | .483 | .860 | .803 | .160 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 127 | 596 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 259 | 47 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 95.7 | 6.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 127 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .386 | .433 | .591 | 1.023 |
vs. RHP | 409 | 124 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 86 | 61 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .303 | .358 | .450 | .808 |
Close/Late | 70 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .420 | .386 | .806 |
Scoring Position | 170 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .387 | .465 | .852 |
Pinch Hitting | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .524 | .899 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 273 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 44 | 19 | 11 | .341 | .383 | .520 | .903 |
Road | 74 | 263 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 29 | 14 | .304 | .369 | .445 | .814 |
March/April | 24 | 82 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .268 | .341 | .451 | .792 |
May | 26 | 86 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 3 | .395 | .471 | .640 | 1.110 |
June | 26 | 88 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | .386 | .417 | .580 | .996 |
July | 22 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | .200 | .286 | .287 | .573 |
August | 26 | 101 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .306 | .396 | .702 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 99 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 9 | .404 | .426 | .535 | .961 |
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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 |
Total | 592 | 2165 | 677 | 109 | 12 | 47 | 398 | 314 | 125 | 10 | 23 | 134 | 3 | 6 | .313 | .350 | .439 | .789 | |
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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 | 148 | 127 | 627 | 49 | 1 | 680 | 4 | .994 | 1173.0 | 5.22 | 4 | 100 | 29 | 29.0 |
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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...
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