#89 Walker "Walk" Cooper, Catcher, 31 yrs, Washington Senators Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walker Cooper Walk 1/8/1915 31 USA,MO,ATHERTON 6"3 210
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| 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 : 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 $ 3,257,143 1946 $ 10,000,000 (5 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 149 Days (1181 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 149 Days (1181 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 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 | | |
9/21 | CHA | L 7-9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/23 | CLE | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | CLE | L 2-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/26 | SLA | W 5-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 7-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @BOS | L 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @PHA | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | CHA | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | DET | L 5-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @PHA | L 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 540 | 185 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 117 | 89 | 44 | 28 | .343 | .389 | .574 | .963 | .906 | .231 |
Projected | 148 | 540 | 185 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 117 | 89 | 44 | 28 | .343 | .389 | .574 | .963 | .906 | .231 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 126 | 591 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 107.1 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 126 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .396 | .603 | .999 |
vs. RHP | 414 | 143 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 81 | 70 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .387 | .565 | .952 |
Close/Late | 74 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .392 | .452 | .595 | 1.047 |
Scoring Position | 172 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .409 | .587 | .996 |
Pinch Hitting | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .286 | .558 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 263 | 97 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 51 | 21 | 15 | .369 | .408 | .643 | 1.051 |
Road | 73 | 277 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 38 | 23 | 13 | .318 | .368 | .509 | .877 |
March/April | 24 | 93 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 6 | .366 | .410 | .645 | 1.055 |
May | 24 | 88 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .307 | .344 | .455 | .798 |
June | 24 | 82 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | .354 | .421 | .671 | 1.092 |
July | 23 | 86 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 8 | .349 | .380 | .488 | .869 |
August | 26 | 98 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | .276 | .301 | .531 | .832 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 93 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 5 | .409 | .467 | .656 | 1.123 |
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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 |
Total | 889 | 3236 | 1018 | 166 | 20 | 96 | 606 | 501 | 232 | 14 | 35 | 206 | 4 | 7 | .315 | .359 | .467 | .827 | |
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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 | 146 | 126 | 703 | 56 | 0 | 764 | 5 | .993 | 1151.0 | 5.97 | 1 | 102 | 31 | 30.4 |
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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.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1943 - .348 - 3rd 1944 - .323 - 9th
| RBI 1944 - 117 - 7th
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