Walter Ball
Full name: Walter Thomas Ball
Biography
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | CXG | IND | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18.3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.98 | 2.66 (+63%) | 186.2 |
| 1905 | CXG | EAS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | — | 0.0 |
| 1905 | LEL | WES | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.12 | — | 0.0 |
| 1906 | QG | EAS | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53.7 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2.18 | 2.68 (+19%) | -48.4 |
| 1906 | LEL | WES | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1.00 | 2.68 (+63%) | 505.6 |
| 1907 | LEL | WES | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 2.50 (+100%) | 0.0 |
| 1907 | BRG | NAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 | 2.50 (+60%) | 0.0 |
| 1908 | LEL | WES | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45.7 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 1.97 | 2.40 (+18%) | -270.4 |
| 1909 | LEL | WES | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 60.3 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 1.64 | 2.55 (+36%) | 1202.3 |
| 1910 | COG | WES | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 1.54 | 2.79 (+45%) | 486.0 |
| 1911 | COG | WES | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 61.3 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 1.61 | 3.37 (+52%) | 1600.7 |
| 1912 | SLG | WES | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.0 | 97 | 35 | 16 | 52 | 3.62 | 3.36 (-8%) | 1046.5 |
| 1913 | BRG | EAS | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 4.98 | 3.07 (-63%) | 786.6 |
| 1914 | NLG | EAS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.60 | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1920 | COG | NNL | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 6.43 | 3.45 (-87%) | -1264.2 |
| 1921 | COG | NNL | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 4.24 | 4.02 (-5%) | -669.3 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 321 | 35 | 83 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.259 | 0.292 | 0.312 | 0.603 | 123.2 |
Career AVG .259 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .292 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.
Career SLG .312 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.
Career OPS 0.603 vs. league average 0.658 across their career seasons — 8.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | CXG | IND | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1905 | CXG | EAS | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1905 | LEL | WES | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1906 | QG | EAS | 7 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.214 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1906 | LEL | WES | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1907 | LEL | WES | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1907 | BRG | NAC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1908 | LEL | WES | 7 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1909 | LEL | WES | 14 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.243 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1910 | COG | WES | 10 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1911 | COG | WES | 18 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.347 | — | — | — | — | 123.2 |
| 1912 | SLG | WES | 14 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.190 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1913 | MOH | EAS | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1913 | BRG | EAS | 12 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.079 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | NLG | EAS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.364 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1920 | COG | NNL | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.077 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1921 | COG | NNL | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.312 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 38 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| P | 78 | 29 | 20 | 134 | 9 | 5 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | CXG | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | CXG | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | CXG | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1905 | LEL | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | QG | OF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1906 | QG | P | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 1906 | LEL | P | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | LEL | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | LEL | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | BRG | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | LEL | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | LEL | P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 1909 | LEL | OF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | LEL | P | 10 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| 1910 | COG | OF | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910 | COG | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | COG | OF | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | COG | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | SLG | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | SLG | P | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 1913 | MOH | OF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | BRG | OF | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1913 | BRG | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NLG | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NLS | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NLS | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | COG | P | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | COG | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | COG | P | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 78 |
| Left Field | 1 |
| Center Field | 5 |
| Right Field | 32 |