#89 Walker "Walk" Cooper, Catcher, 33 yrs, Washington Senators Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walker Cooper Walk 1/8/1915 33 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 4.0 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 $ 10,000,000 1951 8 Year(s), 149 Days (1525 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 149 Days (1525 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 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 | @DET | L 6-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/23 | @CHA | W 8-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @CHA | L 7-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/26 | CLE | L 9-12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/27 | CLE | W 13-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | BOS | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/29 | @SLA | L 2-9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | PHA | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/2 | CHA | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @DET | L 8-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 527 | 164 | 38 | 2 | 22 | 109 | 99 | 60 | 60 | .311 | .380 | .516 | .896 | .876 | .205 |
Projected | 145 | 527 | 164 | 38 | 2 | 22 | 109 | 99 | 60 | 60 | .311 | .380 | .516 | .896 | .876 | .205 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 127 | 590 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 272 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 101.3 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 203 | 64 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .390 | .567 | .956 |
vs. RHP | 324 | 100 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 57 | 60 | 34 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .373 | .485 | .858 |
Close/Late | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .346 | .746 |
Scoring Position | 155 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .410 | .555 | .965 |
Pinch Hitting | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .444 | .538 | .983 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 258 | 84 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 32 | 33 | .326 | .397 | .516 | .913 |
Road | 72 | 269 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 28 | 27 | .297 | .362 | .517 | .879 |
March/April | 25 | 96 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | .292 | .373 | .406 | .779 |
May | 23 | 91 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 9 | .319 | .380 | .527 | .907 |
June | 23 | 87 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 13 | .218 | .266 | .437 | .703 |
July | 23 | 84 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 10 | .310 | .376 | .583 | .960 |
August | 25 | 87 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | .379 | .449 | .667 | 1.116 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 82 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | .354 | .432 | .488 | .919 |
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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 |
1948 | 145 | 527 | 164 | 38 | 2 | 22 | 109 | 99 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .380 | .516 | .896 | WAS,AL |
Total | 1176 | 4291 | 1345 | 237 | 24 | 150 | 833 | 707 | 341 | 15 | 41 | 313 | 7 | 7 | .313 | .363 | .485 | .848 | |
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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 | 127 | 579 | 54 | 0 | 634 | 1 | .998 | 1147.1 | 4.97 | 3 | 96 | 28 | 29.2 |
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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... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1943 - .348 - 3rd 1944 - .323 - 9th 1946 - .343 - 3rd
| SLG 1947 - .561 - 10th
| OPS 1946 - .963 - 10th
| Hits 1946 - 185 - 6th
| RBI 1944 - 117 - 7th 1946 - 117 - 8th 1947 - 118 - 8th
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