Bob Walk
[edit] Biography
Born on November 26, 1956 in Van Nuys, California, Bob Walk (Robert Vernon Walk) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 14 year career. Walk broke into the bigs on May 26, 1980 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.57 ERA in 151.2 innings pitched in 1980, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Walk's best season was 1988, when he posted a 2.71 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 81 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 27
| 27
| 11
| 7
| 4.57
| 94
| 82
| 77
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 151.2
| 163
| 8
| 71
| 2
| 6
| 2
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 4.57
| 16
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43.1
| 41
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 32
| 27
| 11
| 9
| 4.87
| 84
| 101
| 89
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 164.1
| 179
| 19
| 59
| 2
| 7
| 6
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7.36
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2.61
| 10
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 3.68
| 40
| 27
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 58.2
| 60
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 15
| 7
| 8
| 3.75
| 78
| 66
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 141.2
| 129
| 14
| 64
| 7
| 12
| 3
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 12
| 8
| 2
| 3.31
| 78
| 52
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 117
| 107
| 11
| 51
| 2
| 7
| 3
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 10
| 2.71
| 81
| 75
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 212.2
| 183
| 6
| 65
| 5
| 13
| 2
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 31
| 13
| 10
| 4.41
| 83
| 106
| 96
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 208
| 15
| 65
| 1
| 7
| 4
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 24
| 7
| 5
| 3.75
| 73
| 59
| 54
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 129.2
| 136
| 17
| 36
| 2
| 5
| 4
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 20
| 9
| 2
| 3.60
| 67
| 53
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 104
| 10
| 35
| 2
| 11
| 5
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 19
| 10
| 6
| 3.20
| 60
| 54
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 135
| 132
| 10
| 43
| 5
| 7
| 6
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 32
| 13
| 14
| 5.68
| 80
| 121
| 118
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 214
| 23
| 70
| 5
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 350
| 259
| 105
| 81
| 4.03
| 848
| 829
| 746
| 16
| 6
| 5
| 1666
| 1671
| 143
| 606
| 36
| 80
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| P
| 27
| 27
| 151.2
| 17
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 7
| 2
| .970
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| P
| 12
| 8
| 43.1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| P
| 32
| 27
| 164.1
| 12
| 17
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 8
| 3
| .829
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 3.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 10.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| P
| 9
| 9
| 58.2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| P
| 44
| 15
| 141.2
| 21
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 5
| .942
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| P
| 39
| 12
| 117
| 9
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 5
| .939
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 212.2
| 23
| 34
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 3
| .950
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 31
| 196
| 19
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 11
| 6
| .943
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| P
| 26
| 24
| 129.2
| 12
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 9
| 1
| .885
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| P
| 25
| 20
| 115
| 9
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 1
| .923
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| P
| 36
| 19
| 135
| 10
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 5
| 1
| .974
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 187
| 12
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 6
| 1
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 350
| 259
| 1666
| 154
| 232
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 10
| 185
| 75
| 29
| .937
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 27
| 50
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .140
| .218
| .160
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 32
| 51
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .196
| .281
| .196
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .056
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 39
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 7
| .154
| .171
| .231
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 26
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .231
| .231
| .231
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 69
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .087
| .137
| .101
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 70
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 9
| .186
| .197
| .271
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 37
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .162
| .205
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 39
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 5
| .205
| .225
| .308
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 43
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .093
| .093
| .116
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 58
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .121
| .136
| .138
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 352
| 510
| 30
| 74
| 1
| 48
| .145
| .180
| .180
| 11
| 2
| 16
| 167
| 6
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 9, 1975).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 7, 1976).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 8, 1976 - signed September 7, 1976).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Gary Matthews (March 25, 1981).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (March 26, 1984).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 3, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 27, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1991).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 31, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).
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