Robert Thomas Walker
[edit] Biography
Born on November 7, 1948 in Tampa, Florida, Tom Walker (Robert Thomas Walker) played for the Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels over the course of his 6 year career. Walker broke into the bigs on April 23, 1972 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 2.89 ERA in 74.2 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Walker's best season was 1973, when he posted a 3.63 ERA and struck out 68 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2.89
| 42
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 74.2
| 71
| 4
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 54
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 3.63
| 68
| 52
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 91.2
| 95
| 7
| 42
| 12
| 2
| 3
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 33
| 8
| 4
| 5
| 3.83
| 70
| 45
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 91.2
| 96
| 7
| 28
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 36
| 9
| 3
| 8
| 4.45
| 60
| 69
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 115.1
| 116
| 16
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 5
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.12
| 11
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 19.2
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| MON
| N
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.74
| 10
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 15
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.14
| 11
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 18
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 154
| 8
| 15
| 15
| 3.61
| 201
| 144
| 119
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 296.2
| 299
| 22
| 102
| 20
| 9
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 37
| 9
| 3
| 8
| 4.53
| 61
| 71
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 117.1
| 119
| 18
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 191
| 17
| 18
| 23
| 3.87
| 262
| 215
| 178
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 414
| 418
| 40
| 142
| 23
| 13
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| MON
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 74.2
| 6
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .842
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 91.2
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .944
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| P
| 33
| 8
| 91.2
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| P
| 36
| 9
| 115.1
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 4
| 0
| .882
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 19.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| MON
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| P
| 12
| 0
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 191
| 17
| 414
| 21
| 45
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 15
| 1
| .917
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 46
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 54
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 33
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .188
| .235
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| MON
| N
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 154
| 33
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .152
| .200
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 191
| 33
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .152
| .200
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 27, 1968).
- Selected by Montreal Expos from Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 29, 1971).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Terry Humphrey to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Woodie Fryman (December 4, 1974).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals (February 3, 1976).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 24, 1977).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (April 10, 1977).
- Claimed on waivers by California Angels from Montreal Expos (July 13, 1977).
- Granted free agency (September 28, 1977).
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