Walker Cooper
William Walker Cooper
Born: January 8, 1915
Atherton, MO USA
Deceased: 1991
Scottsdale, AZ USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 1940-1957
Minor League Statistics
Walker Cooper compiled a career batting average of .285 with 173 home runs and 812 RBI in his 1473-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 New York Giants |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Boston Braves |
 Milwaukee Braves |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .316 | .381 | .368 | .749 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 215 | 200 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .245 | .291 | .315 | .606 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 474 | 438 | 58 | 123 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 29 | .281 | .327 | .434 | .761 | 190 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 476 | 449 | 52 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | .318 | .349 | .463 | .812 | 208 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 426 | 397 | 56 | 126 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | .317 | .352 | .504 | .855 | 200 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .389 | .389 | .778 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 87 | 300 | 280 | 29 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .268 | .310 | .396 | .706 | 111 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | 140 | 546 | 515 | 79 | 157 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 43 | .305 | .339 | .586 | .926 | 302 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | 91 | 322 | 290 | 40 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 29 | .266 | .332 | .472 | .805 | 137 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 42 | 157 | 147 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .211 | .261 | .347 | .608 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 331 | 307 | 34 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | .280 | .330 | .479 | .809 | 147 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .191 | .191 | .255 | .447 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | 102 | 373 | 337 | 52 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | .329 | .389 | .528 | .917 | 178 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | 109 | 372 | 342 | 42 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 | .313 | .367 | .518 | .884 | 177 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Boston Braves | 102 | 375 | 349 | 33 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 32 | .235 | .282 | .361 | .643 | 126 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 53 | 151 | 137 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | .219 | .287 | .328 | .615 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .333 | .627 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 57 | 181 | 158 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | .310 | .398 | .532 | .929 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 54 | 119 | 111 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .279 | .322 | .559 | .881 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 72 | 68 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .265 | .296 | .456 | .752 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 85 | 78 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .269 | .310 | .474 | .784 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1473 | 5078 | 4702 | 573 | 1341 | 240 | 40 | 173 | 812 | 18 | 1 | 309 | 357 | .285 | .332 | .464 | .796 | 2180 | 160 | 22 | 44 | 1 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | 39 | 10 | 11 | .966 | 4.540 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 115 | 0 | 0.0 | 519 | 62 | 17 | 6 | .972 | 5.052 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 504 | 49 | 14 | 5 | .975 | 4.938 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 442 | 40 | 10 | 7 | .980 | 4.969 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | C | 73 | 0 | 0.0 | 277 | 38 | 9 | 3 | .972 | 4.315 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | C | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 561 | 51 | 13 | 8 | .979 | 4.636 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | C | 79 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 21 | 7 | 3 | .979 | 4.152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 316 | 43 | 8 | 3 | .978 | 4.662 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | C | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 148 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .982 | 4.150 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .972 | 5.308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 386 | 47 | 12 | 9 | .973 | 4.920 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 57 | 8 | 9 | .981 | 4.711 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 417 | 55 | 8 | 8 | .983 | 5.303 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | C | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .983 | 4.886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 48 | 43 | 368.0 | 190 | 31 | 5 | 4 | .978 | 5.405 | 4.604 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 44.4 |
| 1954 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 31 | 21 | 202.7 | 88 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .961 | 4.396 | 3.194 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 16 | 12 | 112.0 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 4.821 | 3.750 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 13 | 12 | 101.7 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .957 | 5.931 | 5.154 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Totals | 1223 | 89 | 795.3 | 5166 | 589 | 138 | 80 | .977 | 65.124 | 4.706 | 79 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 35.3 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .294 | .294 | .588 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .318 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 16 | 65 | 60 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .300 | .333 | .383 | .717 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 5.200 | 5.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 38.7 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .939 | 7.216 | 6.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 16 | 138.7 | 107 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .974 | 7.269 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1943 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
1944 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
