Rube Walker Stats

Rube Walker was born on Sunday, May 16, 1926, in Lenoir, North Carolina. Walker was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1948, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rube Walker baseball stats page.

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Rube Walker
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Albert Bluford Walker
Nickname:   Rube
Born On:   05-16-1926
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lenoir, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-12-1992
Place of Death Data Died In:   Morganton, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, North Carolina
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-20-1948 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-15-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rube Walker

Rube Walker Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rube Walker

Rube Walker Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 Cubs 79 171 17 47 8 0 5 0 26 24 - 17 0 - 2 8 .275 .371 .409
1949 Cubs 56 172 11 42 4 1 3 0 22 9 - 18 0 - 0 4 .244 .282 .331
1950 Cubs 74 213 19 49 7 1 6 1 16 18 - 34 0 - 0 3 .230 .290 .357
1951 Cubs 37 107 9 25 4 0 2 0 5 12 - 13 0 - 0 4 .234 .311 .327
1951 Dodgers 36 74 6 18 4 0 2 0 9 6 - 14 1 - 0 3 .243 .300 .378
1952 Dodgers 46 139 9 36 8 0 1 0 19 8 - 17 2 - 1 3 .259 .304 .338
1953 Dodgers 43 95 5 23 6 0 3 0 9 7 - 11 0 - 1 1 .242 .301 .400
1954 Dodgers 50 155 12 28 7 0 5 0 23 24 - 17 1 2 1 5 .181 .291 .323
1955 Dodgers 48 103 6 26 5 0 2 0 13 15 4 11 0 2 0 8 .252 .342 .359
1956 Dodgers 54 146 5 31 6 1 3 0 20 7 2 18 1 2 0 3 .212 .245 .329
1957 Dodgers 60 166 12 30 8 0 2 0 23 15 4 33 2 4 0 7 .181 .243 .265
1958 Dodgers 25 44 3 5 2 0 1 0 7 5 2 10 0 1 0 2 .114 .200 .227
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 608 1,585 114 360 69 3 35 1 192 150 12 213 7 11 5 51 .227 .294 .341
Rube Walker

Rube Walker Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1948 Cubs C 44 - - 204 4.6 200 178 22 4 3 4 - - .980 0.00 -
1949 Cubs C 43 - - 196 4.6 189 166 23 7 2 6 - - .964 0.00 -
1950 Cubs C 62 - - 281 4.5 274 240 34 7 6 2 - - .975 0.00 -
1951 Cubs C 31 - - 130 4.2 126 111 15 4 2 0 - - .969 0.00 -
1951 Dodgers C 23 - - 72 3.1 70 62 8 2 0 0 - - .972 0.00 -
1952 Dodgers C 40 - - 236 5.9 233 217 16 3 2 4 - - .987 0.00 -
1953 Dodgers C 28 - - 135 4.8 132 120 12 3 2 1 - - .978 0.00 -
1954 Dodgers C 47 - - 279 5.9 278 259 19 1 4 0 - - .996 0.00 -
1955 Dodgers C 35 - - 159 4.5 157 147 10 2 3 0 - - .987 0.00 -
1956 Dodgers C 43 - - 207 4.8 204 184 20 3 4 1 - - .986 0.00 -
1957 Dodgers C 50 - - 252 5.0 250 230 20 2 3 0 - - .992 0.00 -
1958 Dodgers C 20 - - 68 3.4 67 62 5 1 1 2 - - .985 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 466 0 0 2,219 4.8 2,180 1,976 204 39 32 20 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
11 Years 466 - - 2,219 4.8 2,180 1,976 204 39 32 20 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
Rube Walker

Rube Walker Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 34.2 10.1 6.6 - - -
1949 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 57.3 9.6 7.8 - - -
1950 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 35.5 6.3 13.3 - - -
1951 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 53.5 8.2 21.4 - - -
1951 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 37.0 5.3 8.2 - - -
1952 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 139.0 8.2 7.3 - - -
1953 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 31.7 8.6 10.6 - - -
1954 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 31.0 9.1 6.7 - - -
1955 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 51.5 9.4 7.9 - - -
1956 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 48.7 8.1 7.3 - - -
1957 Dodgers 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 83.0 5.0 7.2 - - -
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 44.0 4.4 6.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 3 1 .750 - - n/a 45.3 7.4 8.3 - - -
Rube Walker

Rube Walker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1951 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - Stats
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 Undetermined - -


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