What years did Walt Alexander play?

Walt Alexander played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917.

Was Walt Alexander a pitcher?

No. Walt Alexander was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Walt Alexander hit?

Walt Alexander hit 1 career home runs with 76 hits.

Walt Alexander

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1917)

AVG .188

HR 1

RBI 24

H 76

OPS .525

PIV -1,180

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 3/5/1891 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died: 12/29/1978 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-06-21
Last Game: 1917-09-08

Full name: Walter Ernest Alexander

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
162	405	26	76	18	3	1	24	5	42	116	.188	.271	.254	.525	-1,180

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 26.3% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 15.7% below league average.

Career SLG .254 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 24.5% below league average.

Career OPS .525 vs. league average .658 across their career seasons — 20.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	SLA	AL	37	97	5	17	4	0	0	5	1	8	33	.175	.268 (-35%)	.335 (-27%)	.358 (-40%)	.694 (-33%)	-498.7
1913	SLA	AL	43	110	5	15	2	1	0	7	1	4	36	.136	.259 (-48%)	.325 (-47%)	.345 (-50%)	.670 (-48%)	-808.9
1915	SLA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	NYA	AL	25	68	7	17	4	0	1	5	2	13	16	.250	.250 (avg)	.318 (+16%)	.332 (+6%)	.651 (+11%)	0.0
1916	NYA	AL	36	78	8	20	6	1	0	3	0	13	20	.256	.248 (+3%)	.314 (+20%)	.326 (+10%)	.640 (+15%)	230.5
1917	NYA	AL	20	51	1	7	2	1	0	4	1	4	11	.137	.248 (-45%)	.312 (-36%)	.323 (-33%)	.635 (-35%)	-263.8
Career · 6 seasons			162	405	26	76	18	3	1	24	5	42	116	.188	—	—	—	—	-1,341

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	79	188	18	40	1	13	.213
Away	84	217	8	36	0	12	.166

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1917-09-08	NYY	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1917-09-08	NYY	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-09-07	NYY	MIN	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1917-09-04	NYY	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-08-31	NYY	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-08-31	NYY	MIN	L	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1917-08-28	NYY	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-08-27	NYY	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-07-12	NYY	CHW	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
1917-07-10	NYY	SLA	W	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	152	0	579	220	34	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	SLA	C	37	140	46	6	2
1913	SLA	C	43	125	71	11	7
1915	SLA	C	1	0	0	0	0
1915	NYA	C	24	132	44	6	5
1916	NYA	C	27	100	43	6	2
1917	NYA	C	20	82	16	5	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	152

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Alexander

What years did Walt Alexander play?: Walt Alexander played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917.
Was Walt Alexander a pitcher?: No. Walt Alexander was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Walt Alexander hit?: Walt Alexander hit 1 career home runs with 76 hits.