Walter Burch

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .193
HR 0
RBI 7
H 22
OPS .477
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
5/2/1908 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
5/10/1985 in Detroit, MI, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
122.0 111.0 9.0 23.0 0 0 1.0 5.0 10.0 0 0 .207 .279 .234 .513

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 1 0 0 5 0 6.1 9 6 0 1 2 1 0.00 1.74

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1933 6.0 6.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666
Listed seasons · 1 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
40 114 9 22 1 1 0 7 0 9 0 .193 .258 .219 .477 0

Career AVG .193 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 27.7% below league average.

Career OBP .258 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career SLG .219 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OPS .477 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 32.9% 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
1934 BBS NN2 5 20 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1936 HG NN2 3 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1939 CBR NAL 11 35 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .114 — — — — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 CAG NAL 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1941 SNS NAL 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1942 CCB NAL 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1944 CBE NAL 8 25 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .160 — — — — 0.0
1946 CBE NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 40 114 9 22 1 1 0 7 0 9 0 .193 — — — — 0

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5.3 10 5 1 2 2 8.44 0.0

Career ERA 8.44 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 135.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1942 CCB NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.3 6 2 2 1 4.15 — 0.0
1946 CBE NAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 0 1 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5.1 10 5 2 2 8.44 — 0

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22517813.157
Away32361802.222

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.00000—
Away36.190210.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-06-16 CVBKCML 100000000
1946-06-02 CVBIN9L 000000000
1946-05-10 CVBBIRL 000000000
1944-08-08 CVBKCML 301000000
1944-08-07 CVBCIAW 000000000
1944-08-06 CVBCIAL 000000000
1944-08-06 CVBCIAL 000000000
1944-08-04 CVBMEML 000000000
1944-08-01 CVBCIAL 201000110
1944-07-31 CVBCIAW 001000000

Last 4 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1946-06-16 CVBKCM L 1.0330001
1946-06-02 CVBIN9 — 0.0000000
1946-05-10 CVBBIR — 1.0000000
1942-05-10 CCBMEM — 4.1630210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 2 2 3 6 0 1
3B 3 3 4 5 1 1
C 28 26 110 28 6 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0
SS 2 2 3 5 1 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 BBS 2B 2 2 3 6 0 1
1934 BBS C 1 1 5 1 0 0
1934 BBS SS 2 2 3 5 1 2
1936 HG 3B 3 3 4 5 1 1
1939 CBR C 11 11 52 16 2 0
1940 SNS C 4 3 10 1 1 0
1940 CAG C 1 1 2 1 0 0
1941 SNS C 2 1 6 1 0 0
1942 CCB C 1 1 3 0 0 0
1942 CCB P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CBE C 8 8 32 8 3 0
1946 CBE P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 28
Second Base 2
Third Base 3
Shortstop 2

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Burch

Was Walter Burch a pitcher?
No. Walter Burch was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Walter Burch hit?
Walter Burch hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.