Walter Cannady

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .316
HR 42
RBI 516
H 825
OPS .827
PIV 5,074
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 172 lb
Born
3/6/1902 in Norfolk, VA, USA
Died
12/3/1981 in Fort Myers, FL, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Walter I. Cannady

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
969.0 885.0 139.0 261.0 39.0 7.0 14.0 97.0 68.0 11.0 21.0 .295 .347 .402 .749

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 2 0 11.1 18 14 13 2 7 0 10.32 2.21

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
699 2,611 490 825 148 45 42 516 96 221 17 .316 .372 .455 .827 5,074

Career AVG .316 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — +13.9% above league average.

Career OBP .372 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career SLG .455 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OPS .827 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — +12.8% above 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
1922 CTS NNL 15 42 6 16 2 1 0 4 3 2 0 .381 — — — — 0.0
1925 HBG ECL 72 275 56 107 14 3 13 86 10 27 0 .389 .288 (+35%) .349 (+27%) .407 (+48%) .756 (+38%) 2014.5
1926 HBG ECL 47 183 33 48 10 3 1 31 11 19 6 .262 .279 (-6%) .345 (-3%) .390 (-6%) .735 (-5%) -141.8
1926 NLG ECL 2 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — -141.8
1927 HBG ECL 69 266 45 88 18 8 4 58 14 19 0 .331 .282 (+17%) .344 (+10%) .392 (+28%) .736 (+20%) 871.2
1928 HIL EAS 55 203 44 66 15 5 3 42 15 22 5 .325 .280 (+16%) .342 (+14%) .395 (+25%) .737 (+20%) 707.7
1928 HG EAS 8 30 9 15 5 0 0 6 0 4 0 .500 — — — — 707.7
1929 HG ANL 51 196 47 67 18 4 1 31 8 9 0 .342 .289 (+18%) .353 (+5%) .415 (+18%) .769 (+12%) 360.4
1930 NLG IND 49 182 38 60 12 5 6 50 4 14 0 .330 .293 (+12%) .354 (+10%) .429 (+28%) .784 (+20%) 652.1
1931 HIL IND 46 160 30 49 12 1 2 28 5 19 0 .306 .276 (+11%) .338 (+13%) .388 (+11%) .726 (+12%) 375.1
1932 PC IND 28 103 18 33 2 4 1 18 3 6 1 .320 .275 (+16%) .335 (+7%) .391 (+14%) .726 (+11%) 161.4
1932 HG EWL 20 81 15 21 3 2 1 13 0 5 0 .259 .275 (-6%) .335 (-10%) .391 (-2%) .726 (-6%) 161.4
1933 NBY IND 16 63 12 19 2 2 1 14 2 5 1 .302 .270 (+12%) .329 (+7%) .377 (+18%) .707 (+13%) 117.9
1934 NBY IND 20 73 8 14 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 .192 .278 (-31%) .340 (-26%) .392 (-48%) .733 (-37%) -431.9
1935 NBY IND 11 45 11 12 1 0 1 8 3 3 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1936 NBY NN2 32 126 35 39 6 3 5 19 6 15 0 .310 .283 (+9%) .349 (+12%) .404 (+30%) .753 (+21%) 476.8
1937 NBY NN2 35 132 20 43 9 1 1 30 4 10 0 .326 .276 (+18%) .342 (+9%) .398 (+8%) .740 (+9%) 196.2
1938 NBY NN2 29 106 15 26 3 1 1 17 1 9 2 .245 .272 (-10%) .341 (-11%) .392 (-18%) .734 (-15%) -256.3
1939 NBY NN2 24 89 16 31 2 1 1 17 0 6 0 .348 .274 (+27%) .342 (+14%) .393 (+9%) .735 (+11%) 171.9
1942 CAG NAL 14 51 7 13 1 0 0 6 3 2 1 .255 .253 (+1%) .323 (-12%) .349 (-22%) .672 (-17%) -133.9
1944 CIC NAL 7 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 .188 — — — — 0.0
1944 HG NN2 35 135 20 44 8 1 0 26 3 11 0 .326 .261 (+25%) .325 (+16%) .357 (+12%) .683 (+14%) 0.0
1945 NYC NN2 14 46 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 .152 — — — — -276.9
Career · 23 seasons 699 2,611 490 825 148 45 42 516 96 221 17 .316 — — — — 5,592

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
3 2 10 4 3 0 0 62.3 65 36 2 28 21 5.20 -84.9

Career ERA 5.20 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — 17.4% 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
1922 CTS NNL 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 27.0 21 10 11 10 3.33 4.18 (+20%) -60.5
1925 HBG ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 1 0 0 27.00 — 0.0
1929 HG ANL 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 24.3 26 14 10 7 5.18 4.60 (-13%) 366.1
1938 NBY NN2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10.7 16 11 7 4 9.28 4.35 (-114%) -390.4
Career · 4 seasons 3 2 10 4 3 0 0 62.1 65 36 28 21 5.20 — -85

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 18 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 NWS HG 5 18 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home682302664136.278
Away9433354100638.300

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home13.1545010.80
Away18.01392010.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-08 NY6BLGL 301100000
1945-09-04 NY6BLGL 400000000
1945-08-29 NY6HOML 100000000
1945-08-28 NY6HOMW 400000000
1945-08-27 NY6NY5L 400000100
1945-08-26 NY6NY5L 400000000
1945-08-21 NY6BLGL 300000000
1945-08-20 NY6HOMW 410000010
1945-08-19 NY6HOML 300000010
1945-06-02 NY6PH5L 300000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-07-09 NY5PTC — 3.1554500
1938-06-06 NY5PTC — 8.01399202

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 82 80 784 32 27 47
2B 277 262 581 820 76 113
3B 129 127 114 191 27 15
OF 10 9 11 4 0 1
P 10 4 1 26 3 1
SS 214 134 284 388 61 58

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1922 CTS OF 8 8 9 3 0 1
1922 CTS P 4 2 0 10 2 1
1922 CTS SS 2 2 2 3 1 0
1925 HBG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG SS 71 0 0 0 0 0
1926 HBG SS 47 47 111 141 18 21
1926 NLG SS 2 2 4 3 0 2
1927 HBG 3B 42 41 35 63 10 5
1927 HBG SS 28 28 54 81 11 14
1928 HIL 1B 54 54 575 22 22 36
1928 HIL SS 2 1 4 2 1 1
1928 HG 1B 2 2 9 1 0 1
1928 HG 2B 8 6 7 17 2 1
1929 HG 1B 10 9 76 0 2 1
1929 HG 2B 9 8 12 16 0 3
1929 HG 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0
1929 HG P 3 2 0 10 1 0
1929 HG SS 31 31 59 83 14 10
1930 NLG 2B 49 49 125 157 13 20
1930 NLG SS 1 0 0 2 0 0
1931 HIL 2B 46 46 93 154 20 19
1932 PC 2B 13 12 19 34 1 3
1932 PC 3B 15 15 17 17 1 3
1932 HG 1B 2 2 21 1 0 0
1932 HG 2B 9 8 17 23 3 4
1932 HG 3B 9 9 7 14 3 1
1933 NBY 2B 14 14 37 49 2 3
1933 NBY 3B 1 1 2 1 1 0
1933 NBY SS 1 1 2 3 0 0
1934 NBY 2B 13 13 22 45 4 6
1934 NBY 3B 7 7 4 9 2 0
1935 NBY 1B 4 4 32 4 0 3
1935 NBY 2B 2 2 3 4 0 0
1935 NBY SS 6 5 9 20 4 4
1936 NBY 2B 30 30 80 92 15 15
1936 NBY SS 3 2 5 10 0 2
1937 NBY 2B 23 22 47 64 5 18
1937 NBY 3B 8 8 6 12 1 2
1937 NBY SS 7 5 15 12 4 2
1938 NBY 1B 5 5 51 2 2 4
1938 NBY 2B 4 3 3 12 0 2
1938 NBY 3B 16 16 9 15 1 1
1938 NBY OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1938 NBY P 2 0 1 6 0 0
1938 NBY SS 6 5 8 15 5 1
1939 NBY 1B 2 2 8 1 0 0
1939 NBY 2B 9 7 12 21 3 2
1939 NBY 3B 8 8 11 12 5 0
1939 NBY OF 1 1 1 1 0 0
1939 NBY SS 7 5 11 13 3 1
1942 CAG 1B 1 1 8 1 0 1
1942 CAG 2B 13 13 30 42 3 2
1944 CIC 1B 2 1 4 0 1 1
1944 CIC 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1
1944 CIC 3B 3 3 2 13 1 0
1944 HG 2B 20 16 49 52 4 10
1944 HG 3B 19 19 21 34 1 3
1945 NYC 2B 14 13 24 38 1 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 10
First Base 82
Second Base 277
Third Base 129
Shortstop 214
Left Field 6
Center Field 2
Right Field 2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Cannady

Was Walter Cannady a pitcher?
Both. Walter Cannady pitched in 10 games, going 3-2 with a 5.2 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Second Baseman.
How many home runs did Walter Cannady hit?
Walter Cannady hit 42 career home runs with 825 hits.