Walter Hardy

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .198
HR 1
RBI 31
H 81
OPS .484
PIV -1,936
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 155 lb
Born
12/1/1925 in Lakeland, FL, USA
Died
1980 in Rockland County, NY, USA

Full name: Walter Lee Hardy

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
564.0 529.0 59.0 122.0 13.0 4.0 2.0 39.0 29.0 6.0 6.0 .231 .272 .282 .554

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
1949 105.0 96.0 18.0 32.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 19.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 .333 .385 .469 .854
Listed seasons · 1 105 96 18 32 6 2 1 19 8 3 2 .333 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
117 409 38 81 8 3 1 31 4 24 4 .198 .244 .240 .484 -1,936

Career AVG .198 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Career OBP .244 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 26.5% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 30.6% 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
1944 NBY NN2 7 21 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .238 — — — — 0.0
1945 NBY NN2 20 58 7 8 2 1 0 6 0 6 3 .138 .260 (-47%) .328 (-33%) .354 (-42%) .683 (-38%) -342.4
1946 NBY NN2 38 141 12 34 2 0 0 13 3 8 1 .241 .256 (-6%) .328 (-14%) .358 (-29%) .687 (-22%) -466.6
1947 NBY NN2 31 113 12 20 3 1 0 6 1 3 0 .177 .262 (-33%) .336 (-39%) .376 (-41%) .712 (-40%) -738.7
1948 NBY NN2 21 76 7 14 0 1 1 3 0 6 0 .184 .263 (-30%) .340 (-28%) .379 (-34%) .719 (-31%) -388.5
Career · 5 seasons 117 409 38 81 8 3 1 31 4 24 4 .198 — — — — -1,936

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
Home371261229112.230
Away993433872017.210

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 NY6KCMW 200000010
1949-09-05 NY6KCMW 300000010
1949-09-04 NY6KCML 512000000
1949-08-24 NY6MEMW 400000100
1949-08-21 NY6HOEW 322000010
1949-08-21 NY6HOEL 411100100
1949-08-08 NY6IN9W 201000000
1949-08-07 NY6IN9L 614101300
1949-08-07 NY6IN9W 300000000
1949-07-27 NY6BLGL 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 4 0 0 1
2B 29 26 65 85 9 12
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
SS 86 81 176 248 22 40

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1944 NBY 1B 1 0 4 0 0 1
1944 NBY SS 7 6 11 17 1 2
1945 NBY 2B 14 12 32 41 4 7
1945 NBY OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1945 NBY SS 5 4 13 14 1 4
1946 NBY 2B 4 4 12 16 2 1
1946 NBY SS 34 34 75 105 14 19
1947 NBY 2B 11 10 21 28 3 4
1947 NBY SS 20 20 43 61 5 10
1948 NBY 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 NBY SS 20 17 34 51 1 5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 29
Third Base 1
Shortstop 86
Center Field 1

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Hardy

Was Walter Hardy a pitcher?
No. Walter Hardy was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Walter Hardy hit?
Walter Hardy hit 1 career home runs with 81 hits.