What years did Wally Mayer play?

Wally Mayer played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919.

Was Wally Mayer a pitcher?

No. Wally Mayer was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Wally Mayer hit?

Wally Mayer hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.

Wally Mayer

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1919)

AVG .193

HR 0

RBI 20

H 53

OPS .569

PIV -367

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 168 lb
Born: 7/8/1890 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
Died: 11/18/1951 in Minnetonka, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-09-28
Last Game: 1919-09-02

Full name: Walter A. Mayer

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
132	274	22	53	14	3	0	20	1	42	57	.193	.303	.266	.569	-367

Career AVG .193 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career SLG .266 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 21.7% below league average.

Career OPS .569 vs. league average .664 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	CHA	AL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CHA	AL	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CHA	AL	40	85	7	14	3	1	5	1	14	23	.165	.255 (-35%)	.322 (-10%)	.339 (-34%)	.661 (-22%)	-248.8
1915	CHA	AL	22	54	3	12	3	1	5	0	5	8	.222	.250 (-11%)	.318 (-10%)	.332 (-5%)	.651 (-7%)	-67.6
1917	BOS	AL	4	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	BOS	AL	26	49	7	11	4	0	5	0	7	7	.224	—	—	—	—	-8.6
1919	SLA	AL	30	62	2	14	4	1	5	0	8	11	.226	.262 (-14%)	.322 (-3%)	.347 (-7%)	.670 (-5%)	-41.9
Career · 7 seasons			132	274	22	53	14	3	20	1	42	57	.193	—	—	—	—	-367

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	74	147	17	33	0	11	.224
Away	59	129	5	20	0	11	.155

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1919-09-02	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-09-01	SLA	CLE	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-08-17	SLA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-08-16	SLA	PHA	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1919-07-20	SLA	MIN	L	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
1919-07-17	SLA	NYY	W	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1919-07-13	SLA	PHA	W	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
1919-07-04	SLA	CLE	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1919-06-20	SLA	BOS	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1919-06-18	SLA	BOS	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	1	0	1	0
C	112	0	412	124	17	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	CHA	C	1	7	2	1	0
1912	CHA	C	6	13	1	0	0
1914	CHA	3B	1	1	0	1	0
1914	CHA	C	33	137	47	6	3
1915	CHA	C	20	89	15	1	0
1917	BOS	C	4	19	8	1	1
1918	BOS	C	23	63	18	3	0
1919	SLA	C	25	84	33	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	112
Third Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Wally Mayer

What years did Wally Mayer play?: Wally Mayer played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919.
Was Wally Mayer a pitcher?: No. Wally Mayer was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Wally Mayer hit?: Wally Mayer hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.