Bob Walk

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1993)

W–L 105–81
ERA 4.03
WHIP 1.37
SO 848
Pitcher PIV -6971.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
11/26/1956 in Van Nuys, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1980-05-26
Last Game
1993-09-29
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Robert Vernon Walk

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
105 81 350 259 16 6 5 1666.0 1,671 746 143 606 848 4.03 -6971.4

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — near 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
1980 PHI NL 11 7 27 27 2 0 0 151.7 163 77 71 94 4.57 3.84 (-19%) 779.4
1981 ATL NL 1 4 12 8 0 0 0 43.3 41 22 23 16 4.57 3.58 (-28%) -1809.8
1982 ATL NL 11 9 32 27 3 1 0 164.3 179 89 59 84 4.87 3.86 (-26%) -2140.4
1983 ATL NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.7 7 3 2 4 7.36 — 0.0
1984 PIT NL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 8 3 4 10 2.61 3.81 (+31%) 144.7
1985 PIT NL 2 3 9 9 1 1 0 58.7 60 24 18 40 3.68 3.89 (+5%) 1465.9
1986 PIT NL 7 8 44 15 1 1 2 141.7 129 59 64 78 3.75 3.97 (+6%) -1419.8
1987 PIT NL 8 2 39 12 1 1 0 117.0 107 43 51 78 3.31 4.29 (+23%) 446.2
1988 PIT NL 12 10 32 32 1 1 0 212.7 183 64 65 81 2.71 3.73 (+27%) 2300.1
1989 PIT NL 13 10 33 31 2 0 0 196.0 208 96 65 83 4.41 3.71 (-19%) -1257.4
1990 PIT NL 7 5 26 24 1 1 1 129.7 136 54 36 73 3.75 3.86 (+3%) -1461.6
1991 PIT NL 9 2 25 20 0 0 0 115.0 104 46 35 67 3.60 3.91 (+8%) 137.8
1992 PIT NL 10 6 36 19 1 0 2 135.0 132 48 43 60 3.20 3.75 (+15%) -677.2
1993 PIT NL 13 14 32 32 3 0 0 187.0 214 118 70 80 5.68 4.19 (-36%) -3479.4
Career · 14 seasons 105 81 350 259 16 6 5 1,666.0 1,671 746 606 848 4.03 — -6,971

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 Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
352 510 30 74 11 2 1 48 0 16 167 .145 .180 .180 .361 -2,259

Career AVG .145 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 44.0% below league average.

Career OBP .180 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career SLG .180 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career OPS .361 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 49.4% 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
1980 PHI NL 27 50 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 4 20 .140 .264 (-47%) .326 (-33%) .387 (-59%) .714 (-47%) -360.7
1981 ATL NL 12 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 — — — — 0.0
1982 ATL NL 32 51 2 10 0 0 0 6 0 6 17 .196 .261 (-25%) .324 (-13%) .388 (-50%) .712 (-33%) -243.4
1983 ATL NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 PIT NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 PIT NL 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 PIT NL 44 39 2 6 3 0 0 7 0 1 11 .154 — — — — 0.0
1987 PIT NL 39 26 6 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 .231 — — — — 0.0
1988 PIT NL 34 69 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 2 31 .087 .254 (-66%) .317 (-57%) .377 (-73%) .695 (-66%) -692.4
1989 PIT NL 33 70 2 13 2 2 0 9 0 1 18 .186 .254 (-27%) .319 (-38%) .375 (-28%) .694 (-33%) -374.5
1990 PIT NL 26 37 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 13 .162 — — — — 0.0
1991 PIT NL 25 39 2 8 1 0 1 5 0 1 11 .205 — — — — 0.0
1992 PIT NL 36 43 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 .093 — — — — 0.0
1993 PIT NL 32 58 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 .121 .265 (-54%) .332 (-59%) .403 (-66%) .735 (-63%) -587.6
Career · 14 seasons 352 510 30 74 11 2 1 48 0 16 167 .145 — — — — -2,259

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
9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 NLCS PIT 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1991 NLCS PIT 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1990 NLCS PIT 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
1982 NLCS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 WS PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 9 4 1 42.0 32 21 16 23 4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1992 NLCS PIT 1 0 2 1 0 11.7 6 5 7 6 3.86
1991 NLCS PIT 0 0 3 0 1 9.3 5 2 3 5 1.93
1990 NLCS PIT 1 1 2 2 0 13.0 11 7 2 8 4.85
1982 NLCS ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 9.00
1980 WS PHI 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 8 6 3 3 7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1812331734026.146
Away1712771340122.144

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home180848.08473712924423.94
Away170818.08243763144064.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1993-09-29 PITPHIW 200000001
1993-09-24 PITCHCL 000000000
1993-09-19 PITSTLL 100000000
1993-09-12 PITCOLW 200000000
1993-09-05 PITCOLL 301000000
1993-08-29 PITSDPW 211000001
1993-08-24 PITLADL 000000000
1993-08-19 PITSFGL 000000000
1993-08-14 PITMIAL 100000000
1993-08-09 PITSTLL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-09-29 PITPHI W 5.0511230
1993-09-24 PITCHC L 2.0555301
1993-09-19 PITSTL — 3.0555400
1993-09-12 PITCOL — 6.1833430
1993-09-05 PITCOL L 8.0844320
1993-08-29 PITSDP W 6.0844151
1993-08-24 PITLAD L 2.1111110
1993-08-19 PITSFG L 3.0455241
1993-08-14 PITMIA L 5.0655012
1993-08-09 PITSTL L 7.2877612

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 350 259 154 232 26 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1980 PHI P 27 27 17 15 1 2
1981 ATL P 12 8 3 4 0 0
1982 ATL P 32 27 12 17 6 2
1983 ATL P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1984 PIT P 2 2 0 0 0 0
1985 PIT P 9 9 7 2 0 0
1986 PIT P 44 15 21 28 3 4
1987 PIT P 39 12 9 22 2 2
1988 PIT P 32 32 23 34 3 3
1989 PIT P 33 31 19 31 3 3
1990 PIT P 26 24 12 11 3 0
1991 PIT P 25 20 9 15 2 1
1992 PIT P 36 19 10 28 1 1
1993 PIT P 32 32 12 23 2 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 350

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1993 PIT NL $2,175,000
1992 PIT NL $2,025,000
1991 PIT NL $850,000
1990 PIT NL $850,000
1989 PIT NL $800,000
1988 PIT NL $450,000
1987 PIT NL $285,000
1986 PIT NL $175,000
Total Career Earnings $7,610,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita CA 1976

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1980 Rookie of the Year NL 7th 1.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bob Walk (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tex Carleton
    100-76, 3.91 ERA
  2. 98
    Cal McLish
    92-92, 4.00 ERA
  3. 96
    Russ Meyer
    94-73, 3.99 ERA
  4. 96
    Steve Hargan
    87-107, 3.92 ERA
  5. 92
    Kirk McCaskill
    106-108, 4.12 ERA
  6. 90
    Larry McWilliams
    78-90, 3.99 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Walk

What years did Bob Walk play?
Bob Walk played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1993.
Was Bob Walk a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Walk pitched in the major leagues, recording 105 wins and 848 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Walk hit?
Bob Walk hit 1 career home runs with 74 hits.