Bob Walk
Born: 11/26/1956 in Van Nuys, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-05-26 | Final Game: 1993-09-29
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 185 lbs
Full name: Robert Vernon Walk
Biography
Bob Walk was a professional baseball pitcher born in 1956, who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 until his retirement in 1993. Known for his steady demeanor on the mound and effective pitching style, Walk compiled a career record of 105-81 with a 4.03 ERA over his 13 seasons in the league. He struck out 848 batters and recorded 5 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a starter and a reliever. Walk was selected to the All-Star team once during his career, marking a highlight in his time as a key contributor to the teams he played for.
Walk's career spanned a transformative era in baseball, transitioning from the tail end of the deadball era into the more modern offensive game of the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Atlanta Braves, leaving a notable impact in each city. With a commitment to his craft and an ability to adapt, Walk became a reliable arm in the rotation, remembered for his competitive spirit and contributions to team success during his playing days.
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 | 1671 | 746 | 143 | 606 | 848 | 4.03 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PHI | NL | 11 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151.7 | 163 | 77 | 71 | 94 | 4.57 | 779.4 |
| 1981 | ATL | NL | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 41 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 4.57 | -1825.9 |
| 1982 | ATL | NL | 11 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 164.3 | 179 | 89 | 59 | 84 | 4.87 | -2212.8 |
| 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 | 144.7 |
| 1985 | PIT | NL | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.7 | 60 | 24 | 18 | 40 | 3.68 | 1465.9 |
| 1986 | PIT | NL | 7 | 8 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 141.7 | 129 | 59 | 64 | 78 | 3.75 | -1461.1 |
| 1987 | PIT | NL | 8 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117.0 | 107 | 43 | 51 | 78 | 3.31 | 446.2 |
| 1988 | PIT | NL | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 212.7 | 183 | 64 | 65 | 81 | 2.71 | 2300.1 |
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 13 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 196.0 | 208 | 96 | 65 | 83 | 4.41 | -1308.1 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 129.7 | 136 | 54 | 36 | 73 | 3.75 | -1500.6 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 9 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 104 | 46 | 35 | 67 | 3.60 | 137.8 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 10 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 135.0 | 132 | 48 | 43 | 60 | 3.20 | -696.0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 13 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 187.0 | 214 | 118 | 70 | 80 | 5.68 | -3613.3 |
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 | 0.145 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.361 | -2392.3 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PHI | NL | 27 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0.140 | -378.8 |
| 1981 | ATL | NL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | ATL | NL | 32 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0.196 | -257.8 |
| 1983 | ATL | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | PIT | NL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | PIT | NL | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | PIT | NL | 44 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.154 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | PIT | NL | 39 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.231 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | PIT | NL | 34 | 69 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0.087 | -736.0 |
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 33 | 70 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.186 | -397.4 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 26 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.162 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 25 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.205 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 36 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.093 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 32 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.121 | -622.4 |
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 | 0.000 |
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 | 0.000 |
| 1991 | NLCS | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 1990 | NLCS | PIT | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| 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 |
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 | 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 |