What years did Bill Walker play?

Bill Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1936.

Was Bill Walker a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 626 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Walker hit?

Bill Walker hit 4 career home runs with 62 hits.

What was Bill Walker's career batting average?

Bill Walker batted .127 over his career, with 62 hits in 489 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Walker have?

Bill Walker drove in 26 runs in his career.

What was Bill Walker's career ERA?

Bill Walker finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 97-77 with 626 strikeouts.

Bill Walker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1936)

Bill Walker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1936 for the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 272 career appearances, he went 97-77 with a 3.59 ERA and 626 strikeouts. He also batted .127 with 4 home runs. Bill Walker was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 97–77

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.42

SO 626

Pitcher PIV -2111.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 10/7/1903 in East St. Louis, IL, USA
Died: 6/14/1966 in East St. Louis, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1927-09-13
Last Game: 1936-09-14
Awards: All-Star

Full name: William Henry Walker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Walker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
97	77	272	192	83	15	8	1489.2	1,576	594	99	538	626	3.59	-2111.7

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 16.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1927	NY1	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	5	4	9.00	—	0.0
1928	NY1	NL	3	6	22	8	1	0	0	76.1	79	40	31	39	4.72	4.13 (-14%)	-1390.8
1929	NY1	NL	14	7	29	23	13	1	0	177.2	188	61	57	65	3.09	4.60 (+33%)	705.3
1930	NY1	NL	17	15	39	34	13	2	1	245.1	258	107	88	105	3.93	4.80 (+18%)	-585.0
1931	NY1	NL	16	9	37	28	19	6	3	239.1	212	60	64	121	2.26	4.10 (+45%)	5074.0
1932	NY1	NL	8	12	31	22	9	0	2	163.0	177	75	55	74	4.14	4.13 (avg)	-4051.6
1933	SLN	NL	9	10	29	20	6	2	0	158.0	168	60	67	41	3.42	3.86 (+11%)	-1917.5
1934	SLN	NL	12	4	24	19	10	1	0	153.0	160	53	66	76	3.12	4.29 (+27%)	-778.9
1935	SLN	NL	13	8	37	25	8	2	1	193.1	222	82	78	79	3.82	4.35 (+12%)	1084.8
1936	SLN	NL	5	6	21	13	4	1	1	79.2	106	52	27	22	5.87	4.59 (-28%)	-252.0
Career · 10 seasons			97	77	272	192	83	15	8	1,489.2	1,576	594	538	626	3.59	—	-2,112

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

Bill Walker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
275	489	24	62	3	3	4	26	1	13	162	.127	.151	.170	.321	-4,280

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 54.9% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career SLG .170 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .321 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 56.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bill Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1927	NY1	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	NY1	NL	22	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	NY1	NL	29	61	4	7	0	0	1	4	1	2	21	.115	.289 (-60%)	.353 (-60%)	.415 (-61%)	.769 (-60%)	-623.5
1930	NY1	NL	40	86	4	16	0	2	2	11	0	0	21	.186	.293 (-37%)	.354 (-47%)	.429 (-30%)	.784 (-38%)	-577.6
1931	NY1	NL	37	77	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	4	22	.065	.276 (-76%)	.338 (-67%)	.388 (-83%)	.726 (-76%)	-935.0
1932	NY1	NL	31	52	1	7	0	1	0	2	0	2	20	.135	.275 (-51%)	.335 (-50%)	.391 (-56%)	.726 (-53%)	-450.0
1933	SLN	NL	29	53	2	7	0	0	1	2	0	1	16	.132	.270 (-51%)	.329 (-55%)	.377 (-50%)	.707 (-52%)	-437.8
1934	SLN	NL	24	54	4	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	.093	.278 (-67%)	.340 (-68%)	.392 (-72%)	.733 (-70%)	-613.7
1935	SLN	NL	38	59	4	6	1	0	0	3	0	2	21	.102	.279 (-64%)	.342 (-62%)	.399 (-70%)	.742 (-66%)	-642.5
1936	SLN	NL	22	25	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			275	489	24	62	3	3	4	26	1	13	162	.127	—	—	—	—	-4,280

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

Bill Walker — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bill Walker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1934	WS	SLN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bill Walker — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	2	0	0	6.1	6	5	6	2	7.11

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bill Walker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1934	WS	SLN	0	2	2	0	0	6.1	6	5	6	2	7.11

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bill Walker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	138	217	8	28	1	12	.129
Away	137	272	14	34	3	13	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Walker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	138	733.1	761	289	269	298	3.55
Away	134	756.1	814	305	269	328	3.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Walker — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1936-09-14	STL	NY1	L	1	0	0
1936-09-11	STL	BRO	L	0	0	0
1936-09-11	STL	BRO	W	0	0	0
1936-08-01	STL	PHI	L	0	0	0
1936-07-15	STL	PHI	L	0	0	0
1936-07-12	STL	BRO	L	0	0	0
1936-07-10	STL	NY1	W	0	0	0
1936-07-01	STL	PIT	L	1	0	1
1936-06-25	STL	PHI	W	0	0	0
1936-06-22	STL	PHI	W	4	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Walker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1936-09-14	STL	NY1	L	2.0	2	4	4	2	0	0
1936-09-11	STL	BRO	—	4.0	4	2	2	0	3	0
1936-08-01	STL	PHI	—	1.0	2	6	1	2	0	1
1936-07-15	STL	PHI	—	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
1936-07-12	STL	BRO	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1936-07-10	STL	NY1	—	4.2	10	4	4	1	0	0
1936-07-01	STL	PIT	L	4.0	8	4	4	1	2	0
1936-06-25	STL	PHI	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1
1936-06-22	STL	PHI	—	6.0	12	5	5	4	2	1
1936-06-18	STL	BSN	L	8.0	7	4	2	4	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Walker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	272	0	64	282	24	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Walker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1927	NY1	P	3	0	0	0	0
1928	NY1	P	22	0	17	1	0
1929	NY1	P	29	10	23	3	1
1930	NY1	P	39	10	44	4	1
1931	NY1	P	37	8	31	4	1
1932	NY1	P	31	10	39	2	1
1933	SLN	P	29	11	40	4	0
1934	SLN	P	24	8	23	1	2
1935	SLN	P	37	4	42	4	0
1936	SLN	P	21	3	23	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Bill Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	272

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Career Spans

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Bill Walker: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bill Walker debuted on September 13, 1927 and played a final game on September 14, 1936. The season rows list, in order, the New York Giants (1927 to 1932) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1933 through 1936). Walker, born on October 7, 1903, in East St. Louis, IL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds. The bio records the death on June 14, 1966, in East St. Louis, IL, USA. Bill Walker was the playing name; the full given name is William Henry.

Across 272 games (192 starts), Walker recorded 97 wins against 77 losses with a 3.59 ERA. Walker had 626 strikeouts, 83 complete games, and 15 shutouts. That 3.59 ERA compares with a 4.29 league average across the same seasons, 16.4% better. The best win total was 17, in 1930. 1931 produced Walker's most strikeouts, 121. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.26 in 1931, when the league's was 4.10.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Walker

What years did Bill Walker play?: Bill Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1936.
Was Bill Walker a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 626 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Walker hit?: Bill Walker hit 4 career home runs with 62 hits.
What was Bill Walker's career batting average?: Bill Walker batted .127 over his career, with 62 hits in 489 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Walker have?: Bill Walker drove in 26 runs in his career.
What was Bill Walker's career ERA?: Bill Walker finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 97-77 with 626 strikeouts.