What years did Curt Walker play?

Curt Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1930.

Was Curt Walker a pitcher?

No. Curt Walker was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Curt Walker hit?

Curt Walker hit 64 career home runs with 1475 hits.

What was Curt Walker's career batting average?

Curt Walker batted .304 over his career, with 1,475 hits in 4,858 at bats.

How many RBI did Curt Walker have?

Curt Walker drove in 688 runs in his career.

Is Curt Walker in the Hall of Fame?

No. Curt Walker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Curt Walker

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1919-1930)

Curt Walker was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1930 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,359 career games, he hit .304 with 1,475 hits, 64 home runs, and 688 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,334.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .304

HR 64

RBI 688

H 1,475

OPS .813

PIV 9,334

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 7/3/1896 in Beeville, TX, USA
Died: 12/9/1955 in Beeville, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1919-09-17
Last Game: 1930-09-28

Full name: William Curtis Walker

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Career Batting Statistics

Curt Walker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,359	4,858	718	1,475	235	117	64	688	96	535	254	.304	.374	.440	.813	9,334

Career AVG .304 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career OBP .374 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career SLG .440 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +11.6% above league average.

Career OPS .813 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Curt 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
1919	NYA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	NY1	NL	8	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	NY1	NL	64	192	30	55	13	5	3	35	4	15	8	.286	.286 (avg)	.344 (-2%)	.395 (+15%)	.739 (+7%)	183.8
1921	PHI	NL	21	77	11	26	2	1	0	8	0	5	5	.338	.286 (+18%)	.344 (+10%)	.395 (-1%)	.739 (+4%)	183.8
1922	PHI	NL	148	581	102	196	36	11	12	89	11	56	46	.337	.285 (+18%)	.345 (+15%)	.397 (+26%)	.743 (+21%)	2559.1
1923	PHI	NL	140	527	66	148	26	5	5	66	12	45	31	.281	.282 (-1%)	.344 (-2%)	.390 (-3%)	.734 (-3%)	-239.2
1924	PHI	NL	24	71	11	21	6	1	1	8	0	7	4	.296	.283 (+4%)	.345 (+4%)	.389 (+16%)	.734 (+10%)	111.9
1924	CIN	NL	109	397	55	119	21	10	4	46	7	44	15	.300	.283 (+6%)	.345 (+7%)	.389 (+11%)	.734 (+9%)	111.9
1925	CIN	NL	145	509	86	162	22	16	6	71	14	57	31	.318	.288 (+10%)	.349 (+11%)	.407 (+13%)	.756 (+12%)	1296.5
1926	CIN	NL	155	571	83	175	24	20	6	78	3	60	31	.306	.279 (+10%)	.345 (+8%)	.390 (+15%)	.735 (+12%)	1331.1
1927	CIN	NL	146	527	60	154	16	10	6	80	5	47	19	.292	.282 (+4%)	.344 (+2%)	.392 (+1%)	.736 (+1%)	115.6
1928	CIN	NL	123	427	64	119	15	12	6	73	19	49	14	.279	.280 (-1%)	.342 (+3%)	.395 (+4%)	.737 (+4%)	341.8
1929	CIN	NL	141	492	76	154	28	15	7	83	17	85	17	.313	.289 (+8%)	.353 (+18%)	.415 (+14%)	.769 (+16%)	1871.8
1930	CIN	NL	134	472	74	145	26	11	8	51	4	64	30	.307	.293 (+5%)	.354 (+10%)	.429 (+7%)	.784 (+9%)	970.4
Career · 14 seasons			1,359	4,858	718	1,475	235	117	64	688	96	535	254	.304	—	—	—	—	8,838

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

Curt Walker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	688	2429	362	762	24	354	.314
Away	672	2429	357	713	40	339	.294

Last 10 Games — Batting

Curt Walker — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1930-09-28	CIN	CHC	L	4	2	1	0	0	1	0
1930-09-27	CIN	CHC	L	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-26	CIN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1930-09-25	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-23	CIN	PIT	W	4	2	3	0	1	1	0
1930-09-21	CIN	NY1	W	4	1	2	0	2	1	0
1930-09-21	CIN	NY1	L	5	0	2	1	0	0	1
1930-09-20	CIN	NY1	L	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
1930-09-20	CIN	NY1	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-19	CIN	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Curt Walker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	1310	0	2776	144	112	48

Season-by-Season Fielding

Curt Walker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1920	NY1	OF	4	5	0	0	0
1921	NY1	OF	58	122	11	3	3
1921	PHI	OF	21	30	2	1	0
1922	PHI	OF	147	295	24	15	8
1923	PHI	1B	1	0	0	0	0
1923	PHI	OF	137	284	19	17	5
1924	PHI	OF	20	26	1	3	1
1924	CIN	OF	109	213	14	5	4
1925	CIN	OF	141	332	12	6	4
1926	CIN	OF	152	325	21	14	8
1927	CIN	OF	141	316	15	15	8
1928	CIN	OF	122	289	9	14	3
1929	CIN	OF	138	298	11	10	2
1930	CIN	OF	120	241	5	9	2

Career Games by Position

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Curt Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Left Field	97
Center Field	97
Right Field	1123

College History

Curt Walker — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Southwestern University	Georgetown	TX	1916, 1917

Award Voting History

Curt Walker — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1926	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	1.0	80	0

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Career Spans

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Curt Walker: the record in brief

The profile opens with Curt Walker's first major league game on September 17, 1919; the last one listed came on September 28, 1930. Walker played for the New York Yankees (1919), the New York Giants (1920 through 1921), the Philadelphia Phillies (1921 through 1924), and the Cincinnati Reds (1924 to 1930). Walker played primarily as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Born on July 3, 1896, in Beeville, TX, USA, Walker was listed at 5'9" and 170 pounds. The bio records the death on December 9, 1955, in Beeville, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name William Curtis.

Walker finished with 1,475 hits from 4,858 at bats in 1,359 games, which works out to .304, along with 64 home runs, 688 runs batted in, and 96 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .374 and .440 give Walker a career OPS of .813. Walker's .304 average ran 7.4% above the .283 that the league posted over the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 10.1% above league average (.813 against .739).

Frequently Asked Questions about Curt Walker

What years did Curt Walker play?: Curt Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1930.
Was Curt Walker a pitcher?: No. Curt Walker was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Curt Walker hit?: Curt Walker hit 64 career home runs with 1475 hits.
What was Curt Walker's career batting average?: Curt Walker batted .304 over his career, with 1,475 hits in 4,858 at bats.
How many RBI did Curt Walker have?: Curt Walker drove in 688 runs in his career.
Is Curt Walker in the Hall of Fame?: No. Curt Walker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.