Was George Walker a pitcher?

Yes. George Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 155 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Walker hit?

George Walker hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

What was George Walker's career batting average?

George Walker batted .200 over his career, with 19 hits in 95 at bats.

How many RBI did George Walker have?

George Walker drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was George Walker's career ERA?

George Walker finished with a 2.67 career ERA, going 18-11 with 155 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did George Walker have?

George Walker recorded 155 career strikeouts.

George Walker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

George Walker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Homestead Grays and the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 54 career appearances, he went 18-11 with a 2.67 ERA and 155 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7355.7.

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 18–11

ERA 2.67

WHIP 1.08

SO 155

Pitcher PIV 7355.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 2/5/1915 in Waco, TX, USA
Died: 8/19/1967 in Waco, TX, USA

Full name: George T. Walker

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Walker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	11	54	23	12	5	4	245.2	212	73	8	54	155	2.67	7355.7

Career ERA 2.67 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 34.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Walker — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	HG	NN2	1	2	9	3	0	0	2	39.0	48	23	14	22	5.31	4.34 (-22%)	511.8
1939	KCM	NAL	9	1	21	8	5	0	2	89.2	76	21	20	62	2.11	4.28 (+51%)	2624.9
1940	KCM	NAL	5	1	9	4	3	3	0	52.0	31	7	7	40	1.21	4.21 (+71%)	2273.2
1941	KCM	NAL	1	3	6	4	2	1	0	28.1	25	8	6	13	2.54	3.94 (+35%)	781.2
1943	KCM	NAL	2	4	9	4	2	1	0	36.2	32	14	7	18	3.44	3.50 (+2%)	1164.7
Career · 5 seasons			18	11	54	23	12	5	4	245.2	212	73	54	155	2.67	—	7,356

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

George Walker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
60	95	9	19	2	0	0	6	0	3	0	.200	.224	.221	.446	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Career OBP .224 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 33.1% below league average.

Career SLG .221 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OPS .446 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Walker — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	HG	NN2	9	16	0	4	0	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	KCM	NAL	22	30	3	4	2	0	1	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	KCM	NAL	9	23	5	7	0	4	0	.304	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	KCM	NAL	6	11	0	1	0	0	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	KCM	NAL	14	15	1	3	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			60	95	9	19	2	6	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0

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

George Walker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	32	46	3	8	0	3	.174
Away	29	23	3	5	0	1	.217

Pitching — Home / Away

George Walker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	29	126.0	98	23	16	67	1.64
Away	27	98.1	84	10	20	36	0.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Walker — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1943-08-23	KCM	CI2	W	1	0	0
1943-08-22	KCM	CI2	W	0	0	0
1943-08-20	KCM	CI2	W	0	0	0
1943-07-25	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	1
1943-07-18	KCM	CAG	L	3	0	0
1943-07-13	KCM	BIR	L	0	0	0
1943-07-11	KCM	BIR	L	2	1	0
1943-07-08	KCM	BIR	W	0	0	0
1943-07-05	KCM	MEM	W	2	0	0
1943-07-05	KCM	MEM	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Walker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1943-08-20	KCM	CI2	—	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-25	KCM	CAG	L	3.0	6	4	2	0	0
1943-07-18	KCM	CAG	L	9.0	9	3	2	1	0
1943-07-11	KCM	BIR	L	4.0	4	3	2	1	2
1943-07-08	KCM	BIR	—	3.0	2	0	0	0	0
1943-07-05	KCM	MEM	W	7.0	1	0	0	2	0
1943-07-05	KCM	MEM	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-01	KCM	BIR	L	6.0	12	5	5	1	3
1943-06-11	KCM	MEM	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1943-06-08	KCM	CVB	L	0.1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Walker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
P	54	24	11	65	0	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Walker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1937	HG	P	9	3	0	13	0
1939	KCM	P	21	9	6	24	1
1940	KCM	P	9	4	1	17	1
1941	KCM	P	6	4	1	7	2
1943	KCM	OF	2	0	0	0	0
1943	KCM	P	9	4	3	4	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Walker — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	54
Left Field	1
Right Field	1

George Walker: the record in brief

George Walker's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1937 to 1943. The team column moves through the Homestead Grays (1937) and the Kansas City Monarchs (1939 to 1943). Walker, born on February 5, 1915, in Waco, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 180 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The bio records the death on August 19, 1967, in Waco, TX, USA. Walker's full given name, per the bio, is George T. Walker.

Across 54 games (23 starts), Walker recorded 18 wins against 11 losses with a 2.67 ERA. The same table counts 155 strikeouts, 12 complete games, and 5 shutouts. That 2.67 ERA compares with a 4.05 league average across the same seasons, 34.0% better. 1939 brought Walker a season-high 9 wins. In 1939, one of the busiest seasons, Walker posted a 2.11 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.28. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 7,355.7 for Walker's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Walker

Was George Walker a pitcher?: Yes. George Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 155 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Walker hit?: George Walker hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.
What was George Walker's career batting average?: George Walker batted .200 over his career, with 19 hits in 95 at bats.
How many RBI did George Walker have?: George Walker drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was George Walker's career ERA?: George Walker finished with a 2.67 career ERA, going 18-11 with 155 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Walker have?: George Walker recorded 155 career strikeouts.