What years did Roy Walker play?

Roy Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1922.

Was Roy Walker a pitcher?

Yes. Roy Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 148 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roy Walker hit?

Roy Walker hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

Roy Walker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1922)

W–L 17–27

ERA 3.99

WHIP 1.46

SO 148

Pitcher PIV -2266.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 4/13/1893 in Lawrenceburg, TN, USA
Died: 2/10/1962 in New Orleans, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-16
Last Game: 1922-07-04

Full name: James Roy Walker

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	27	91	49	17	0	5	386.0	408	171	13	155	148	3.99	-2266.1

Career ERA 3.99 vs. league average 3.35 across their career seasons — 19.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	2	1	0.00	—	0.0
1915	CLE	AL	4	9	25	15	4	1	131.0	122	58	65	57	3.98	2.90 (-38%)	-1305.5
1917	CHN	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	7.0	8	3	5	4	3.86	—	0.0
1918	CHN	NL	1	3	13	7	2	1	43.3	50	13	15	20	2.70	2.83 (+5%)	56.3
1921	SLN	NL	11	12	38	24	11	3	170.7	194	80	53	52	4.22	4.02 (-5%)	-1054.7
1922	SLN	NL	1	2	12	2	0	0	32.0	34	17	15	14	4.78	4.18 (-14%)	37.8
Career · 6 seasons			17	27	91	49	17	5	386.0	408	171	155	148	3.99	—	-2,266

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
91	111	4	17	2	0	0	4	0	4	46	.153	.190	.171	.361	-319

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Career SLG .171 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career OPS .361 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CLE	AL	25	38	2	5	0	1	1	18	.132	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	CHN	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	CHN	NL	13	11	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	SLN	NL	38	54	2	11	2	2	2	20	.204	.286 (-29%)	.344 (-33%)	.395 (-39%)	.739 (-36%)	-319.5
1922	SLN	NL	12	7	0	1	0	1	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			91	111	4	17	2	4	4	46	.153	—	—	—	—	-319

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	54	1	6	0	2	.111
Away	40	57	3	11	0	3	.193

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	52	215.2	214	83	85	90	3.46
Away	40	171.0	195	92	72	62	4.84

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1922-07-04	STL	CIN	L	2	1	1	1
1922-06-24	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1922-06-16	STL	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1922-06-12	STL	PHI	W	0	0	0	0
1922-06-06	STL	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1922-05-30	STL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0
1922-05-25	STL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1922-05-23	STL	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1922-05-14	STL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1922-05-09	STL	NY1	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1922-07-04	STL	CIN	—	5.0	3	0	0	1	2
1922-06-24	STL	CHC	L	0.0	0	3	2	2	0
1922-06-16	STL	BRO	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0
1922-06-12	STL	PHI	W	1.2	2	2	1	2	1
1922-06-06	STL	BSN	—	2.0	4	4	4	3	0
1922-05-30	STL	CHC	—	3.1	5	1	0	0	3
1922-05-25	STL	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1922-05-23	STL	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1922-05-14	STL	PHI	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1
1922-05-09	STL	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	91	0	14	77	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	0
1915	CLE	P	25	6	25	1	1
1917	CHN	P	2	0	1	0	0
1918	CHN	P	13	1	12	0	1
1921	SLN	P	38	6	38	3	1
1922	SLN	P	12	1	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	91

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Walker

What years did Roy Walker play?: Roy Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1922.
Was Roy Walker a pitcher?: Yes. Roy Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 148 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Walker hit?: Roy Walker hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.