What years did Walt Weiss play?

Walt Weiss played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2000.

Was Walt Weiss a pitcher?

No. Walt Weiss was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Walt Weiss hit?

Walt Weiss hit 25 career home runs with 1207 hits.

Walt Weiss

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2000)

AVG .258

HR 25

RBI 386

H 1,207

OPS .677

PIV -4,817

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 11/28/1963 in Tuxedo, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-07-12
Last Game: 2000-10-01
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Walter William Weiss

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,495	4,686	623	1,207	182	31	25	386	96	658	658	.258	.351	.326	.677	-4,817

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career SLG .326 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Career OPS .677 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	OAK	AL	16	26	3	12	4	0	0	1	1	2	2	.462	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	OAK	AL	147	452	44	113	17	3	3	39	4	35	56	.250	.254 (-2%)	.317 (-2%)	.377 (-15%)	.695 (-9%)	-593.9
1989	OAK	AL	84	236	30	55	11	0	3	21	6	21	39	.233	.254 (-8%)	.319 (-7%)	.375 (-15%)	.694 (-11%)	-384.2
1990	OAK	AL	138	445	50	118	17	1	2	35	9	46	53	.265	.257 (+3%)	.324 (+4%)	.385 (-17%)	.710 (-7%)	-396.2
1991	OAK	AL	40	133	15	30	6	1	0	13	6	12	14	.226	.255 (-12%)	.323 (-12%)	.384 (-26%)	.708 (-19%)	-409.7
1992	OAK	AL	103	316	36	67	5	2	0	21	6	43	39	.212	.255 (-17%)	.322 (-5%)	.377 (-36%)	.699 (-22%)	-975.7
1993	FLO	NL	158	500	50	133	14	2	1	39	7	79	73	.266	.265 (avg)	.332 (+10%)	.403 (-24%)	.735 (-8%)	-366.3
1994	COL	NL	110	423	58	106	11	4	1	32	12	56	58	.251	.269 (-7%)	.338 (-1%)	.424 (-29%)	.763 (-16%)	-1024.1
1995	COL	NL	137	427	65	111	17	3	1	25	15	98	57	.260	.266 (-3%)	.337 (+19%)	.417 (-23%)	.755 (-4%)	192.8
1996	COL	NL	155	517	89	146	20	2	8	48	10	80	78	.282	.269 (+5%)	.340 (+12%)	.426 (-12%)	.767 (-1%)	158.3
1997	COL	NL	121	393	52	106	23	5	4	38	5	66	56	.270	.266 (+1%)	.336 (+12%)	.419 (-8%)	.756 (+1%)	262.2
1998	ATL	NL	96	347	64	97	18	2	0	27	7	59	53	.280	.266 (+5%)	.335 (+15%)	.420 (-18%)	.755 (-4%)	17.6
1999	ATL	NL	110	279	38	63	13	4	2	29	7	35	48	.226	.271 (-17%)	.344 (-9%)	.433 (-26%)	.778 (-18%)	-865.7
2000	ATL	NL	80	192	29	50	6	2	0	18	1	26	32	.260	.270 (-4%)	.344 (+2%)	.437 (-29%)	.782 (-15%)	-432.2
Career · 14 seasons			1,495	4,686	623	1,207	182	31	25	386	96	658	658	.258	—	—	—	—	-4,817

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
46	147	18	28	6	0	1	7	15	30	.190

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLDS1	ATL	1	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	.667
1999	NLCS	ATL	6	21	2	6	2	0	1	2	4	.286
1999	NLDS1	ATL	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167
1999	WS	ATL	3	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.222
1998	NLCS	ATL	4	15	0	3	0	0	1	2	5	.200
1998	NLDS1	ATL	3	13	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	.154
1995	NLDS1	COL	4	12	1	2	0	0	0	3	3	.167
1992	ALCS	OAK	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.167
1990	ALCS	OAK	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000
1989	ALCS	OAK	4	9	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.111
1989	WS	OAK	4	15	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	.133
1988	ALCS	OAK	4	15	2	5	2	0	2	0	4	.333
1988	WS	OAK	5	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.062

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	773	2363	333	617	11	201	.261
Away	722	2323	290	590	14	185	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
2000-10-01	ATL	COL	L	3	0	0	0	0
2000-09-29	ATL	COL	L	3	0	0	0	0
2000-09-28	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
2000-09-26	ATL	NYN	W	3	0	0	1	1
2000-09-20	ATL	NYN	L	3	1	1	1	0
2000-09-19	ATL	NYN	W	3	0	0	0	1
2000-09-18	ATL	NYN	W	2	0	0	2	0
2000-09-15	ATL	AZ	L	3	0	0	0	2
2000-09-12	ATL	MIA	L	3	1	1	0	0
2000-09-09	ATL	WSN	L	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
SS	1462	1355	2056	4007	190	854

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	OAK	SS	11	8	8	30	1	4
1988	OAK	SS	147	140	254	431	15	83
1989	OAK	SS	84	71	106	195	15	44
1990	OAK	SS	137	128	194	373	12	77
1991	OAK	SS	40	37	64	99	5	21
1992	OAK	SS	103	96	144	270	19	57
1993	FLO	SS	153	149	229	406	15	80
1994	COL	SS	110	104	157	318	13	69
1995	COL	SS	136	130	201	406	16	99
1996	COL	SS	155	148	220	450	30	90
1997	COL	SS	119	112	191	372	10	88
1998	ATL	SS	96	95	97	257	12	63
1999	ATL	SS	102	74	108	203	12	41
2000	ATL	SS	69	63	83	197	15	38

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Shortstop	1462
Designated Hitter	2

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1988	Rookie of the Year
1988	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	ATL	NL	$3,000,000
1999	ATL	NL	$3,000,000
1998	ATL	NL	$3,050,000
1997	COL	NL	$2,700,000
1996	COL	NL	$1,650,000
1995	COL	NL	$2,256,446
1994	COL	NL	$600,000
1993	FLO	NL	$925,000
1992	OAK	AL	$760,000
1991	OAK	AL	$780,000
1990	OAK	AL	$235,000
1989	OAK	AL	$180,000
1988	OAK	AL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$19,198,946

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1988	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	103.0	140	17

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Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Weiss

What years did Walt Weiss play?: Walt Weiss played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2000.
Was Walt Weiss a pitcher?: No. Walt Weiss was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Walt Weiss hit?: Walt Weiss hit 25 career home runs with 1207 hits.