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Walter Ball
·Lived to 69·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
1.61
Best ERA · 1911
7
Most W · 1906
52
Most K · 1912
0.994
Best WHIP · 1909
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
13 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | CXG | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1905 | CXG | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 | 63 |
| 1906 | QG | 10 | 37 | 0 | 2 | .243 | — | — |
| 1907 | LEL | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .444 | — | — |
| 1908 | LEL | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | .400 | — | — |
| 1909 | LEL | 14 | 37 | 0 | 6 | .243 | — | — |
| 1910 | COG | 10 | 21 | 0 | 6 | .429 | — | — |
| 1911 | COG | 18 | 49 | 0 | 9 | .347 | — | — |
| 1912 | SLG | 14 | 42 | 1 | 2 | .190 | — | — |
| 1913 | BRG | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .128 | — | — |
| 1914 | NLS | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .385 | — | — |
| 1920 | COG | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .277 | 40 |
| 1921 | COG | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .313 | — | — |
| Career | 116 | 321 | 1 | 35 | .259 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
13 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | CXG | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.98 | 271 | 6 | 0.600 |
| 1905 | CXG | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 | 167 | 8 | 1.313 |
| 1906 | QG | 9 | 80.7 | 7 | 2 | 1.79 | 150 | 27 | 1.153 |
| 1907 | LEL | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | 500 | 11 | 0.444 |
| 1908 | LEL | 6 | 45.7 | 4 | 2 | 1.97 | 122 | 14 | 1.248 |
| 1909 | LEL | 10 | 60.3 | 3 | 4 | 1.64 | 155 | 30 | 0.994 |
| 1910 | COG | 7 | 35.0 | 3 | 1 | 1.54 | 181 | 19 | 0.971 |
| 1911 | COG | 9 | 61.3 | 4 | 3 | 1.61 | 209 | 32 | 1.043 |
| 1912 | SLG | 12 | 87.0 | 6 | 4 | 3.62 | 93 | 52 | 1.299 |
| 1913 | BRG | 3 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | 4.98 | 61 | 15 | 1.708 |
| 1914 | NLS | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 72 | 6 | 1.545 |
| 1920 | COG | 7 | 35.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.43 | 54 | 15 | 2.000 |
| 1921 | COG | 6 | 40.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 95 | 13 | 1.537 |
| Career | 78 | 530.3 | 32 | 27 | — | — | 248 | — | |
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