2B Chuck Walton #9
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/08/1972
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2B CHUCK WALTON #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 27 5 2 0 0 4 1 4 .185 .214 .259 1 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 55
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/07/1972 CHH Loss, 3-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/04/1972 SEA Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1972 SEA Win, 8-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1972 @ BAL Win, 8-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
04/27/1972 @ CHH Win, 11-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1972 @ CHH Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1972 DET Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/1972 DET Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/1972 DET Loss, 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/18/1972 DAL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Walton is a thinking man's ballplayer.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:02/16/1944
Born in:Jackson, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 21st Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 27 5 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 .185 .214 .259 .474 .219 .074 40
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 100.0 1.7 2.05 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Versus Right   19 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .158 .200 .263 .463
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   23 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .174 .208 .261 .469
May   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Spring Training   68 18 1 2 1 3 8 3 10 0 1 0 .265 .296 .382 .678
Last Year   357 95 27 2 1 47 31 25 27 1 8 0 .266 .313 .361 .675
2 Years Ago   546 148 22 5 1 54 55 27 45 2 22 1 .271 .306 .335 .641
Career   2678 721 133 28 19 262 289 178 306 5 53 11 .269 .317 .361 .678
Home   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Road   17 3 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .176 .176 .294 .471
Grass   27 5 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .185 .214 .259 .474
Day   21 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .190 .190 .286 .476
Night   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
As Starter   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Pinch Hitting   9 3 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Close/Late   9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Inning 1-3   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Inning 4-6   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Inning 7-9   13 3 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
0 Outs   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
1 Outs   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
2 Outs   11 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Scoring Position   9 3 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Bases Empty   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Runner on 1st   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 2nd   1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
First Pitch   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 1-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Ahead in Count   9 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
Batting 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   12 3 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Low Leverage   8 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Medium Leverage   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
High Leverage   7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Montreal - MLB 19 4 16 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .250 .250 .438 .688 99 102 -0.0
1964 Montreal - MLB 20 4 11 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 33 31 0.1
1965 Montreal - MLB 21 17 29 11 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 .379 .400 .517 .917 170 174 0.6
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 22 104 289 80 12 4 4 27 33 25 1 0 41 10 6 .277 .337 .388 .724 113 111 1.5
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 23 133 485 134 26 6 5 47 63 36 5 1 68 12 9 .276 .332 .386 .718 118 118 2.3
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 24 134 422 98 16 4 1 29 39 27 1 0 45 9 3 .232 .280 .296 .576 81 79 -0.1
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 25 145 496 144 26 7 5 48 60 36 3 1 62 13 6 .290 .341 .401 .743 116 116 2.1
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 26 150 546 148 22 5 1 54 55 27 1 2 45 15 5 .271 .306 .335 .641 77 76 -2.4
1971 Houston - MLB 27 127 357 95 27 2 1 47 31 25 0 1 27 3 4 .266 .313 .361 .675 97 92 -0.3
1972 Houston - MLB 28 18 27 5 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 .185 .214 .259 .474 39 40 0.1
Total MLB 836 2678 721 133 28 19 262 289 178 11 5 306 64 34 .269 .317 .361 .678 100 98 3.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Total - 18 21 91 39 13 4 1 24 32 9 1 3 7 35 7 .429 .471 .692 1.163 100 100 1.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Montreal - MLB SS 4 4 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 34.0 3.71 -0.2 1.052
1964 Montreal - MLB SS 3 3 6 7 2 13 0 1.000 24.0 4.88 +0.6 1.054
1965 Montreal - MLB 2B 7 4 6 16 5 22 0 1.000 37.2 5.26 +0.5 1.230
1965 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 1.058
1965 Montreal - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Montreal - MLB RF 3 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 13.1 4.05 +0.5 .995
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 40 9 23 47 15 73 3 .959 127.0 4.96 -1.0 1.016
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 12 12 3 28 3 33 2 .939 96.0 2.91 -2.0 .926
1966 Los Angeles - MLB SS 20 12 18 43 6 62 1 .984 112.0 4.90 +0.8 1.042
1966 Los Angeles - MLB CF 49 43 123 1 0 126 2 .984 368.0 3.03 -0.6 .986
1966 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 21 6 14 32 5 49 3 .939 74.1 5.57 -1.4 .923
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Los Angeles - MLB SS 6 4 8 11 2 19 0 1.000 36.0 4.75 +0.2 .966
1967 Los Angeles - MLB LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.2 .990
1967 Los Angeles - MLB CF 114 113 373 7 1 385 5 .987 967.1 3.54 -4.2 .985
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 38 16 34 64 17 105 7 .933 176.1 5.00 -2.5 .977
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 13 13 3 27 1 32 2 .938 106.1 2.54 -0.1 1.018
1968 Los Angeles - MLB SS 18 18 33 63 17 97 1 .990 150.0 5.76 +1.5 1.035
1968 Los Angeles - MLB CF 64 59 192 5 1 202 5 .975 520.1 3.41 -7.3 .941
1968 Los Angeles - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.6 .990
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 7 0 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 14.0 9.00 +1.9 1.522
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 11 8 9 17 1 26 0 1.000 70.0 3.34 -1.0 .956
1969 Los Angeles - MLB SS 27 26 43 88 13 136 5 .963 220.0 5.36 -0.2 .948
1969 Los Angeles - MLB CF 104 103 206 6 1 220 8 .964 844.1 2.26 -11.0 .938
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 1 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.3 .997
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 8 8 7 20 3 28 1 .964 75.0 3.24 +0.2 1.005
1970 Los Angeles - MLB SS 11 6 17 19 5 36 0 1.000 57.1 5.65 +0.2 .998
1970 Los Angeles - MLB CF 125 123 290 16 2 313 7 .978 1091.2 2.52 -24.8 .897
1970 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Houston - MLB 2B 12 10 21 30 14 53 2 .962 83.0 5.53 +0.9 1.034
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 6 4 3 6 1 10 1 .900 38.1 2.11 -0.6 .912
1971 Houston - MLB SS 99 85 166 260 64 445 19 .957 727.2 5.27 -16.3 .901
1971 Houston - MLB CF 4 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 5.1 6.75 -0.2 .979
1971 Houston - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 .987
1972 Houston - MLB 2B 4 4 4 12 1 16 0 1.000 34.0 4.24 +0.9 1.101
1972 Houston - MLB SS 7 0 0 4 3 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.1 1.014
TOTAL 2B 130 50 109 215 59 339 15 .956 555.1 5.25 -0.4 1.021
TOTAL 3B 50 45 25 98 9 129 6 .953 385.2 2.87 -3.5 .970
TOTAL SS 196 158 295 507 113 828 26 .969 1377.0 5.24 -13.2 .947
TOTAL LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.2 .990
TOTAL CF 461 441 1187 36 5 1250 27 .978 3798.0 2.90 -48.2 .947
TOTAL RF 6 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 24.0 4.12 +1.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 21, 69th overall pick) by the Montreal Habitants, out of high school Cuba/Spoon River Valley (Cuba/Spoon River Valley; Cuba, IL).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 30 (45).
04/09/1963 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1963 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1963 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (45).
04/14/1964 Named the #43 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1964 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
10/12/1965 Injured (nausea),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
03/29/1967 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/20/1967 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
06/20/1967 Injured (foream stiffness),out for 4 days.
09/13/1967 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),out for 3 weeks.
11/06/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $54,586.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (45).
08/02/1968 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
09/20/1969 Injured (strained shoulder),out for 6 weeks.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
11/17/1970 Became a free agent.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
02/01/1971 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $565,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
06/16/1971 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1969 15 9
1970 22 2
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