Bucky Walters
1931–1950 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
716G
.243AVG
.286OBP
.344SLG
More career statistics
477H
23HR
234RBI
12SB
198–160W–L
3,104.2IP
1,107K
3.30ERA
398GS
4SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,966 | 1,964 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 8 |
| Batting · Doubles | 99 | 100 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 303 | 302 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,149 | 2,147 |
| Batting · Triples | 16 | 15 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 13,140 | 13,156 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,139 | 1,138 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,990 | 2,991 |
| Pitching · p hr | 154 | 153 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 9,314 | 9,311 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,107 | 1,113 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,343 | 1,341 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,121 | 1,123 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 716 | 2,149 | 1,966 | 227 | 477 | 99 | 16 | 23 | 234 | 114 | 303 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 677 | .243 | .286 | .344 | .630 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,104.7 | 428 | 398 | 242 | 198 | 160 | 4 | 2,990 | 1,343 | 1,139 | 154 | 1,121 | 1,107 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 1.324 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1934-07-01 to 1934-07-08
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1944-04-26 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | 12 total bases | 1934-05-13 | 1 in 4,532 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1944-05-14 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 386 | 1147 | 257 | 11 | 131 | 61 | 147 | .245 | .277 | .354 |
| Away | 330 | 1000 | 220 | 12 | 103 | 53 | 155 | .240 | .273 | .333 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 145 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 15 | .185 | .228 | .230 |
| May | 106 | 311 | 75 | 9 | 46 | 19 | 49 | .264 | .302 | .433 |
| June | 111 | 301 | 67 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 51 | .241 | .272 | .327 |
| July | 154 | 472 | 120 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 48 | .286 | .320 | .389 |
| August | 139 | 407 | 86 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 62 | .229 | .256 | .330 |
| September | 149 | 491 | 99 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 74 | .219 | .248 | .308 |
| October | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 99 | 274 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 61 | .204 | .241 | .264 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 97 | 281 | 61 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 50 | .233 | .246 | .313 |
| new-york-giants | 95 | 258 | 57 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 34 | .245 | .267 | .339 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 94 | 269 | 60 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 27 | .242 | .279 | .331 |
| chicago-cubs | 86 | 229 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 30 | .226 | .262 | .283 |
| boston-braves | 85 | 271 | 66 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 32 | .267 | .310 | .397 |
| cincinnati-reds | 50 | 144 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 19 | .285 | .312 | .385 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 35 | 105 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 13 | .283 | .305 | .404 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  Boston Braves | 9 | 38 | 8 | – | – | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1932 | Boston Braves | 22 | 75 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .187 | – | – |
| 1933 |  Boston Red Sox | 52 | 195 | 50 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .256 | – | – |
| 1934 | Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 388 | 97 | 8 | 55 | 1 | .250 | 7 | 7 |
| 1935 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 95 | 24 | – | 6 | – | .253 | 151 | 40 |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 121 | 29 | 1 | 16 | – | .240 | 257 | 66 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 137 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .277 | 246 | 88 |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 98 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .194 | 250 | 97 |
| 1939 |  Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 120 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .325 | 319 | 137 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 117 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .205 | 305 | 115 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 106 | 20 | – | 9 | – | .189 | 302 | 129 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 99 | 24 | 2 | 13 | – | .242 | 253 | 109 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 90 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .267 | 246 | 80 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 107 | 30 | – | 13 | – | .280 | 285 | 77 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .230 | 168 | 47 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 55 | 7 | – | 5 | 2 | .127 | 151 | 60 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 45 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .267 | 122 | 42 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 15 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .267 | 35 | 19 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 4 | – |