Harry Walker
1940–1955 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
807G
.296AVG
.358OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
786H
10HR
214RBI
42SB
5Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 0 | 24 |
| Batting · Doubles | 126 | 128 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,981 | 2,979 |
| Batting · Runs | 385 | 384 |
| Batting · RBI | 214 | 215 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 42 | 41 |
| Batting · Walks | 245 | 244 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807 | 2,981 | 2,651 | 385 | 786 | 126 | 37 | 10 | 214 | 245 | 175 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,016 | .296 | .358 | .383 | .741 |
Streaks
28longest hitting streak · 1943-07-21 to 1943-08-17
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1943-06-03 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1942-08-08 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1947-04-30 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 421 | 1534 | 406 | 4 | 106 | 144 | 87 | .301 | .359 | .398 |
| Away | 386 | 1445 | 380 | 6 | 109 | 100 | 88 | .292 | .332 | .370 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 59 | 199 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 15 | .219 | .276 | .292 |
| May | 123 | 430 | 118 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 21 | .303 | .351 | .362 |
| June | 148 | 555 | 128 | 3 | 42 | 50 | 38 | .259 | .321 | .346 |
| July | 177 | 625 | 183 | 2 | 53 | 68 | 26 | .340 | .402 | .448 |
| August | 155 | 616 | 164 | 2 | 43 | 38 | 38 | .297 | .328 | .406 |
| September | 136 | 520 | 145 | 1 | 29 | 34 | 36 | .307 | .344 | .371 |
| October | 9 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .321 | .412 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 128 | 442 | 112 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 35 | .281 | .319 | .387 |
| boston-braves | 122 | 482 | 125 | 1 | 20 | 47 | 33 | .297 | .357 | .373 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 113 | 404 | 108 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 20 | .301 | .354 | .390 |
| cincinnati-reds | 108 | 398 | 101 | 2 | 34 | 35 | 24 | .285 | .342 | .384 |
| chicago-cubs | 101 | 354 | 101 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 28 | .320 | .359 | .392 |
| new-york-giants | 97 | 352 | 102 | 3 | 24 | 30 | 14 | .327 | .375 | .413 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 82 | 334 | 78 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 6 | .260 | .311 | .343 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 56 | 213 | 59 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 15 | .309 | .352 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 27 | 5 | – | 6 | – | .185 | – | – |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 15 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 74 | 191 | 60 | – | 16 | 2 | .314 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 148 | 564 | 166 | 2 | 53 | 5 | .294 | – | – |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 346 | 82 | 3 | 28 | 11 | .237 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 513 | 186 | 1 | 41 | 13 | .363 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 112 | 332 | 97 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .292 | – | – |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 473 | 142 | 2 | 37 | 6 | .300 | – | – |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 150 | 31 | – | 7 | – | .207 | – | – |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 26 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1955 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 14 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .357 | – | – |