Walker Cooper
1935–1957 · bats R / throws R · ASD, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves, MLS, NLS, New York Giants
1,473G
.285AVG
.332OBP
.464SLG
More career statistics
1,341H
173HR
812RBI
18SB
6Rare 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 | 4,702 | 4,699 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 11 |
| Batting · Doubles | 240 | 241 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 357 | 361 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,078 | 5,076 |
| Batting · Runs | 573 | 572 |
| Batting · Walks | 309 | 307 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,473 | 5,078 | 4,702 | 573 | 1,341 | 240 | 40 | 173 | 812 | 309 | 357 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2,180 | .285 | .332 | .464 | .796 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1943-07-24 to 1943-08-14
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Ten-RBI Game | 1949-07-06 | 1 in 13,155 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1949-07-06 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1949-07-06 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 756 | 2524 | 652 | 71 | 388 | 148 | 176 | .279 | .317 | .439 |
| Away | 717 | 2552 | 689 | 102 | 424 | 159 | 185 | .292 | .332 | .489 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 120 | 409 | 110 | 12 | 67 | 31 | 28 | .294 | .345 | .455 |
| May | 222 | 711 | 187 | 19 | 123 | 43 | 47 | .284 | .323 | .455 |
| June | 253 | 896 | 223 | 34 | 133 | 49 | 64 | .268 | .304 | .452 |
| July | 297 | 1056 | 300 | 44 | 182 | 78 | 70 | .311 | .358 | .524 |
| August | 328 | 1144 | 296 | 33 | 168 | 65 | 83 | .279 | .316 | .431 |
| September | 249 | 847 | 221 | 30 | 136 | 41 | 69 | .277 | .309 | .459 |
| October | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .538 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 212 | 749 | 208 | 31 | 124 | 49 | 66 | .300 | .343 | .504 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 206 | 680 | 168 | 17 | 84 | 39 | 53 | .265 | .304 | .409 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 205 | 720 | 172 | 24 | 115 | 46 | 56 | .259 | .303 | .427 |
| cincinnati-reds | 192 | 649 | 161 | 17 | 96 | 31 | 44 | .267 | .296 | .421 |
| chicago-cubs | 184 | 655 | 186 | 24 | 115 | 37 | 44 | .306 | .340 | .480 |
| new-york-giants | 155 | 516 | 143 | 17 | 78 | 30 | 32 | .299 | .335 | .476 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 152 | 535 | 142 | 20 | 85 | 41 | 33 | .291 | .342 | .482 |
| boston-braves | 135 | 504 | 146 | 22 | 104 | 30 | 25 | .313 | .349 | .546 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 19 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | .316 | – | – |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 200 | 49 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 438 | 123 | 7 | 65 | 3 | .281 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 449 | 143 | 9 | 82 | 1 | .318 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 397 | 126 | 13 | 71 | 4 | .317 | – | – |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 18 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .389 | – | – |
| 1946 |  New York Giants | 87 | 280 | 75 | 8 | 46 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 140 | 515 | 157 | 35 | 122 | 3 | .305 | – | – |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 91 | 287 | 77 | 16 | 54 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 124 | 454 | 117 | 20 | 83 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 117 | 384 | 120 | 14 | 64 | 1 | .312 | – | – |
| 1951 |  Boston Braves | 109 | 342 | 107 | 18 | 59 | 1 | .313 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 102 | 349 | 82 | 10 | 55 | 1 | .235 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 53 | 137 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .219 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 173 | 52 | 7 | 33 | – | .301 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Chicago Cubs | 54 | 111 | 31 | 7 | 15 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1956 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 14 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 78 | 21 | 3 | 10 | – | .269 | – | – |