Wally Westlake
1947–1956 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
958G
.272AVG
.345OBP
.450SLG
848H
127HR
536RBI
20SB
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 958 | 3,494 | 3,117 | 475 | 848 | 107 | 33 | 127 | 536 | 315 | 454 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 2 | 1,402 | .272 | .345 | .450 | .795 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1949-09-16 to 1949-09-30
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1948-07-30 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1947-07-15 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1949-09-06 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 485 | 1767 | 433 | 75 | 283 | 166 | 203 | .275 | .339 | .484 |
| Away | 473 | 1727 | 415 | 52 | 253 | 149 | 251 | .269 | .327 | .415 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 76 | 285 | 71 | 18 | 54 | 28 | 49 | .280 | .347 | .520 |
| May | 185 | 660 | 157 | 27 | 91 | 47 | 99 | .262 | .309 | .435 |
| June | 191 | 749 | 176 | 25 | 105 | 82 | 87 | .269 | .344 | .442 |
| July | 191 | 713 | 184 | 21 | 109 | 59 | 76 | .288 | .341 | .454 |
| August | 165 | 565 | 121 | 12 | 71 | 59 | 75 | .242 | .319 | .358 |
| September | 144 | 502 | 133 | 22 | 102 | 38 | 66 | .294 | .341 | .524 |
| October | 6 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .778 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 117 | 446 | 102 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 56 | .262 | .336 | .416 |
| chicago-cubs | 110 | 424 | 109 | 18 | 64 | 35 | 52 | .287 | .340 | .466 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 109 | 425 | 102 | 15 | 62 | 27 | 52 | .260 | .304 | .435 |
| boston-braves | 103 | 412 | 99 | 13 | 54 | 33 | 49 | .267 | .320 | .426 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 103 | 413 | 97 | 19 | 78 | 29 | 56 | .256 | .305 | .475 |
| cincinnati-reds | 93 | 325 | 81 | 17 | 59 | 30 | 46 | .280 | .342 | .522 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 81 | 289 | 78 | 11 | 43 | 23 | 42 | .294 | .349 | .460 |
| boston-red-sox | 41 | 137 | 33 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 16 | .270 | .343 | .385 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 112 | 407 | 111 | 17 | 69 | 5 | .273 | – | – |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 428 | 122 | 17 | 64 | 2 | .285 | – | – |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 525 | 148 | 23 | 104 | 7 | .282 | – | – |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 139 | 477 | 136 | 24 | 95 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 448 | 119 | 22 | 83 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals | 109 | 326 | 69 | 4 | 33 | 2 | .212 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Cleveland Guardians | 82 | 218 | 72 | 9 | 46 | 2 | .330 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cleveland Guardians | 85 | 240 | 63 | 11 | 41 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 24 | 44 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |