Walt Masterson
1939–1956 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60)
402G
.139AVG
.195OBP
.166SLG
68H
0HR
26RBI
1SB
78–100W–L
1,649IP
817K
4.17ERA
184GS
21SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | 556 | 488 | 37 | 68 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | .139 | .195 | .166 | .361 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,649.0 | 399 | 184 | 70 | 78 | 100 | 21 | 1,614 | 886 | 764 | 100 | 886 | 817 | 0 | 0 | 4.17 | 1.516 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1953-08-22 to 1956-06-05
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 16 scoreless innings | 1947-06-08 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1939-07-02 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1948-07-02 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 196 | 279 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 109 | .146 | .194 | .179 |
| Away | 206 | 277 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 114 | .132 | .173 | .153 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .129 | .194 | .161 |
| May | 73 | 99 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 41 | .149 | .222 | .195 |
| June | 77 | 119 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 38 | .129 | .185 | .139 |
| July | 76 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 46 | .157 | .196 | .225 |
| August | 85 | 115 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | .133 | .148 | .143 |
| September | 66 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 37 | .133 | .165 | .133 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 66 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 27 | .167 | .214 | .181 |
| detroit-tigers | 58 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 42 | .075 | .100 | .113 |
| new-york-yankees | 56 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 40 | .080 | .163 | .093 |
| boston-red-sox | 53 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | .133 | .145 | .133 |
| cleveland-guardians | 50 | 77 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | .162 | .208 | .191 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 50 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 28 | .224 | .273 | .299 |
| st-louis-browns | 45 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .176 | .211 | .196 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .067 | .125 | .067 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 24 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 58 | 12 | |
| 1940 | 31 | 38 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .184 | 130 | 68 | |
| 1941 | 34 | 19 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .105 | 78 | 42 | |
| 1942 | 26 | 45 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .156 | 142 | 64 | |
| 1945 | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | 24 | 14 | |
| 1946 | 29 | 27 | 2 | – | – | – | .074 | 91 | 60 | |
| 1947 | 36 | 83 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .133 | 253 | 135 | |
| 1948 | 33 | 57 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .193 | 187 | 72 | |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 29 | 35 | 3 | – | – | – | .086 | 108 | 36 |
| 1950 | 33 | 44 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | .136 | 129 | 60 | |
| 1951 | 30 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .182 | 59 | 40 | |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 29 | 52 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .115 | 170 | 91 |
| 1953 | 29 | 51 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .137 | 166 | 95 | |
| 1956 | 35 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 49 | 28 |