Bill
Walters
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 15, 1960 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1992   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 LOU JL   82 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 11 10
1982 21 GRE JL   82 9 10 10 4 4 4 11 13 12
1983 22 CHI JL $ 300,000 82 19 19 19 12 12 12 19 20 20
1984 23 CHI JL $ 300,000 82 19 19 19 13 13 13 18 20 19
1985 24 CHI JL $ 300,000 82 20 20 20 12 12 12 15 17 16
1986 25 CHI JL $ 300,000 82 20 20 20 13 13 13 15 17 16
1987 26 CHI JL $ 1,928,571 82 20 20 20 14 14 14 15 17 16
1988 27 CHI JL $ 7,500,000 82 20 20 20 14 14 14 14 16 15
1989 28 BAL JL $ 7,500,000 82 20 20 20 14 14 14 15 17 16
1990 29 BAL JL $ 7,500,000 82 20 20 20 14 14 14 15 17 16
1991 30 VAN JL $ 7,500,000 82 19 20 20 14 14 14 16 18 17
1992 31 VAN JL $ 12,000,000 82 19 20 20 14 14 14 15 17 16
1993 32 LBC FL $ 12,000,000 74 17 18 18 12 12 12 14 16 15
1994 33 NO FL $ 12,000,000 74 17 18 18 12 12 12 14 16 15
OOTP6 Min Ratings   74 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 11 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,000,000 82 20 20 20 14 14 14 19 20 20
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 LOU JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1982 21 GRE JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1983 22 CHI JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1984 23 CHI JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1985 24 CHI JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1986 25 CHI JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1987 26 CHI JL $ 1,928,571   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1988 27 CHI JL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1989 28 BAL JL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1990 29 BAL JL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1991 30 VAN JL $ 7,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1992 31 VAN JL $ 12,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1993 32 LBC FL $ 12,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
1994 33 NO FL $ 12,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1981 20 A   16 7 .696 29 29 3 1 0 209.0 204 86 17 73 152 3.70 .257 .319 .379 .698  
1982 21 AA   3 4 .429 8 8 0 0 0 53.7 69 26 6 14 37 4.36 .315 .356 .475 .831  
    A   6 9 .400 22 22 4 1 0 160.3 155 61 7 57 125 3.42 .249 .312 .332 .644  
1983 22 CHI JL 5 3 .625 16 16 1 1 0 106.3 68 27 4 43 82 2.29 .183 .272 .267 .539 9.4
    AAA   6 7 .462 18 18 1 1 0 109.0 113 62 11 62 116 5.12 .267 .360 .401 .761  
1984 23 CHI JL 14 11 .560 36 36 1 0 0 242.0 191 68 9 83 211 2.53 .217 .288 .322 .610 22.7
1985 24 CHI JL 15 14 .517 39 39 0 0 0 262.0 214 90 13 95 225 3.09 .222 .294 .344 .638 21.5
1986 25 CHI JL 5 14 .263 33 33 1 0 0 202.7 172 96 26 92 212 4.26 .232 .321 .412 .733 11.0
1987 26 CHI JL 12 7 .632 39 38 2 1 0 240.7 186 92 25 92 250 3.44 .214 .297 .362 .658 20.0
1988 27 CHI JL 9 15 .375 36 36 2 0 0 219.0 235 125 30 59 214 5.14 .271 .321 .442 .763 4.9
1989 28 CHI JL 5 11 .313 24 24 0 0 0 153.3 150 74 15 49 127 4.34 .255 .316 .418 .734 8.5
  BAL JL 4 4 .500 10 10 0 0 0 57.3 49 25 5 26 66 3.92 .231 .320 .382 .702 3.5
  TOT   9 15 .375 34 34 0 0 0 210.7 199 99 20 75 193 4.23 .249 .317 .409 .725 12.1
1990 29 BAL JL 13 10 .565 35 35 0 0 0 203.0 193 95 26 57 203 4.21 .246 .300 .452 .753 13.9
1991 30 VAN JL 19 9 .679 37 37 1 1 0 239.0 204 80 24 78 231 3.01 .231 .297 .376 .673 21.5
1992 31 VAN JL 16 12 .571 36 36 1 0 0 229.0 205 96 25 68 228 3.77 .236 .295 .402 .697 14.8
1993 32 VAN JL 7 5 .583 24 24 1 1 0 151.7 138 64 14 51 140 3.80 .240 .305 .385 .690 10.6
  LBC FL 6 3 .667 12 12 1 1 0 78.7 61 20 6 25 79 2.29 .212 .276 .333 .610 8.5
  TOT   13 8 .619 36 36 2 2 0 230.3 199 84 20 76 219 3.28 .231 .295 .368 .663 19.1
1994 33 LBC FL 6 8 .429 20 20 0 0 0 116.0 135 64 13 47 110 4.97 .287 .354 .430 .784 3.9
  NO FL 3 6 .333 12 12 0 0 0 67.0 69 40 7 34 66 5.37 .263 .349 .405 .754 1.0
  TOT   9 14 .391 32 32 0 0 0 183.0 204 104 20 81 176 5.11 .279 .352 .421 .773 4.9
12 Years Sim 139 132 .513 409 408 11 5 0 2567.6 2270 1056 242 899 2444 3.70 .236 .305 .385 .690 175.8
1 Years AAA 6 7 .462 18 18 1 1 0 109.0 113 62 11 62 116 5.12 .267 .360 .401 .761  
1 Years AA 3 4 .429 8 8 0 0 0 53.7 69 26 6 14 37 4.36 .315 .356 .475 .831  
2 Years A 22 16 .579 51 51 7 2 0 369.3 359 147 24 130 277 3.58 .253 .316 .358 .674  
4 Years Minors 31 27 .534 77 77 8 3 0 532.0 541 235 41 206 430 3.98 .262 .330 .379 .709  
Season Average 11 11 .500 34 34 0 0 0 214.0 189 88 20 74 203 3.70 .236 .305 .385 .690  
Career Highs 19 15 .679 39 39 2 2 0 262.0 235 125 30 95 250 5.14 .279 .352 .452 .773  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   980 405 69 423 1218   .219 .286 .335 .622
vs LH   1290 651 173 476 1226   .250 .314 .428 .742
Home 67 59 .532 204 204 3 2 0 1283.3 1141 515 114 452 1237 3.61 .236 .301 .378 .679
Away 72 73 .497 205 204 8 3 0 1284.3 1129 541 128 447 1207 3.79 .236 .301 .392 .693
Mar/Apr 17 28 .378 63 63 1 0 0 409.0 356 169 44 129 408 3.72 .232 .292 .395 .687
May 19 21 .475 71 70 2 1 0 420.3 370 186 43 165 389 3.98 .234 .307 .385 .692
June 29 17 .630 66 66 2 0 0 419.0 383 163 32 146 391 3.50 .241 .305 .371 .675
July 24 23 .511 70 70 3 2 0 436.0 396 193 42 163 421 3.98 .242 .311 .401 .713
August 26 22 .542 69 69 3 2 0 455.0 389 171 44 132 442 3.38 .230 .285 .383 .669
Sep/Oct 24 21 .533 70 70 0 0 0 428.3 376 174 37 164 393 3.66 .235 .306 .375 .681
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 22 CHI JL 16 38 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .132 .132 .158 .289 -0.3 0.0
1984 23 CHI JL 36 76 3 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .053 .089 .105 .194 -3.4 0.0
1985 24 CHI JL 39 81 1 9 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 27 .111 .153 .148 .301 0.0 0.0
1986 25 CHI JL 33 66 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 35 .061 .088 .091 .179 -3.1 0.0
1987 26 CHI JL 38 81 5 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 27 .086 .119 .136 .255 -1.2 0.0
1988 27 CHI JL 36 70 4 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 38 .100 .125 .157 .282 -0.6 0.0
1989 28 CHI JL 24 44 4 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 17 .114 .149 .182 .331 0.3 0.0
  BAL JL 10 18 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 .056 .056 .167 .222 -0.5 0.0
  TOT   34 62 5 6 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 28 .097 .123 .177 .300 -0.3 0.0
1990 29 BAL JL 35 57 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 25 .035 .083 .105 .189 -2.3 0.0
1991 30 VAN JL 37 83 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 36 .072 .072 .108 .181 -3.4 0.0
1992 31 VAN JL 36 76 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 34 .066 .078 .092 .170 -3.0 0.0
1993 32 VAN JL 24 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 .019 .055 .019 .073 -3.6 0.0
  LBC FL 12 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .045 .087 .045 .132 -1.1 0.0
  TOT   36 75 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 39 .027 .064 .027 .091 -4.7 0.0
1994 33 LBC FL 20 35 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 13 .029 .079 .029 .108 -1.6 0.0
  NO FL 12 19 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .053 .100 .105 .205 -0.6 0.0
  TOT   32 54 5 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 25 .037 .086 .056 .142 -2.2 0.0
12 Years Sim 408 819 42 59 26 2 1 36 1 0 26 358 .072 .100 .112 .213 -24.4 0.0
162 Game Average 325 16 23 10 0 0 14 0 0 10 142 .072 .100 .112 .213 -9.7  
Career Highs 39 83 6 9 4 1 1 8 1 0 4 39 .132 .153 .177 .301 0.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   565 31 43 19 1 0 18 1 0 20 260 .076 .108 .113 .221 -16.9
vs LH   254 11 16 7 1 1 18 0 0 6 98 .063 .084 .110 .194 -9.8
Home 204 366 19 28 8 2 0 20 1 0 16 166 .077 .115 .109 .224 -10.0
Away 204 453 23 31 18 0 1 16 0 0 10 192 .068 .088 .115 .203 -16.7
RISP   204 0 16 3 2 0 30 0 0 3 94 .078 .091 .113 .204 -7.3
Close/Late   17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 .111 .059 .170 -0.7
Mar/Apr 63 137 5 12 5 0 0 6 0 0 4 57 .088 .113 .124 .237 -3.5
May 70 138 5 11 6 0 1 6 1 0 4 61 .080 .106 .145 .251 -2.9
June 66 135 8 7 2 1 0 8 0 0 9 58 .052 .110 .081 .192 -4.7
July 70 130 7 11 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 55 .085 .105 .123 .228 -3.8
August 69 148 12 9 3 1 0 8 0 0 3 69 .061 .079 .095 .174 -6.6
Sep/Oct 70 131 5 9 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 58 .069 .090 .107 .196 -5.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 22 CHI JL P 16 16 106.3 9 14 0 1 1.000 1.95    
1984 23 CHI JL P 36 36 242.0 17 47 3 1 .955 2.38    
1985 24 CHI JL P 39 39 262.0 14 37 4 3 .927 1.75    
1986 25 CHI JL P 33 33 202.7 16 26 0 2 1.000 1.87    
1987 26 CHI JL P 38 38 240.7 12 31 0 2 1.000 1.61    
1988 27 CHI JL P 36 36 219.0 19 35 0 4 1.000 2.22    
1989 28 CHI JL P 24 24 153.3 14 23 0 3 1.000 2.17    
  BAL JL P 10 10 57.3 5 8 0 1 1.000 2.04    
  TOT   P 34 34 210.7 19 31 0 4 1.000 2.14    
1990 29 BAL JL P 35 35 203.0 11 22 0 2 1.000 1.46    
1991 30 VAN JL P 37 37 239.0 16 50 2 3 .971 2.49    
1992 31 VAN JL P 36 36 229.0 18 34 1 5 .981 2.04    
1993 32 VAN JL P 24 24 151.7 9 28 0 3 1.000 2.20    
  LBC FL P 12 12 78.7 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.06    
  TOT   P 36 36 230.3 13 42 0 5 1.000 2.15    
1994 33 LBC FL P 20 20 116.0 4 19 1 1 .958 1.78    
  NO FL P 12 12 67.0 2 11 0 0 1.000 1.75    
Career Totals   408 408 2567.6 170 399 11 33 .981 1.99    
Career Highs   39 39 262.0 19 50 4 5 1.000 2.49    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1984 23 CHI JL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 9 3 0 2 4 3.68 .310 .355 .414 .769
1991 30 VAN JL 0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 18.3 19 13 3 6 13 6.38 .257 .313 .419 .731
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 25.7 28 16 3 8 17 5.61 .272 .324 .417 .742
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 23 CHI JL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 30 VAN JL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1984-4-2.53
1987-9-3.44
1991-7-3.01
Wins
1984-9-14
1985-7-15
1991-2-19
1992-6-16
CAR-43-139
Losses
1985-7-14
1986-8-14
1988-8-15
1989-2-15
1994-5-14
CAR-25-132
Winning Pct
1991-9-.679
Games Started
1984-3-36
1985-2-39
1987-1-38
1988-3-36
1989-9-34
1990-9-35
1991-3-37
1992-1-36
CAR-25-408
Complete Games
1986-9-1
1987-4-2
1988-4-2
1992-8-1
Shutouts
1983-6-1
1987-6-1
1991-2-1
1993-6-1
Innings Pitched
1984-3-242.0
1985-2-262.0
1987-6-240.7
1988-10-219.0
1991-2-239.0
1992-5-229.0
CAR-34-2567.6
Hits Allowed
1988-3-235
CAR-43-2270
Homeruns Allowed
1988-9-30
CAR-42-242
Strikeouts
1984-8-211
1985-5-225
1986-5-212
1987-1-250
1988-5-214
1989-8-193
1990-8-203
1991-5-231
1992-1-228
CAR-22-2444
Walks Allowed
1984-4-83
1985-3-95
1986-9-92
1987-6-92
1989-10-75
1991-7-78
1994-8-81
CAR-11-899
Hits per 9IP
1984-8-7.1
1985-5-7.4
1986-8-7.6
1987-6-7.0
1991-9-7.7
CAR-42-8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1985-10-7.7
1986-4-9.4
1987-3-9.3
1988-5-8.8
1989-7-8.2
1990-5-9.0
1991-7-8.7
1992-3-9.0
1994-8-8.7
CAR-44-8.6
OAVG
1984-8-.217
1985-6-.222
1986-8-.232
1987-6-.214
1991-9-.231
CAR-43-.236
OSLG
1984-7-.322
1987-9-.362
OOPS
1984-8-.610
1987-8-.658
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 133    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. Zachary Sumner (932)
  2. Alex Lopez (928)
  3. James Watkins (923)
  4. Vernon Meyer (919)
  5. David Lillis (919)
  6. Ron Vivero (916)
  7. Jackie Varela (909)
  8. Pete Bucher (908)
  9. Lincoln Hoots (905)
  10. Francis Szabo (897)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Chuck Delong (998)
  2. Jackie Varela (994)
  3. Jamaal Jumboni (993)
  4. Pete Redfern (992)
  5. Mike Madorin (992)
  6. Darius Campbell (992)
  7. Ron Vivero (990)
  8. Guy Corngood (990)
  9. Hector Salazar (987)
  10. Darius Widowmaker (986)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 23rd overall pick, by Louisville in 1981