P Ben Walker #9
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
P BEN WALKER #9 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
40 0 3-2 6 3.25 55.1 54 5 25 44 1.43 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/14/1974 OKC Loss, 4-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ TUL Loss, 2-7 1.0 3 2 0 0 0
09/06/1974 NO Loss, 3-7 2.1 3 1 1 2 1
09/05/1974 @ DEN Loss, 6-9 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
08/30/1974 @ ELP Loss, 2-6 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
08/28/1974 SA Loss, 1-4 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
08/26/1974 SA Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/25/1974 SA Loss, 0-4 0.2 0 0 0 2 2
08/21/1974 ELP Loss, 3-12 1.0 4 5 5 1 0
08/20/1974 @ SA Win, 4-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/20/1949
Born in:Danville, KY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 1 Day
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 7 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 3rd Pick in Round 2
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 0 0 0 3 8.68 18.2 25 18 18 2 7 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 1 75.0 14 5 15.91 12.05 7.23 3.38 4.43 1.71 94 0.1 .365        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 36 10 1 0 1 8 2 7 0 0 0 .278 .316 .389 .705      
vs. RHB 44 15 1 1 1 10 5 8 0 0 1 .341 .420 .477 .897      
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 14 0 0 0 3 8.68 18.2 25 18 18 2 7 15  
Last Year 19 0 1 0 0 4.96 32.2 49 26 18 3 13 30  
2 Years Ago 6 0 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 14 4 4 0 4 11  
Career 39 0 1 1 3 5.90 61.0 88 48 40 5 24 56  
Home 8 0 0 0 1 13.50 10.0 16 15 15 1 6 10  
Road 6 0 0 0 2 3.12 8.2 9 3 3 1 1 5  
Grass 14 0 0 0 3 8.68 18.2 25 18 18 2 7 15  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 14.73 3.2 7 6 6 0 2 6  
Night 10 0 0 0 3 7.20 15.0 18 12 12 2 5 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 0 0 3 8.68 18.2 25 18 18 2 7 15  
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 40 0 3 2 6 3.25 55.1 54 27 20 5 25 44 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 2 75.0 40 24 13.01 8.78 7.16 4.07 4.15 1.43 98 0.3 .290        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 86 18 4 0 3 10 8 17 0 0 1 .209 .284 .360 .645      
vs. RHB 131 36 3 2 2 17 17 27 1 1 0 .275 .356 .374 .730      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 1 0 2 1.23 7.1 2 1 1 1 3 6  
May 9 0 2 1 1 6.59 13.2 17 10 10 2 6 12  
June 8 0 0 1 1 4.15 13.0 14 7 6 0 10 11  
July 12 0 0 0 2 1.15 15.2 14 6 2 2 3 12  
August 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
September 4 0 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 7 3 1 0 3 2  
Last Year 37 0 3 6 8 6.11 53.0 63 44 36 5 24 43  
2 Years Ago 8 0 1 0 2 0.87 10.1 3 1 1 0 6 7  
Career 85 0 7 8 16 4.32 118.2 120 72 57 10 55 94  
Home 24 0 3 1 3 3.93 34.1 38 18 15 4 12 28  
Road 16 0 0 1 3 2.14 21.0 16 9 5 1 13 16  
Grass 40 0 3 2 6 3.25 55.1 54 27 20 5 25 44  
Day 17 0 2 1 1 3.91 25.1 25 15 11 2 9 22  
Night 23 0 1 1 5 2.70 30.0 29 12 9 3 16 22  
As Reliever / Substitution 40 0 3 2 6 3.25 55.1 54 27 20 5 25 44  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Biloxi - R 17 34 0 0 0 10 3.35 48.1 47 19 18 3 21 42 0 0 1.41 .308 3.47 0.2 105
1968 Biloxi - R 18 20 0 1 0 1 4.88 24.0 22 14 13 1 18 34 0 0 1.67 .344 3.11 0.4 87
1968 Chattanooga - A 18 7 0 2 0 1 6.55 11.0 14 10 8 1 5 8 0 0 1.73 .333 4.00 -0.1 51
1969 Raleigh - A 19 13 0 1 1 5 2.75 19.2 17 6 6 1 12 23 0 0 1.47 .333 2.85 0.2 125
1969 Terre Haute - A 19 22 0 5 1 4 3.21 33.2 31 13 12 0 27 32 0 0 1.72 .320 2.81 0.3 96
1970 Terre Haute - A 20 22 0 2 1 8 3.97 34.0 32 18 15 1 22 36 0 0 1.59 .341 3.09 0.4 91
1970 Akron - AA 20 55 0 5 9 11 4.73 85.2 74 45 45 8 65 61 0 0 1.62 .268 4.74 0.7 107
1971 Terre Haute - A 21 12 0 2 1 1 5.40 20.0 20 12 12 2 13 21 0 0 1.65 .316 3.34 0.2 68
1971 Akron - AA 21 37 0 2 5 3 6.09 54.2 58 38 37 9 41 34 0 0 1.81 .288 5.60 -0.3 78
1971 Atlanta - AAA 21 17 0 1 3 2 8.49 23.1 29 23 22 7 13 19 0 0 1.80 .310 6.90 -0.7 50
1972 Lubbock - AA 22 6 0 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 14 4 4 0 4 11 0 0 1.86 .483 2.60 0.3 129
1972 Akron - AA 22 44 0 1 8 1 7.02 66.2 89 54 52 11 47 52 0 0 2.04 .361 5.08 0.2 70
1972 Total - AA 22 50 0 1 9 1 6.60 76.1 103 58 56 11 51 63 0 0 2.02 .376 4.77 0.4 74
1972 Des Moines - AAA 22 8 0 1 0 2 0.87 10.1 3 1 1 0 6 7 0 0 0.87 .120 2.61 0.2 388
1973 Lubbock - AA 23 19 0 1 0 0 4.96 32.2 49 26 18 3 13 30 0 0 1.90 .422 3.94 0.4 100
1973 Des Moines - AAA 23 37 0 3 6 8 6.11 53.0 63 44 36 5 24 43 0 0 1.64 .341 4.07 0.3 69
1974 Lubbock - AA 24 14 0 0 0 3 8.68 18.2 25 18 18 2 7 15 0 0 1.71 .365 4.43 0.1 56
1974 Des Moines - AAA 24 40 0 3 2 6 3.25 55.1 54 27 20 5 25 44 0 0 1.43 .290 4.15 0.3 130
Total EA 136 0 8 22 15 5.83 207.0 221 137 134 28 153 147 0 0 1.81 .305 5.08 84.4
Total HL 56 0 9 3 13 4.00 87.2 83 43 39 3 62 89 0 0 1.65 .327 3.04 86.2
Total UL 17 0 1 3 2 8.49 23.1 29 23 22 7 13 19 0 0 1.80 .310 6.90 49.6
Total SEL 20 0 3 1 6 4.11 30.2 31 16 14 2 17 31 0 0 1.57 .333 3.26 82.2
Total LSA 39 0 1 1 3 5.90 61.0 88 48 40 5 24 56 0 0 1.84 .413 3.88 82.7
Total GSL 54 0 1 0 11 3.86 72.1 69 33 31 4 39 76 0 0 1.49 .319 3.35 98.6
Total CL 85 0 7 8 16 4.32 118.2 120 72 57 10 55 94 0 0 1.47 .302 3.98 97.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Biloxi - R P 34 0 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 48.1 1.30 +0.1 1.054
1968 Chattanooga - A P 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 11.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1968 Biloxi - R P 20 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 -0.1 1.027
1969 Terre Haute - A P 21 0 2 2 0 5 1 .800 33.2 1.07 -0.6 .523
1969 Raleigh - A P 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.2 0.46 +0.4 1.037
1970 Akron - AA P 55 0 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 85.2 1.89 +0.3 1.021
1970 Terre Haute - A P 22 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 34.0 1.06 -0.0 1.042
1971 Atlanta - AAA P 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.1 0.39 -0.2 .000
1971 Akron - AA P 37 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 54.2 0.99 +0.1 .812
1971 Terre Haute - A P 12 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 +0.2 1.050
1972 Des Moines - AAA P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 Akron - AA P 44 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 66.2 1.48 +1.0 1.298
1972 Lubbock - AA P 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 0.0 .000
1973 Des Moines - AAA P 37 0 5 9 0 16 2 .875 53.0 2.38 -0.4 .796
1973 Lubbock - AA P 19 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 32.2 1.10 +0.4 1.028
1974 Des Moines - AAA P 40 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 55.1 0.98 -0.4 1.022
1974 Lubbock - AA P 13 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.2 1.45 +0.0 1.032
TOTAL P 405 0 37 47 2 89 5 .944 600.2 1.26 -0.1 .946
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Central; Louisville, KY) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 2, Pick 3, 23rd overall pick).
08/04/1967 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/14/1969 Wins the 1969 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
07/31/1972 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Kansas City Mavericks, along with 2B Gene Johnson, in exchange for RF Mike Potter.
08/10/1972 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Kansas City Mavericks.
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