SS Walter Huckaby #23
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
SS WALTER HUCKABY #23 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 460 95 12 1 13 41 32 100 .207 .255 .322 7 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ BAL Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/01/1974 @ BAL Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1974 @ BAL Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1974 WAS Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 WAS Win, 4-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 PHI Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 PHI Win, 3-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ WAS Win, 6-0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1974 @ WAS Loss, 3-9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ PHI Win, 5-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/23/1944
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 30 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 9th Pick in Round 11
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 460 95 12 1 13 41 42 32 100 .207 .255 .322 .577 .252 .115 59
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 498 0 11 0 15 0 6 148 26 7 5 58.3 34.4 2.38 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 33 4 0 6 11 13 6 20 1 0 0 .243 .273 .404 .677
Versus Right   324 62 8 1 7 30 29 26 80 5 0 0 .191 .248 .287 .535
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 12 0 0 4 6 8 7 11 1 0 0 .174 .247 .348 .595
May   86 17 3 0 4 10 8 8 19 0 0 0 .198 .266 .372 .638
June   84 22 4 0 2 8 8 4 21 2 0 0 .262 .289 .381 .670
July   79 21 1 1 1 10 7 4 19 3 0 0 .266 .291 .342 .632
August   82 16 2 0 2 7 7 6 15 0 0 0 .195 .250 .293 .543
September   53 7 2 0 0 0 4 3 12 0 0 0 .132 .179 .170 .348
October   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   30 7 2 0 0 2 2 3 7 1 0 0 .233 .294 .300 .594
Last Year   511 128 20 3 13 53 47 31 86 3 2 0 .250 .292 .378 .669
2 Years Ago   436 79 9 4 7 27 28 31 91 0 0 1 .181 .237 .268 .506
Career   2381 507 73 14 45 199 194 157 485 14 3 3 .213 .261 .312 .573
Home   217 46 4 0 2 13 16 12 49 4 0 0 .212 .249 .258 .507
Road   243 49 8 1 11 28 26 20 51 2 0 0 .202 .260 .379 .639
Grass   460 95 12 1 13 41 42 32 100 6 0 0 .207 .255 .322 .577
Day   182 42 3 1 8 23 14 15 34 5 0 0 .231 .282 .390 .672
Night   278 53 9 0 5 18 28 17 66 1 0 0 .191 .236 .277 .513
As Starter   457 94 12 1 13 41 42 32 100 6 0 0 .206 .255 .322 .576
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   95 13 2 0 2 6 8 4 21 0 0 0 .137 .172 .221 .393
Inning 1-3   153 34 5 0 5 14 16 6 35 3 0 0 .222 .247 .353 .600
Inning 4-6   165 35 4 0 5 15 12 19 38 3 0 0 .212 .289 .327 .616
Inning 7-9   140 25 3 1 3 12 14 6 27 0 0 0 .179 .212 .279 .491
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   157 26 5 0 4 7 20 10 32 2 0 0 .166 .213 .274 .487
1 Outs   139 31 0 1 4 17 11 5 35 4 0 0 .223 .243 .324 .567
2 Outs   164 38 7 0 5 17 11 17 33 0 0 0 .232 .304 .366 .670
Scoring Position   98 15 3 1 1 27 6 14 27 6 0 0 .153 .246 .235 .480
Bases Empty   262 61 7 0 11 11 26 15 54 0 0 0 .233 .274 .385 .660
Runner on 1st   100 19 2 0 1 3 10 3 19 0 0 0 .190 .214 .240 .454
Runner on 2nd   29 8 1 0 1 8 4 7 6 0 0 0 .276 .417 .414 .830
Runner on 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1 0 0 .000 .231 .000 .231
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 .081 .105 .108 .213
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 8 1 1 2 2 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 4 3 0 0 .125 .091 .375 .466
Two Strikes   205 30 4 0 5 14 16 9 100 1 0 0 .146 .181 .239 .420
First Pitch   74 19 2 1 1 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 .257 .345 .351 .697
Count 0-1   52 20 3 0 3 9 7 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .377 .615 .993
Count 0-2   42 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 18 0 0 0 .071 .071 .143 .214
Count 1-0   42 8 2 0 1 8 3 1 0 3 0 0 .190 .196 .310 .505
Count 1-1   43 9 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 .209 .205 .372 .577
Count 1-2   62 8 1 0 0 2 1 0 38 0 0 0 .129 .129 .145 .274
Count 2-0   16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 2-1   18 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-2   57 10 1 0 3 8 5 0 23 1 0 0 .175 .172 .351 .523
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   9 4 0 0 1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 .444 .706 .778 1.484
Full Count   44 9 2 0 1 3 9 9 21 0 0 0 .205 .340 .318 .658
Behind in Count   156 31 4 0 4 12 9 0 56 1 0 0 .199 .197 .301 .499
Ahead in Count   86 17 2 0 2 10 8 13 0 3 0 0 .198 .294 .291 .585
Batting 7th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 8th   452 94 12 1 13 41 42 31 98 6 0 0 .208 .256 .325 .581
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   196 51 5 1 6 11 18 11 41 1 0 0 .260 .298 .388 .686
Medium Leverage   198 37 5 0 7 20 21 11 44 2 0 0 .187 .227 .318 .546
High Leverage   64 7 2 0 0 10 3 10 15 3 0 0 .109 .221 .141 .361
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Boston - FABL 23 75 198 38 2 1 3 17 16 11 0 2 40 1 2 .192 .232 .258 .490 51 51 0.2
1968 Boston - FABL 24 27 75 12 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 20 1 0 .160 .171 .187 .358 12 13 -0.4
1969 Boston - FABL 25 36 100 23 3 0 0 8 6 5 1 0 20 0 1 .230 .274 .260 .534 53 45 -0.1
1970 Boston - FABL 26 71 209 41 13 2 3 17 15 12 1 1 49 2 3 .196 .242 .321 .563 51 46 -0.7
1971 Boston - FABL 27 136 392 91 12 3 6 35 37 34 0 2 79 7 4 .232 .292 .324 .616 78 77 1.7
1972 Boston - FABL 28 151 436 79 9 4 7 27 28 31 1 0 91 3 1 .181 .237 .268 .506 50 43 -1.1
1973 Boston - FABL 29 156 511 128 20 3 13 53 47 31 0 3 86 9 10 .250 .292 .378 .669 85 83 1.2
1974 Boston - FABL 30 152 460 95 12 1 13 41 42 32 0 6 100 7 5 .207 .255 .322 .577 62 59 0.4
Total FABL 804 2381 507 73 14 45 199 194 157 3 14 485 30 26 .213 .261 .312 .573 64 61 1.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Hattiesburg - R 18 60 224 63 6 7 8 49 40 47 6 1 37 11 5 .281 .417 .478 .895 124 119 1.7
1963 Hattiesburg - R 19 60 225 82 12 2 6 43 57 62 1 4 17 9 7 .364 .497 .516 1.012 150 155 3.0
1964 Arlington - A 20 64 252 87 20 5 2 39 36 43 1 2 35 3 5 .345 .440 .488 .928 137 145 3.9
1964 Springfield - A 20 53 192 55 7 2 6 32 32 35 0 0 34 2 3 .286 .396 .438 .834 131 134 2.3
1964 Worcester - AA 20 16 59 10 2 0 1 5 6 6 0 1 13 1 1 .169 .242 .254 .497 41 34 -0.0
1965 Springfield - A 21 65 238 59 6 1 9 38 38 47 2 2 48 0 2 .248 .374 .395 .769 116 118 2.2
1965 Worcester - AA 21 71 250 59 5 3 2 22 22 32 0 4 50 2 9 .236 .318 .304 .622 81 81 0.6
1966 Worcester - AA 22 57 230 56 8 3 4 34 25 26 0 2 55 1 3 .243 .318 .357 .674 85 81 0.1
1966 Columbus - AAA 22 85 282 60 9 2 5 32 33 26 0 5 73 0 2 .213 .275 .312 .587 68 65 0.4
1967 Columbus - AAA 23 57 186 44 7 2 3 16 11 12 0 1 40 1 4 .237 .281 .344 .625 93 94 1.0
1968 Columbus - AAA 24 100 334 80 10 0 10 47 47 47 1 2 36 1 5 .240 .333 .359 .693 85 80 0.6
1969 Columbus - AAA 25 102 355 96 9 6 8 45 53 47 5 4 39 5 5 .270 .360 .397 .757 96 101 2.5
1970 Columbus - AAA 26 70 245 64 7 0 6 37 34 21 0 3 43 0 2 .261 .316 .363 .679 84 90 0.8
Total EA 144 539 125 15 6 7 61 53 64 0 7 118 4 13 .232 .310 .321 .631 78 76
Total UL 414 1402 344 42 10 32 177 178 153 6 15 231 7 18 .245 .319 .358 .677 85 86
Total MAL 118 430 114 13 3 15 70 70 82 2 2 82 2 5 .265 .384 .414 .798 123 125
Total SEL 64 252 87 20 5 2 39 36 43 1 2 35 3 5 .345 .440 .488 .928 137 145
Total GSL 120 449 145 18 9 14 92 97 109 7 5 54 20 12 .323 .458 .497 .955 137 138
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Hattiesburg - R 2B 38 38 106 83 25 191 2 .990 327.1 5.20 +1.9 1.068
1962 Hattiesburg - R 3B 16 14 15 31 2 46 0 1.000 131.0 3.16 +0.7 .997
1962 Hattiesburg - R SS 8 4 12 11 0 23 0 1.000 53.0 3.91 -0.2 .977
1963 Hattiesburg - R 2B 26 5 25 28 8 53 0 1.000 89.0 5.36 +1.3 1.004
1963 Hattiesburg - R 3B 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 +0.0 1.019
1963 Hattiesburg - R SS 52 51 82 146 35 236 8 .966 408.1 5.03 +1.7 1.022
1964 Worcester - AA 2B 15 14 35 33 9 69 1 .986 127.1 4.81 +2.2 1.138
1964 Springfield - A 2B 42 42 96 86 18 187 5 .973 364.2 4.49 +6.6 1.148
1964 Arlington - A 2B 48 47 110 128 29 244 6 .975 418.0 5.12 +10.8 1.160
1964 Worcester - AA 3B 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.2 1.079
1964 Springfield - A 3B 4 4 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 37.0 1.22 -0.3 .815
1964 Arlington - A 3B 7 6 4 11 1 15 0 1.000 54.1 2.48 +1.0 1.190
1964 Worcester - AA SS 2 1 3 2 0 6 1 .833 10.0 4.50 -0.5 .811
1964 Springfield - A SS 8 5 9 13 3 23 1 .957 46.0 4.30 -0.8 .938
1964 Arlington - A SS 8 7 9 32 5 41 0 1.000 65.1 5.65 +3.4 1.213
1965 Worcester - AA 2B 12 11 26 29 8 57 2 .965 93.2 5.28 +1.1 1.107
1965 Springfield - A 2B 38 38 97 126 27 228 5 .978 359.0 5.59 +7.1 1.086
1965 Worcester - AA 3B 47 47 47 68 4 119 4 .966 401.1 2.58 +2.9 1.075
1965 Springfield - A 3B 12 12 7 19 1 30 4 .867 104.0 2.25 -2.2 .838
1965 Worcester - AA SS 20 8 16 22 6 42 4 .905 86.1 3.96 -0.1 1.005
1965 Springfield - A SS 13 12 24 25 7 50 1 .980 109.1 4.03 -1.1 .983
1966 Columbus - AAA 2B 50 50 118 139 20 264 7 .973 446.2 5.18 +4.0 1.049
1966 Worcester - AA 2B 29 29 58 84 19 148 6 .959 255.2 5.00 -0.2 1.005
1966 Columbus - AAA 3B 28 27 24 55 5 84 5 .940 230.1 3.09 +0.4 .991
1966 Worcester - AA 3B 14 12 11 16 3 31 4 .871 109.0 2.23 -1.2 .914
1966 Columbus - AAA SS 9 5 14 12 5 27 1 .963 51.0 4.59 -0.8 .989
1966 Worcester - AA SS 16 14 27 40 9 69 2 .971 128.0 4.71 -0.8 .988
1967 Boston - MLB 2B 3 2 6 7 2 15 2 .867 19.0 6.16 -0.6 .757
1967 Columbus - AAA 2B 24 24 59 74 23 136 3 .978 204.2 5.85 +2.9 1.021
1967 Boston - MLB 3B 10 3 6 7 1 15 2 .867 36.2 3.19 -0.8 .846
1967 Columbus - AAA 3B 32 31 24 60 5 88 4 .955 270.0 2.80 +1.0 1.025
1967 Boston - MLB SS 63 55 90 175 25 273 8 .971 458.2 5.20 +4.4 1.032
1967 Columbus - AAA SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Boston - MLB 2B 5 2 5 9 4 16 2 .875 23.0 5.48 -0.8 .785
1968 Columbus - AAA 2B 16 14 41 38 17 83 4 .952 120.0 5.92 -0.6 1.023
1968 Boston - MLB 3B 8 4 0 7 1 8 1 .875 28.0 2.25 -0.8 .910
1968 Columbus - AAA 3B 82 82 62 192 31 267 13 .951 685.0 3.34 +6.0 1.034
1968 Boston - MLB SS 19 16 22 66 4 91 3 .967 139.1 5.68 +1.2 1.009
1968 Columbus - AAA SS 6 3 5 14 2 22 3 .864 33.1 5.13 -0.6 .865
1969 Boston - MLB 2B 13 13 25 44 9 69 0 1.000 110.0 5.65 +1.7 1.150
1969 Columbus - AAA 2B 68 64 198 221 73 427 8 .981 545.2 6.91 +10.4 1.080
1969 Boston - MLB 3B 8 6 6 12 1 19 1 .947 45.2 3.55 -0.3 .983
1969 Columbus - AAA 3B 9 9 6 29 3 37 2 .946 73.0 4.32 +0.6 1.021
1969 Boston - MLB SS 19 13 21 55 10 80 4 .950 119.1 5.73 +0.2 .961
1969 Columbus - AAA SS 28 24 56 77 17 137 4 .971 205.2 5.82 +2.0 1.044
1970 Boston - MLB 2B 9 7 14 21 7 37 2 .946 57.1 5.49 -0.4 1.000
1970 Columbus - AAA 2B 20 14 34 46 10 82 2 .976 125.0 5.76 +1.4 1.032
1970 Boston - MLB 3B 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.1 1.047
1970 Columbus - AAA 3B 3 3 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 18.2 3.38 +0.1 1.051
1970 Boston - MLB SS 62 59 87 169 37 265 9 .966 464.0 4.97 +0.2 1.007
1970 Columbus - AAA SS 52 51 94 124 31 233 15 .936 435.1 4.51 -0.7 .961
1971 Boston - MLB 2B 37 35 88 104 27 199 7 .965 290.2 5.94 +1.1 1.011
1971 Boston - MLB 3B 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.1 1.037
1971 Boston - MLB SS 98 97 155 325 74 494 14 .972 787.0 5.49 +6.3 1.024
1972 Boston - MLB 2B 144 143 338 393 120 747 16 .979 1166.2 5.64 -0.9 1.008
1972 Boston - MLB 3B 4 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.043
1972 Boston - MLB SS 3 1 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 10.0 6.30 +0.4 1.014
1973 Boston - MLB 2B 10 10 22 30 6 56 4 .929 79.2 5.87 -0.7 1.004
1973 Boston - MLB 3B 6 0 4 6 1 11 1 .909 12.0 7.50 -0.2 .920
1973 Boston - MLB SS 141 140 234 430 89 694 30 .957 1145.2 5.22 +1.2 .995
1974 Boston - MLB SS 146 145 265 476 98 765 24 .969 1181.0 5.65 +5.5 1.019
1974 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.048
1974 Boston - MLB 2B 4 4 16 10 4 27 1 .963 30.0 7.80 -0.4 1.032
TOTAL 2B 651 606 1517 1733 465 3335 85 .975 5253.0 5.57 +47.9 1.053
TOTAL 3B 304 263 226 529 64 796 41 .948 2289.0 2.97 +7.3 1.013
TOTAL SS 775 711 1227 2219 457 3578 132 .963 5939.1 5.22 +21.0 1.010
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft out of high school (Xavier; New York, NY) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 11, Pick 9, 209th overall pick).
09/10/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
07/18/1963 Goes 0-3 against the Pensacola Pelicans, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
09/09/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/11/1964 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
07/19/1964 Goes 5-6 against the Albany Knickerbockers, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 1 R.
08/09/1966 Goes 5-6 against the Harrisburg Red Wings, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI and 3 R.
08/28/1967 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/26/1974 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
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