P Gene Walker #31
Kinboshi Kites BAN
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/1963
BNN Index | BAN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P GENE WALKER #31 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 22 5-7 0 5.77 117.0 129 15 53 58 1.56 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 2 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Curveball 2 -
Sinker 2 -
Splitter 2 -
Knuckle Curve 3 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 3
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/29/1963 VES Loss, 3-3 X 8.0 7 3 3 1 3
08/24/1963 @ KOB Loss, 2-6 X 4.0 7 5 5 0 1 Loss
08/19/1963 NAG Win, 7-1 X 5.1 4 1 1 2 5 Win
08/14/1963 @ OSA Loss, 3-3 X 7.0 7 3 3 3 4
08/09/1963 KOB Win, 8-6 X 5.2 8 6 6 3 3 Win
07/29/1963 @ NAG Win, 14-11 X 2.1 6 5 4 3 1
07/24/1963 VES Win, 10-7 X 6.2 8 6 6 4 2
07/18/1963 FUK Loss, 5-5 X 4.2 6 5 5 5 2
07/13/1963 NAG Win, 6-5 X 5.0 4 4 1 3 2
07/08/1963 @ VES Loss, 7-7 X 6.2 5 2 2 5 3
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/22/1930
Born in:San Jose, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 129 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 5th Pick in Round 15
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 22 5 7 0 5.77 117.0 129 81 75 15 53 58 0 0.0 0 8 36.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.08 9.92 4.46 4.08 4.61 1.56 130 -0.1 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 181 49 4 2 5 29 22 27 4 1 0 .271 .343 .398 .741      
vs. RHB 282 80 9 1 10 52 31 31 4 3 1 .284 .352 .429 .781      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 7 3 3 2 1 3  
May 6 6 2 3 0 6.67 28.1 32 23 21 5 11 14  
June 5 5 1 3 0 3.82 30.2 29 13 13 4 11 16  
July 6 6 0 0 0 7.39 28.0 35 27 23 3 22 12  
August 5 5 2 1 0 5.40 30.0 33 18 18 3 9 16  
Last Year 26 26 10 6 0 4.44 148.0 140 77 73 17 79 65  
2 Years Ago 28 28 8 7 0 3.83 162.1 128 80 69 12 93 86  
Career 130 130 44 33 0 4.13 773.2 696 394 355 71 401 362  
Home 12 12 4 3 0 4.92 71.1 70 44 39 8 26 33  
Road 10 10 1 4 0 7.09 45.2 59 37 36 7 27 25  
Grass 22 22 5 7 0 5.77 117.0 129 81 75 15 53 58  
Day 7 7 2 3 0 6.42 33.2 40 27 24 8 19 17  
Night 15 15 3 4 0 5.51 83.1 89 54 51 7 34 41  
As Starter 22 22 5 7 0 5.77 117.0 129 81 75 15 53 58  
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+
1955 Cleveland - FABL 24 2 0 1 0 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 1.08 .185 4.56 0.0 398
1958 Kinboshi - BAN 27 1 1 0 1 0 9.64 4.2 6 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1.71 .316 3.35 0.1 39
1959 Kinboshi - BAN 28 24 24 9 5 0 3.60 160.0 148 72 64 18 72 78 1 0 1.38 .256 4.22 0.7 99
1960 Kinboshi - BAN 29 29 29 12 7 0 3.42 181.2 145 79 69 9 102 74 1 1 1.36 .232 4.35 1.5 116
1961 Kinboshi - BAN 30 28 28 8 7 0 3.83 162.1 128 80 69 12 93 86 0 0 1.36 .236 4.44 1.9 112
1962 Kinboshi - BAN 31 26 26 10 6 0 4.44 148.0 140 77 73 17 79 65 0 0 1.48 .255 4.93 0.2 89
1963 Kinboshi - BAN 32 22 22 5 7 0 5.77 117.0 129 81 75 15 53 58 0 0 1.56 .286 4.61 -0.1 61
Total FABL 2 0 1 0 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 1.08 .185 4.56 0.0 398
Total BAN 130 130 44 33 0 4.13 773.2 696 394 355 71 401 362 2 1 1.42 .252 4.49 4.3 93
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+
1946 Total - 15 14 14 7 3 0 2.43 107.1 91 32 29 3 40 116 0 0 1.22 .272 2.60 3.6 100
1947 Total - 16 13 13 7 3 0 2.20 98.1 81 28 24 2 33 90 0 0 1.16 .251 2.73 3.1 100
1948 Total - 17 12 12 7 2 0 2.36 91.1 82 27 24 2 24 88 0 0 1.16 .282 2.41 3.3 100
1948 Ottumwa - C 17 11 11 3 6 0 6.92 79.1 117 61 61 3 29 42 2 0 1.84 .394 5.67 0.5 73
1949 Ottumwa - C 18 13 13 7 5 0 3.93 94.0 117 43 41 7 23 75 2 1 1.49 .364 4.83 1.1 120
1950 Savannah - B 19 26 26 5 14 0 7.15 153.2 221 125 122 22 92 54 8 1 2.04 .362 5.48 -0.3 58
1951 Ottumwa - C 20 15 13 9 2 0 3.67 117.2 81 50 48 7 120 148 11 1 1.71 .276 4.87 3.0 167
1952 Wilmington - A 21 26 26 14 11 0 2.64 208.1 171 72 61 3 114 118 17 5 1.37 .256 3.08 3.3 123
1952 Youngstown - AA 21 4 4 0 2 0 4.62 25.1 25 15 13 2 14 9 0 0 1.54 .277 4.66 0.2 89
1953 Wilmington - A 22 6 6 4 2 0 2.82 51.0 39 19 16 1 33 37 5 1 1.41 .250 3.58 0.9 140
1953 Youngstown - AA 22 25 25 12 4 0 4.29 151.0 140 85 72 6 94 103 1 1 1.55 .283 4.01 2.3 97
1954 Youngstown - AA 23 31 31 11 9 0 3.71 198.2 194 91 82 8 114 124 1 0 1.55 .295 4.19 2.8 114
1955 Youngstown - AA 24 24 24 11 5 0 2.88 168.2 146 64 54 2 71 100 1 0 1.29 .267 3.28 3.8 137
1955 Rochester - AAA 24 2 2 1 1 0 6.00 12.0 11 9 8 2 7 6 0 0 1.50 .243 5.31 0.0 71
1956 Akron - AA 25 23 23 12 9 0 3.79 149.2 131 68 63 4 89 93 1 1 1.47 .277 3.66 2.9 109
1957 Akron - AA 26 26 26 8 10 0 3.27 168.0 155 74 61 6 102 96 2 1 1.53 .275 3.93 2.2 121
1957 Newark - AAA 26 4 4 2 1 0 6.35 28.1 31 20 20 1 23 11 0 0 1.91 .330 4.81 0.1 63
1958 Akron - AA 27 22 22 5 12 0 3.18 138.2 117 62 49 8 102 91 1 0 1.58 .271 4.21 0.2 106
Total EA 155 155 59 51 0 3.55 1000.0 908 459 394 36 586 616 7 3 1.49 .279 3.90 112.5
Total UL 6 6 3 2 0 6.25 40.1 42 29 28 3 30 17 0 0 1.79 .305 4.96 64.8
Total MAL 32 32 18 13 0 2.67 259.1 210 91 77 4 147 155 22 6 1.38 .255 3.18 126.2
Total SEL 26 26 5 14 0 7.15 153.2 221 125 122 22 92 54 8 1 2.04 .362 5.48 58.1
Total UMVA 39 37 19 13 0 4.64 291.0 315 154 150 17 172 265 15 2 1.67 .347 5.07 112.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Ottumwa - C P 11 11 4 14 0 19 1 .947 79.1 2.04 +1.2 .842
1949 Ottumwa - C P 13 13 1 9 1 11 1 .909 94.0 0.96 -2.2 .956
1950 Savannah - B P 26 26 6 20 0 26 0 1.000 153.2 1.52 -0.2 .975
1951 Ottumwa - C P 15 13 5 17 2 22 0 1.000 117.2 1.68 +0.4 1.099
1952 Youngstown - AA P 4 4 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 25.1 2.13 +0.7 1.292
1952 Wilmington - A P 26 26 14 15 1 29 0 1.000 208.1 1.25 +0.4 1.271
1953 Youngstown - AA P 25 25 10 18 0 28 0 1.000 151.0 1.67 -0.6 .985
1953 Wilmington - A P 6 6 3 6 0 11 2 .818 51.0 1.59 -0.5 .842
1954 Youngstown - AA P 31 31 7 20 2 29 2 .931 198.2 1.22 -0.0 1.042
1955 Cleveland - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Rochester - AAA P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.7 .523
1955 Youngstown - AA P 24 24 6 19 1 26 1 .962 168.2 1.33 -0.5 .998
1956 Akron - AA P 23 23 4 9 1 15 2 .867 149.2 0.78 -0.6 .811
1957 Newark - AAA P 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.1 0.64 +0.4 .989
1957 Akron - AA P 26 26 9 14 2 23 0 1.000 168.0 1.23 +0.2 1.013
1958 Akron - AA P 22 22 5 15 2 22 2 .909 138.2 1.30 +0.0 1.061
1958 Kinboshi - INT P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Kinboshi - INT P 24 24 5 17 3 22 0 1.000 160.0 1.24 +1.3 1.099
1960 Kinboshi - INT P 29 29 17 18 0 36 1 .972 181.2 1.73 +1.3 .955
1961 Kinboshi - INT P 28 28 7 17 1 24 0 1.000 162.1 1.33 -0.2 .983
1962 Kinboshi - INT P 26 26 7 17 0 25 1 .960 148.0 1.46 -0.3 1.029
1963 Kinboshi - INT P 22 22 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 117.0 0.92 -0.9 .979
TOTAL P 390 386 117 260 16 390 13 .967 2526.1 1.34 -0.7 1.005
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft out of high school (Live Oak; Live Oak, CA) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 15, Pick 5, 229th overall pick).
07/02/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $1,600.
09/12/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/04/1949 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Marshalltown Maples with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/06/1950 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Dynamos with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/28/1951 Strikes out 16 against the La Crosse Lions.
08/07/1951 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Marshalltown Maples with 8 strikeouts and 8 BB allowed!
08/22/1951 Strikes out 16 against the Marshalltown Maples.
09/12/1951 Wins the 1951 Championship with the Ottumwa Owls!
04/15/1952 Named the #52 prospect in the FABL
04/24/1952 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/14/1952 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/18/1952 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/31/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/10/1952 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/13/1953 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
05/08/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/22/1953 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/05/1953 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Youngstown Phenoms!
10/10/1953 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
03/09/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/30/1956 Released by the Cleveland Foresters.
04/30/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
05/14/1956 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
05/16/1956 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
05/21/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/31/1957 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Youngstown Phenoms with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/21/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
08/06/1958 Released by the Detroit organization.
09/29/1958 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,200 with the Kinboshi Kites organization.
05/01/1959 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
06/01/1959 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/01/1959 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/01/1959 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/14/1959 Wins the 1959 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
03/23/1960 Successfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/01/1960 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Kinboshi Kites development complex.
05/30/1960 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Fukuoka Falcons with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
10/11/1961 Wins the 1961 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 BAN Championship Series with the Kinboshi Kites.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1962 10 6
Year GS Rank
1960 29 6
Year W Rank
1960 12 9
Year Win. % Rank
1959 .643 6
1960 .632 5
1961 .533 10
1962 .625 7
Year HRA Rank
1959 18 8
Year BB Rank
1959 72 10
1960 102 2
1961 93 4
1962 79 3
Year ERA Rank
1960 3.42 10
1961 3.83 8
Year BABIP Rank
1960 .232 1
1961 .236 2
1962 .255 7
Year WHIP Rank
1961 1.36 10
Year RA/9 Rank
1961 12.47 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1960 0.45 7
Year H/9 Rank
1960 7.18 1
1961 7.10 3
Year QS Rank
1961 16 9
Year QSP Rank
1959 .708 9
1961 .571 9
Year SHO Rank
1960 1 10
Year GB% Rank
1961 0.56 2
1962 0.49 9
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