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Walter Ball

Walter Thomas Ball
(Diamond)

Born: September 12, 1877 in Detroit, MI
Died: December 16, 1946 in Chicago, IL
(69 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Wt:

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Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1903	CUG	WES	25	SP	0	1	.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	2	0	7	0	0	2	0	1	33	0.00
1904	CXG	IND	26	RP	1	0	1.000	3	1	2	1	0	1	18.1	4	2	8	0	3	6	0	0	63	0.98	231
1905	CXG / LEL	MULT	27	SP	1	1	.500	3	3	0	3	0	0	25.0	10	3	25	0	7	11	0	2	106	1.08	213
1906	LEL / QG	EAS / WES	28	SP	7	2	.778	9	9	0	9	1	0	80.2	24	16	74	0	19	27	0	1	327	1.79	147
1907	BRG / LEL	NAC / WES	29	SP	2	0	1.000	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	3	1	8	0	0	11	0	0	63	0.50	515
1908	LEL	WES	30	SP	4	2	.667	6	5	1	5	1	0	45.2	17	10	40	0	17	14	0	0	192	1.97	164
1908-09	FE	CUB	31	SP	6	7	.462	14	13	12	2	0	108.0	46	22	82	0	35	31	2	9	467	1.83	132
1909	LEL	NvM / WES	31	SP	3	5	.375	11	7	0	6	2	0	69.1	24	12	61	1	6	33	0	0	271	1.56	192
1910	COG	WES	32	SP	3	1	.750	7	4	3	0	0	35.0	14	6	28	1	6	19	0	1	139	1.54	182
1910-11	FE	CUB	33	SP	2	8	.200	11	8	7	0	0	78.2	52	38	66	4	40	29	0	4	333	4.35	80
1911	COG	WES	33	SP	4	3	.571	9	6	6	1	1	61.1	17	11	52	0	12	32	0	0	246	1.61	209
1912	COG / SLG	WES	34	SP	6	5	.545	13	11	9	0	0	95.0	55	39	109	4	17	54	0	2	411	3.69	97
1913	BRG / MOH	EAS	35	RF	0	2	.000	3	2	2	0	0	21.2	14	12	36	0	1	15	0	2	103	4.98	65
1914	NLG / NLS	EAS	36	RP	1	0	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	6	5	16	0	1	6	0	0	47	4.09	88
1915	CAG	NvH	37	SP	1	2	.333	3	2	0	2	0	0	20.2	4	2	16	0	4	4	0	0	78	0.87	214
1917	COG	WES	39	SP	0	3	.000	4	3	3	0	0	30.2	18	15	37	2	18	15	0	0	148	4.40	73
1919	COG	WES	41	SP	0	2	.000	3	2	1	2	0	0	21.2	14	5	20	1	10	6	0	0	3	98	2.08	213
1920	COG	NNL	42	SP	0	6	.000	7	7	4	0	0	35.0	27	25	45	1	25	15	0	0	5	174	6.43	64
1921	COG	NNL	43	SP	1	2	.333	6	3	3	2	0	0	40.1	28	19	50	3	12	13	0	0	4	175	4.24	101
17	10			SP	42	52	.447	117	89	7	79	7	2	824.0	379	243	780	17	233	343	2	0	34	3474	2.65	123
162 Game Average					14	17	.447	39	29	7	26	2	1	272.0	125	80	257	6	77	113	1	0	11	1147	2.65	123

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
16	Negro Leagues				32	34	.485	87	64	7	56	5	2	598.2	271	180	601	13	151	273	0	0	19	2527	2.71	126
2	vs Latin Leagues				8	15	.348	25	21	19	2	0	186.2	98	60	148	4	75	60	2	13	800	2.89	104
1	vs High Minors				1	2	.333	3	2	0	2	0	0	20.2	4	2	16	0	4	4	0	0	78	0.87	214
2	vs Major Leagues				1	1	.500	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	6	1	15	0	3	6	0	2	69	0.50	623

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
6	Chicago Leland Giants			SP	10	9	.526	23	18	1	17	4	0	167.0	53	26	143	1	31	75	0	1	668	1.40	205
2	Cuban X Giants			SP	2	1	.667	5	3	2	3	0	1	35.1	10	4	25	0	8	10	0	2	135	1.02	250
1	Philadelphia Quaker Giants			SP	5	1	.833	6	6	0	6	0	0	53.2	19	13	50	0	13	12	0	1	219	2.18	138
2	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	1	2	.333	4	3	0	3	0	0	30.2	16	13	41	0	1	22	0	2	136	3.82	83
2	Fé			SP	8	15	.348	25	21	19	2	0	186.2	98	60	148	4	75	60	2	13	800	2.89	104
7	Chicago Giants			SP	8	18	.308	37	26	4	21	1	1	232.0	124	85	244	8	84	102	0	0	13	1017	3.30	112
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	6	4	.600	12	10	8	0	0	87.0	49	35	97	4	16	52	0	2	374	3.62	100
1	New York Lincoln Giants			RP	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	2	6	0	1	2	0	0	20	3.60	106
1	New York Lincoln Stars			RP	1	0	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	3	10	0	0	4	0	0	27	4.50	76
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	1	2	.333	3	2	0	2	0	0	20.2	4	2	16	0	4	4	0	0	78	0.87	214

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1903	CUG	WES	25	SP	8.0	0.88	0.89	6.1%	14.9%	0.0%	3.8%	3.92		0.0%	0.0%
1904	CXG	IND	26	RP	18.1	0.60	1.06	9.5%	14.3%	4.8%	7.3%	2.00	1.96		0.0%	0.9%
1905	CXG / LEL	MULT	27	SP	25.0	1.28	1.21	10.4%	13.4%	6.6%	8.0%	1.57	1.82		0.0%	0.7%
1906	LEL / QG	EAS / WES	28	SP	80.2	1.15	1.23	8.3%	11.7%	5.8%	7.2%	1.42	1.50		0.0%	0.2%
1907	BRG / LEL	NAC / WES	29	SP	18.0	0.44	1.08	17.5%	10.2%	0.0%	5.2%	1.99		0.0%	0.2%
1908	LEL	WES	30	SP	45.2	1.25	1.20	7.3%	11.5%	8.9%	9.0%	0.82	1.28		0.0%	1.0%
1908-09	FE	CUB	31	SP	108.0	1.08	1.15	6.6%	11.2%	7.5%	9.6%	0.89	1.17		0.0%	0.2%
1909	LEL	NvM / WES	31	SP	69.1	0.97	1.21	12.2%	13.4%	2.2%	5.8%	5.50	1.89		0.4%	0.4%
1910	COG	WES	32	SP	35.0	0.97	1.13	13.7%	14.2%	4.3%	5.5%	3.17	2.57		0.7%	0.8%
1910-11	FE	CUB	33	SP	78.2	1.35	1.24	8.7%	11.2%	12.0%	13.2%	0.73	0.85		1.2%	0.3%
1911	COG	WES	33	SP	61.1	1.04	1.21	13.0%	13.8%	4.9%	6.9%	2.67	2.00		0.0%	0.9%
1912	COG / SLG	WES	34	SP	95.0	1.33	1.32	13.1%	13.3%	4.1%	6.7%	3.18	1.90		1.0%	0.8%
1913	BRG / MOH	EAS	35	RF	21.2	1.71	1.35	14.6%	13.3%	1.0%	6.9%	15.00	1.91		0.0%	0.4%
1914	NLG / NLS	EAS	36	RP	11.0	1.55	1.42	12.8%	12.9%	2.1%	7.5%	6.00	1.73		0.0%	0.5%
1915	CAG	NvH	37	SP	20.2	0.97	1.06	5.1%	14.0%	5.1%	5.6%	1.00	2.52		0.0%	0.8%
1917	COG	WES	39	SP	30.2	1.79	1.33	10.1%	10.8%	12.2%	9.0%	0.83	1.21		1.4%	0.2%
1919	COG	WES	41	SP	21.2	1.38	1.50	6.1%	9.9%	10.2%	9.7%	0.60	1.02		1.0%	1.0%
1920	COG	NNL	42	SP	35.0	2.00	1.40	8.6%	10.7%	14.4%	8.5%	0.60	1.25		0.6%	0.4%
1921	COG	NNL	43	SP	40.1	1.54	1.37	7.4%	10.6%	6.9%	7.4%	1.08	1.43		1.7%	0.8%
17	10			SP	824.0	1.23	1.24	9.9%	12.1%	6.7%	8.3%	1.47	1.60		0.5%	0.5%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
16	Negro Leagues				598.2	1.26	1.26	10.8%	12.2%	6.0%	7.5%	1.81	1.71		0.5%	0.6%
2	vs Latin Leagues				186.2	1.19	1.19	7.5%	11.2%	9.4%	11.1%	0.80	1.03		0.5%	0.2%
1	vs High Minors				20.2	0.97	1.06	5.1%	14.0%	5.1%	5.6%	1.00	2.52		0.0%	0.8%
2	vs Major Leagues				18.0	1.00	1.12	8.7%	14.6%	4.3%	6.3%	2.00	2.68		0.0%	0.7%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
6	Chicago Leland Giants			SP	167.0	1.04	1.17	11.2%	12.8%	4.6%	7.6%	2.42	1.85		0.1%	0.5%
2	Cuban X Giants			SP	35.1	0.93	1.11	7.4%	13.1%	5.9%	6.8%	1.25	1.99		0.0%	0.7%
1	Philadelphia Quaker Giants			SP	53.2	1.17	1.29	5.5%	9.0%	5.9%	7.6%	0.92	1.18		0.0%	0.4%
2	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	30.2	1.37	1.28	16.2%	12.5%	0.7%	6.7%	22.00	1.84		0.0%	0.4%
2	Fé			SP	186.2	1.19	1.19	7.5%	11.2%	9.4%	11.1%	0.80	1.03		0.5%	0.2%
7	Chicago Giants			SP	232.0	1.41	1.30	10.0%	11.9%	8.3%	7.6%	1.21	1.68		0.8%	0.7%
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	87.0	1.30	1.33	13.9%	13.5%	4.3%	7.2%	3.25	1.88		1.1%	0.8%
1	New York Lincoln Giants			RP	5.0	1.40	1.48	10.0%	12.8%	5.0%	7.6%	2.00	1.67		0.0%	0.5%
1	New York Lincoln Stars			RP	6.0	1.67	1.38	14.8%	13.1%	0.0%	7.3%	0.00	1.78		0.0%	0.5%
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	20.2	0.97	1.06	5.1%	14.0%	5.1%	5.6%	1.00	2.52		0.0%	0.8%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1903	CUG	WES	25	SP	1	33	31	2	7	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	1	.226	.250	.290	.540
1904	CXG	IND	26	RP	3	63	59	4	8	0	1	0	2	3	6	0	1	1	.136	.177	.169	.347
1905	CXG / LEL	MULT	27	SP	3	106	93	10	25	1	1	0	7	7	11	2	4	4	.269	.333	.301	.634
1906	LEL / QG	EAS / WES	28	SP	9	327	298	24	74	6	3	0	3	19	27	1	9	7	.248	.296	.289	.584
1907	BRG / LEL	NAC / WES	29	SP	2	63	63	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	.127	.127	.175	.302
1908	LEL	WES	30	SP	6	192	169	17	40	7	1	0	0	17	14	0	6	2	.237	.306	.290	.596
1908-09	FE	CUB	31	SP	14	467	401	46	82	6	5	0	22	35	31	9	22	9	.204	.283	.244	.528
1909	LEL	NvM / WES	31	SP	11	271	256	24	61	12	6	1	5	6	33	0	10	6	.238	.256	.344	.599
1910	COG	WES	32	SP	7	139	128	14	28	4	0	1	1	6	19	1	4	2	.219	.259	.273	.533
1910-11	FE	CUB	33	SP	11	333	273	52	66	3	2	4	21	40	29	4	16	7	.242	.347	.311	.658
1911	COG	WES	33	SP	9	246	227	17	52	4	0	0	0	12	32	0	7	6	.229	.268	.247	.514
1912	COG / SLG	WES	34	SP	13	411	380	55	109	12	1	4	10	17	54	2	12	7	.287	.321	.355	.676
1913	BRG / MOH	EAS	35	RF	3	103	98	14	36	1	0	0	4	1	15	2	2	1	.367	.386	.378	.764
1914	NLG / NLS	EAS	36	RP	2	47	46	6	16	1	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	2	.348	.362	.370	.731
1915	CAG	NvH	37	SP	3	78	72	4	16	5	1	0	2	4	4	0	2	3	.222	.263	.319	.583
1917	COG	WES	39	SP	4	148	125	18	37	2	0	2	4	18	15	0	5	3	.296	.385	.360	.745
1919	COG	WES	41	SP	3	98	80	14	20	5	0	1	5	10	6	3	5	2	.250	.355	.350	.705
1920	COG	NNL	42	SP	7	174	140	27	45	8	0	1	7	25	15	5	4	3	.321	.441	.400	.841
1921	COG	NNL	43	SP	6	175	153	28	50	4	0	3	6	1	12	13	0	4	6	4	.327	.391	.412	.802
17	10			SP	117	3474	3092	379	780	86	21	17	102	1	233	343	0	34	116	70	.252	.312	.310	.622

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
16	Negro Leagues				87	2527	2285	271	601	67	12	13	55	1	151	273	0	19	73	49	.263	.314	.320	.634
2	vs Latin Leagues				25	800	674	98	148	9	7	4	43	75	60	13	38	16	.220	.310	.272	.581
1	vs High Minors				3	78	72	4	16	5	1	0	2	4	4	0	2	3	.222	.263	.319	.583
2	vs Major Leagues				2	69	61	6	15	5	1	0	2	3	6	2	3	2	.246	.303	.361	.664

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
6	Chicago Leland Giants			SP	23	668	615	53	143	25	7	1	7	31	75	1	22	13	.233	.270	.301	.571
2	Cuban X Giants			SP	5	135	121	10	25	1	2	0	9	8	10	2	4	4	.207	.267	.248	.515
1	Philadelphia Quaker Giants			SP	6	219	200	19	50	4	3	0	3	13	12	1	5	4	.250	.299	.300	.599
2	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	4	136	131	16	41	2	0	0	4	1	22	2	2	1	.313	.328	.328	.657
2	Fé			SP	25	800	674	98	148	9	7	4	43	75	60	13	38	16	.220	.310	.272	.581
7	Chicago Giants			SP	37	1017	887	124	244	28	0	8	23	1	84	102	0	13	33	21	.275	.347	.334	.680
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	12	374	346	49	97	11	1	4	10	16	52	2	10	6	.280	.316	.353	.669
1	New York Lincoln Giants			RP	1	20	19	3	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	.316	.350	.368	.718
1	New York Lincoln Stars			RP	1	27	27	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	.370	.370	.370	.741
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	3	78	72	4	16	5	1	0	2	4	4	0	2	3	.222	.263	.319	.583

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