Duane Walker
[edit] Biography
Duane Walker (Duane Allen Walker) was born on March 13, 1957 in Pasadena, Texas. He made his Major League debut on May 25, 1982 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .218 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI. Walker played for the Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Duane Walker's best season was 1984, when he hit for a .292 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 86
| 239
| 26
| 52
| 5
| 22
| .218
| .298
| .322
| 10
| 0
| 27
| 58
| 2
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| 109
| 225
| 14
| 53
| 2
| 29
| .236
| .296
| .324
| 12
| 1
| 20
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 83
| 195
| 35
| 57
| 10
| 28
| .292
| .391
| .528
| 10
| 3
| 33
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 53
| 132
| 14
| 23
| 5
| 11
| .174
| .264
| .303
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 37
| 48
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 6
| .167
| .259
| .375
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 90
| 180
| 19
| 31
| 7
| 17
| .172
| .262
| .322
| 4
| 1
| 21
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 24
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .182
| .250
| .227
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 339
| 729
| 81
| 174
| 19
| 88
| .239
| .319
| .379
| 35
| 5
| 88
| 161
| 2
| 4
| 23
| 7
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 53
| 132
| 14
| 23
| 5
| 11
| .174
| .264
| .303
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 392
| 861
| 95
| 197
| 24
| 99
| .229
| .311
| .367
| 37
| 5
| 103
| 190
| 3
| 4
| 25
| 7
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 68
| 58
| 548.2
| 110
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 40
| 31
| 305.1
| 58
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 31
| 27
| 234.1
| 54
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 26
| 17
| 166
| 33
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 61
| 46
| 423
| 104
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 36
| 29
| 257
| 69
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 13
| 10
| 74
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 68
| 54
| 452.2
| 110
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 9
| 2
| 22.1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 51
| 42
| 356.1
| 89
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 32
| 28
| 236
| 51
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 23
| 20
| 165
| 42
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 12
| 8
| 71
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 8
| 6
| 49
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 10
| 7
| 59
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| OF
| 42
| 35
| 295
| 66
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| RF
| 25
| 21
| 175
| 46
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| LF
| 20
| 14
| 120
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 14
| 10
| 83
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 243
| 193
| 1727.1
| 390
| 20
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 93
| 67
| 602.2
| 137
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 149
| 116
| 1041.2
| 241
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 34th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1975).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 7, 1976).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with a player to be named later to Texas Rangers in exchange for Buddy Bell (July 19, 1985); Texas Rangers received Jeff Russell (July 23, 1985).
- Released by Texas Rangers (December 20, 1985).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 17, 1986).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 27, 1986).
- Signed by Houston Astros (April 3, 1986).
- Released by Houston Astros (August 1, 1986).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (August 3, 1986).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1986).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 1, 1986).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1987).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 1, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1988).
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