Todd Walker
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[edit] Biography
Todd Walker (Todd Arthur Walker) was born on May 25, 1973 in Bakersfield, California. He made his Major League debut on August 30, 1996 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI. Walker played for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Todd Walker's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he hit for a .283 average and knocked in 85 runs. However, others believe that it was 1998, when he hit for a .316 average and knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
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| 1996 | MIN | A | 25 | 82 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 6 | .256 | .281 | .329 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | MIN | A | 52 | 156 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 16 | .237 | .288 | .353 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 1998 | MIN | A | 143 | 528 | 85 | 167 | 12 | 62 | .316 | .372 | .473 | 41 | 3 | 47 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 13 |
| 1999 | MIN | A | 143 | 531 | 62 | 148 | 6 | 46 | .279 | .343 | .397 | 37 | 4 | 52 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 15 |
| 2000 | MIN | A | 23 | 77 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | .234 | .287 | .325 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | COL | N | 57 | 171 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 36 | .316 | .385 | .544 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | Total | 80 | 248 | 42 | 72 | 9 | 44 | .290 | .355 | .476 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2001 | COL | N | 85 | 290 | 52 | 86 | 12 | 43 | .297 | .349 | .497 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2001 | CIN | N | 66 | 261 | 41 | 77 | 5 | 32 | .295 | .361 | .418 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | TOT | N | 151 | 551 | 93 | 163 | 17 | 75 | .296 | .355 | .459 | 35 | 2 | 51 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2002 | CIN | N | 155 | 612 | 79 | 183 | 11 | 64 | .299 | .353 | .431 | 42 | 3 | 50 | 81 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | BOS | A | 144 | 587 | 92 | 166 | 13 | 85 | .283 | .333 | .428 | 38 | 4 | 48 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2004 | CHI | N | 129 | 372 | 60 | 102 | 15 | 50 | .274 | .352 | .468 | 19 | 4 | 43 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2005 | CHI | N | 110 | 397 | 50 | 121 | 12 | 40 | .305 | .355 | .474 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | SD | N | 44 | 124 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 13 | .282 | .366 | .419 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | CHI | N | 94 | 318 | 38 | 88 | 6 | 40 | .277 | .352 | .390 | 16 | 1 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | TOT | N | 138 | 442 | 56 | 123 | 9 | 53 | .278 | .356 | .398 | 22 | 2 | 55 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | OAK | A | 18 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | .271 | .288 | .292 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | NL | 740 | 2545 | 366 | 746 | 71 | 318 | .293 | .356 | .451 | 153 | 18 | 250 | 312 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 43 | |
| Total | AL | 548 | 2009 | 281 | 570 | 36 | 227 | .284 | .337 | .415 | 131 | 12 | 171 | 259 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 59 | |
| Total | 1288 | 4554 | 647 | 1316 | 107 | 545 | .289 | .348 | .435 | 284 | 30 | 421 | 571 | 16 | 18 | 66 | 34 | 102 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1996 | MIN | A | 3B | 20 | 20 | 151 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1996 | MIN | A | 2B | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | MIN | A | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | MIN | A | 3B | 40 | 38 | 305 | 24 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1997 | MIN | A | 2B | 8 | 6 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1997 | MIN | A | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | MIN | A | 2B | 140 | 139 | 1173 | 219 | 363 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1998 | MIN | A | DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | MIN | A | DH | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | MIN | A | 2B | 103 | 99 | 828.1 | 168 | 270 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 2000 | MIN | A | 2B | 19 | 18 | 145 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| 2000 | MIN | A | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | COL | N | 2B | 52 | 46 | 392.1 | 81 | 118 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 2000 | Total | 2B | 71 | 64 | 537.1 | 115 | 154 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 | |
| 2001 | COL | N | 2B | 77 | 71 | 622.1 | 155 | 198 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 2001 | CIN | N | 2B | 65 | 63 | 543 | 138 | 168 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 2001 | CIN | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2001 | TOT | N | 2B | 142 | 134 | 1165.1 | 293 | 366 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 2002 | CIN | N | 2B | 154 | 150 | 1319.1 | 315 | 438 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 2003 | BOS | A | 2B | 139 | 134 | 1187.1 | 235 | 391 | 16 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 2003 | BOS | A | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | CHI | N | 1B | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | CHI | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | CHI | N | 2B | 89 | 88 | 749.1 | 150 | 213 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 2004 | CHI | N | LF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | CHI | N | 2B | 97 | 93 | 797.2 | 164 | 243 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 2005 | CHI | N | 1B | 4 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | CHI | N | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | SD | N | 3B | 23 | 22 | 149.2 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .896 |
| 2006 | SD | N | 2B | 14 | 13 | 108.1 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 2006 | SD | N | 1B | 3 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | CHI | N | 2B | 46 | 41 | 329.1 | 76 | 93 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 2006 | CHI | N | 1B | 37 | 35 | 311.2 | 274 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 2006 | CHI | N | DH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TOT | N | 2B | 60 | 54 | 437.2 | 97 | 125 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 2006 | TOT | N | 1B | 40 | 37 | 333.2 | 300 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 2007 | OAK | A | 1B | 10 | 9 | 89 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | OAK | A | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | OAK | A | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | OAK | A | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | 1B | 59 | 49 | 464.2 | 420 | 33 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 | ||
| Total | DH | 51 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | SS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 1007 | 962 | 8272.1 | 1772 | 2586 | 83 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 | ||
| Total | LF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 3B | 83 | 80 | 605.2 | 47 | 133 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 | ||
| Total | OF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 51st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1991).
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (8th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed July 9, 1994).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Butch Huskey to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Todd Sears and cash (July 15, 2000).
- Traded by Colorado Rockies with Robin Jennings to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Alex Ochoa (July 19, 2001).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Boston Red Sox in exchange for 2 players to be named later (December 12, 2002); Cincinnati Reds received Josh Thigpen and Tony Blanco (December 16, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 6, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 7, 2004).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to San Diego Padres in exchange for Jose Ceda (July 31, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 8, 2006).
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