Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1989
- NL MVP
- 1997
- NL Gold Glove
- 7x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 3x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1989
- NL MVP
- 1997
- NL Gold Glove
- 7x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 3x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,988
- AB
- 6,907
- R
- 1,355
- H
- 2,160
- HR
- 383
- RBI
- 1,311
- SB
- 230
- AVG
- .313
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | WSH | 20 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .170 |
| 1990 | WSH | 133 | 419 | 59 | 101 | 19 | 51 | 21 | .241 |
| 1991 | WSH | 137 | 487 | 59 | 141 | 16 | 64 | 14 | .290 |
| 1992 | WSH | 143 | 528 | 85 | 159 | 23 | 93 | 18 | .301 |
| 1993 | WSH | 138 | 490 | 85 | 130 | 22 | 86 | 29 | .265 |
| 1994 | WSH | 103 | 395 | 76 | 127 | 19 | 86 | 15 | .322 |
| 1995 | COL | 131 | 494 | 96 | 151 | 36 | 101 | 16 | .306 |
| 1996 | COL | 83 | 272 | 58 | 75 | 18 | 58 | 18 | .276 |
| 1997 | COL | 153 | 568 | 143 | 208 | 49 | 130 | 33 | .366 |
| 1998 | COL | 130 | 454 | 113 | 165 | 23 | 67 | 14 | .363 |
| 1999 | COL | 127 | 438 | 108 | 166 | 37 | 115 | 11 | .379 |
| 2000 | COL | 87 | 314 | 64 | 97 | 9 | 51 | 5 | .309 |
| 2001 | COL | 142 | 497 | 107 | 174 | 38 | 123 | 14 | .350 |
| 2002 | COL | 136 | 477 | 95 | 161 | 26 | 104 | 6 | .338 |
| 2003 | COL | 143 | 454 | 86 | 129 | 16 | 79 | 7 | .284 |
| 2004 |  COL/STL | 82 | 258 | 51 | 77 | 17 | 47 | 6 | .298 |
| 2005 | STL | 100 | 315 | 66 | 91 | 15 | 52 | 2 | .289 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 28
- AB
- 100
- R
- 18
- H
- 23
- HR
- 7
- RBI
- 15
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .230
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,030
- TB
- 3,904
- XBH
- 916
- HBP
- 138
- IBB
- 117
- GIDP
- 153
- P/PA
- 0.82
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | WSH | 56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 478 | 182 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 539 | 223 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | WSH | 583 | 267 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | WSH | 582 | 230 | 51 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | WSH | 452 | 232 | 65 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | COL | 562 | 300 | 72 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | COL | 304 | 155 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | COL | 664 | 409 | 99 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | COL | 524 | 286 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | COL | 513 | 311 | 67 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | COL | 372 | 159 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | COL | 601 | 329 | 76 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | COL | 553 | 287 | 70 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | COL | 564 | 216 | 48 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | COL/STL | 316 | 152 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | STL | 367 | 158 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 69.7
- RC
- 1523.0
- RC/27
- 8.10
- ISOP
- .252
- SECA
- .407
- BB/K
- 0.74
- AB/HR
- 18.0
- GO/FO
- 1.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | WSH | -0.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 3.2 | 61.3 | 4.9 | .193 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 3.2 | 77.1 | 5.7 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30.4 | 0 |
| 1992 | WSH | 5.2 | 93.9 | 6.5 | .205 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | WSH | 4.2 | 91.7 | 6.5 | .204 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | WSH | 4.5 | 88.4 | 8.3 | .266 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | COL | 4.5 | 109.8 | 8.1 | .302 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | COL | 1.1 | 53.7 | 6.9 | .294 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 1997 | COL | 9.6 | 167.9 | 11.7 | .354 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 1998 | COL | 5.5 | 117.8 | 10.4 | .267 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | COL | 4.9 | 127.7 | 11.7 | .331 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2000 | COL | 1.5 | 62.1 | 7.1 | .197 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 2001 | COL | 7.6 | 139.5 | 10.9 | .312 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2002 | COL | 5.8 | 114.2 | 9.3 | .264 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | COL | 4.2 | 95.3 | 7.6 | .192 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 2004 | COL/STL | 2.7 | 63.1 | 9 | .291 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 15.2 | 0.9 |
| 2005 | STL | 2.2 | 59.5 | 6.8 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21 | 1.1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Larry Walker's career stats?
Larry Walker played 17 seasons for the Nationals, the Rockies and the Cardinals. He was a career .313 hitter with 2,160 hits, 383 home runs and 1,311 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .379 batting average, 37 home runs and 115 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1989 to 2005
Larry Walker led MLB in batting average (1998, 1999, 2001) and OPS (1997, 1999); finished top 10 in a stat 15 times.
Awards
- NL Silver Slugger ×3: 1992, 1997, 1999
- NL Gold Glove ×7: 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
- NL MVP: 1997
All-time career rank
- 74th in home runs (383)
- 203rd in hits (2,160)
- 94th in rbi (1,311)
- 281st in stolen bases (230)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1997 (2nd), 1998 (1st), 1999 (1st), 2001 (1st), 2002 (4th)
- Home Runs: 1995 (8th), 1997 (3rd)
- RBI: 1997 (6th)
- Hits: 1997 (3rd)
- OPS: 1995 (10th), 1997 (1st), 1998 (2nd), 1999 (1st), 2001 (6th), 2002 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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