Walker Cooper was a catcher in MLB history. Across 1473 career games, with a .285 batting average and 173 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | 6 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .316 | .381 | .368 | .749 |
| 1941 | STL | 68 | 200 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 14 | .245 | .291 | .315 | .606 |
| 1942 | STL | 125 | 438 | 58 | 123 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 29 | 29 | .281 | .327 | .434 | .761 |
| 1943 | STL | 122 | 449 | 52 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 19 | 19 | .318 | .349 | .463 | .812 |
| 1944 | STL | 112 | 397 | 56 | 126 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 4 | 20 | 19 | .317 | .352 | .504 | .855 |
| 1945 | STL | 4 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .389 | .389 | .778 |
| 1946 | NY1 | 87 | 280 | 29 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .268 | .310 | .396 | .706 |
| 1947 | NY1 | 140 | 515 | 79 | 157 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 122 | 2 | 24 | 43 | .305 | .339 | .586 | .926 |
| 1948 | NY1 | 91 | 290 | 40 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 1 | 28 | 29 | .266 | .332 | .472 | .805 |
| 1949 | CIN | 82 | 307 | 34 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 24 | .280 | .330 | .479 | .809 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 42 | 147 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .211 | .261 | .347 | .608 |
| 1950 | BSN | 102 | 337 | 52 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 26 | .329 | .389 | .528 | .917 |
| 1950 | CIN | 15 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .191 | .191 | .255 | .447 |
| 1951 | BSN | 109 | 342 | 42 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 28 | 18 | .313 | .367 | .518 | .884 |
| 1952 | BSN | 102 | 349 | 33 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 22 | 32 | .235 | .282 | .361 | .643 |
| 1953 | ML1 | 53 | 137 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 15 | .219 | .287 | .328 | .615 |
| 1954 | CHC | 57 | 158 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 23 | .310 | .398 | .532 | .929 |
| 1954 | PIT | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .333 | .627 |
| 1955 | CHC | 54 | 111 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .279 | .322 | .559 | .881 |
| 1956 | STL | 40 | 68 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .265 | .296 | .456 | .752 |
| 1957 | STL | 48 | 78 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .269 | .310 | .474 | .784 |
| Career Totals | — | 1473 | 4702 | 573 | 1341 | 240 | 40 | 173 | 812 | 18 | 309 | 357 | .285 | .332 | .464 | .796 |
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