Walt Blackwood
Catcher · b. 1934 · 1952–1965
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Granite Falls Granites | 18 | 18 | 63 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | .136 | .159 | .169 | .328 | -0.7 |
| 1953 | Granite Falls Granites | 19 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 |
| 1954 | Granite Falls Granites | 20 | 147 | 582 | 523 | 111 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 183 | .212 | .263 | .304 | .567 | -1.1 |
| 1955 | Granite Falls Granites | 21 | 82 | 333 | 298 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 74 | .255 | .327 | .332 | .660 | 0.6 |
| 1956 | Granite Falls Granites | 22 | 150 | 589 | 526 | 142 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 59 | 127 | .270 | .341 | .369 | .710 | 1.7 |
| 1957 | Granite Falls Granites | 23 | 150 | 586 | 528 | 136 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 51 | 116 | .258 | .319 | .352 | .671 | 1.0 |
| 1958 | Granite Falls Granites | 24 | 135 | 530 | 480 | 133 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 46 | 85 | .277 | .338 | .408 | .746 | 2.2 |
| 1959 | Granite Falls Granites | 25 | 132 | 540 | 482 | 118 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 53 | 106 | .245 | .317 | .353 | .669 | 0.8 |
| 1960 | Granite Falls Granites | 26 | 150 | 612 | 559 | 148 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 66 | 51 | 107 | .265 | .325 | .367 | .692 | 1.4 |
| 1961 | Granite Falls Granites | 27 | 150 | 594 | 531 | 144 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 79 | 57 | 84 | .271 | .338 | .422 | .760 | 2.6 |
| 1962 | Granite Falls Granites | 28 | 143 | 556 | 510 | 116 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 98 | .227 | .284 | .322 | .606 | -0.4 |
| 1963 | Granite Falls Granites | 29 | 138 | 535 | 475 | 137 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 55 | 84 | .288 | .359 | .400 | .759 | 2.6 |
| 1964 | Granite Falls Granites | 30 | 146 | 585 | 522 | 125 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 58 | 108 | .239 | .313 | .341 | .654 | 0.8 |
| 1965 | Granite Falls Granites | 31 | 119 | 487 | 443 | 104 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 89 | .235 | .300 | .352 | .652 | 0.5 |
| Career | 1661 | 6597 | 5941 | 1498 | 263 | 41 | 96 | 643 | 591 | 1293 | .252 | .317 | .359 | .675 | 11.8 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 29/58 | 21/44 | 21/43 | 26/55 | 26/55 | 23/50 |
| 1953 | 19 | 34 | 51 | 47/58 | 36/45 | 27/43 | 33/55 | 33/55 | 30/50 |
| 1954 | 20 | 38 | 51 | 52/58 | 40/45 | 30/44 | 37/55 | 38/55 | 34/50 |
| 1955 | 21 | 42 | 49 | 50/54 | 39/42 | 35/42 | 43/52 | 45/55 | 41/50 |
| 1956 | 22 | 44 | 49 | 51/54 | 39/42 | 36/42 | 45/52 | 48/55 | 43/50 |
| 1957 | 23 | 44 | 49 | 51/54 | 40/42 | 37/42 | 46/52 | 49/55 | 44/50 |
| 1958 | 24 | 45 | 49 | 52/53 | 40/42 | 37/41 | 47/52 | 50/55 | 45/50 |
| 1959 | 25 | 45 | 49 | 52/53 | 40/42 | 37/41 | 47/52 | 50/55 | 45/50 |
| 1960 | 26 | 46 | 48 | 52/53 | 40/41 | 38/41 | 48/52 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
| 1961 | 27 | 46 | 48 | 52/53 | 40/41 | 38/40 | 48/52 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
| 1962 | 28 | 45 | 48 | 50/52 | 39/40 | 37/40 | 48/52 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
| 1963 | 29 | 45 | 48 | 49/51 | 38/39 | 37/40 | 48/52 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
| 1964 | 30 | 44 | 47 | 48/50 | 37/38 | 37/40 | 48/52 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
| 1965 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 47/49 | 36/37 | 37/40 | 48/52 | 51/55 | 46/49 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | draft | Granite Falls Granites | round 1 |
Injury history (11 stints, 161 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Knee | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1953 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1955 | Knee | career-altering | 68 | reshaped him |
| 1958 | Hamstring | short IL | 15 | |
| 1959 | Hamstring | short IL | 15 | |
| 1959 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1962 | Knee | short IL | 19 | |
| 1964 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1965 | Back | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1965 | Back | short IL | 14 | |
| 1965 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 16 |