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Walker Cooper

#54 RANKED AT POSITION
1940—1957
Catcher
BORN
January 8, 1915, in Atherton, MO
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-3 / 210
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Giants
.285
BATTING AVERAGE
1473
GAMES
27.3
WAR
.332
ON-BASE PCT
573
RUNS
22.8
WAR7
.464
SLUGGING
1341
HITS
12.1
WAR3
.796
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
173
HOME RUNS
3.0
WAR PER SEASON
Brother to pitcher Mort; member of two championship teams for Cardinals during World War II.
8-TIME
ALL-STAR
1942, 1944
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Cooper
CAREER
27.3
LONG PEAK
22.8
PRIME
15.0
SHORT PEAK
12.1
JAWS
25.1
WAR PER
3.0
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Walker Cooper Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
54
CAREER
48
LONG PEAK
43
PRIME
67
SHORT PEAK
48
JAWS
45
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Cooper
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.027.322.81512.125353.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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