Walter Ball - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Walter Ball



Walter Thomas Ball
(Diamond)

Born: September 12, 1877 in Detroit, MI
Died: December 16, 1946 in Chicago, IL
          (69 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
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• Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)


Compared to Contemporary Starting Pitchers (Top 100)

Compare With:



Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
SP
20
1908-1926
47.9
2.1
0.4
45.0
0.4
2
SP
7
1904-1913
1.3
0.3
-0.4
1.2
0.2
3
SP
11
1912-1928
23.1
1.6
-0.5
22.0
0.0
4
SP
2
1912-1919
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
5
SP
1
1912
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
6
SP
1
1912
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
7
SP
2
1909-1913
4.9
-0.6
0.0
5.4
0.0
8
SP
1
1912
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9
SP
2
1912-1915
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
10
SP
1
1912
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
11
SP
1
1912
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.0
12
SP
9
1911-1921
2.1
-0.7
0.0
2.9
0.0
13
SP
6
1909-1914
1.8
-0.6
0.1
2.3
0.0
14
SP
5
1908-1916
-1.3
0.0
0.0
-1.3
0.0
15
SP
4
1906-1912
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
16
SP
3
1912-1917
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
17
SP
2
1912-1914
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
18
SP
2
1911-1912
2.2
0.3
-0.1
2.0
0.0
19
SP
11
1907-1920
4.8
-0.6
0.0
5.5
0.0
20
SP
6
1910-1919
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
21
SP
3
1911-1914
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22
SP
1
1912
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
23
SP
5
1908-1913
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
24
SP
12
1910-1921
8.8
-1.2
0.1
9.9
0.0
25
SP
1
1912
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
26
SP
4
1902-1913
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
27
SP
5
1907-1914
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
28
SP
7
1909-1915
3.3
0.4
-0.2
3.1
0.0
29
SP
4
1909-1912
-0.7
0.0
0.2
-0.9
0.0
30
SP
4
1906-1913
1.6
0.2
0.3
1.2
0.0
31
SP
2
1911-1914
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
32
SP
15
1908-1923
9.5
-1.2
-0.4
11.1
0.0
33
SP
19
1909-1932
11.4
-2.9
0.0
14.3
0.0
34
SP
3
1906-1913
1.5
0.0
-0.2
1.7
0.0
35
SP
16
1910-1925
12.8
1.1
0.1
11.7
0.0
36
SP
11
1909-1920
2.9
-0.5
-0.4
3.9
0.0
37
SP
8
1910-1921
-3.1
-0.7
-0.5
-1.9
-0.1
38
SP
9
1912-1920
1.4
0.7
-0.1
0.8
-0.1
39
SP
18
1910-1931
5.3
-1.2
-0.4
7.0
-0.1
40
SP
6
1911-1916
1.2
0.5
-0.1
0.9
-0.1
41
SP
11
1908-1923
12.6
-2.9
0.3
15.3
-0.1
42
SP
7
1905-1914
2.8
0.5
-0.4
2.7
-0.1
43
SP
22
1911-1936
40.6
0.0
-0.3
41.0
-0.1
44
SP
7
1912-1919
2.3
0.1
0.3
2.0
-0.1
45
SP
7
1912-1921
3.5
-1.4
0.2
4.8
-0.1
46
SP
26
1907-1932
54.9
4.9
0.3
50.0
-0.1
47
SP
18
1906-1927
5.7
3.3
-0.5
3.1
-0.2
48
SP
6
1909-1914
6.6
0.7
0.1
5.9
-0.2
49
SP
6
1912-1922
-0.2
-0.8
-0.5
1.3
-0.2
50
SP
16
1902-1917
14.1
2.4
0.4
11.5
-0.2
51
SP
17
1903-1921
13.5
0.7
0.3
12.7
-0.2
52
SP
9
1904-1912
12.1
-0.5
-0.8
13.5
-0.2
53
SP
5
1911-1925
0.2
2.0
-0.3
-1.2
-0.2
54
SP
5
1910-1923
0.8
0.3
-1.0
1.8
-0.3
55
SP
13
1910-1922
25.5
-0.3
-1.4
27.6
-0.4
56
SP
14
1900-1914
30.1
-0.3
-0.4
31.1
-0.4
57
SP
13
1912-1930
4.3
1.2
-4.5
8.2
-0.5
58
SP
13
1900-1913
9.5
2.6
-0.9
8.3
-0.5
59
SP
22
1896-1917
15.2
7.3
-0.6
9.2
-0.6
60
SP
18
1900-1919
24.0
12.3
0.8
12.0
-1.1
61
SP
19
1907-1926
42.5
14.6
-4.8
34.6
-1.9

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