Cooperstown Choices: Todd Walker

With the Hall Of Fame election announcement coming on January 9, 2013, it is time to review the ballot, go over the names, and decide who belongs in the Hall Of Fame.

There are twenty four men on the ballot for the first time this year and we will take a look at each one individually prior to official announcements. You can find all of the profiles in the I-70 Baseball Exclusives: Cooperstown Choices 2013 menu at the top of the page.

In this article, we take a look at Todd Walker

Todd Walker
Primarily a second baseman, Walker spent his 12 year career on seven different major league baseball teams.

Year	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1996	MIN	25	82	8	21	6	0	0	6	2	4	13	.256	.281	.329	.610	54
1997	MIN	52	156	15	37	7	1	3	16	7	11	30	.237	.288	.353	.641	67
1998	MIN	143	528	85	167	41	3	12	62	19	47	65	.316	.372	.473	.845	118
1999	MIN	143	531	62	148	37	4	6	46	18	52	83	.279	.343	.397	.740	87
2000	TOT	80	248	42	72	11	4	9	44	7	27	29	.290	.355	.476	.830	94
2000	MIN	23	77	14	18	1	0	2	8	3	7	10	.234	.287	.325	.612	53
2000	COL	57	171	28	54	10	4	7	36	4	20	19	.316	.385	.544	.928	111
2001	TOT	151	551	93	163	35	2	17	75	1	51	82	.296	.355	.459	.814	98
2001	COL	85	290	52	86	18	2	12	43	1	25	40	.297	.349	.497	.846	99
2001	CIN	66	261	41	77	17	0	5	32	0	26	42	.295	.361	.418	.779	97
2002	CIN	155	612	79	183	42	3	11	64	8	50	81	.299	.353	.431	.785	103
2003	BOS	144	587	92	166	38	4	13	85	1	48	54	.283	.333	.428	.760	95
2004	CHC	129	372	60	102	19	4	15	50	0	43	52	.274	.352	.468	.820	109
2005	CHC	110	397	50	121	25	3	12	40	1	31	40	.305	.355	.474	.829	112
2006	TOT	138	442	56	123	22	2	9	53	2	55	38	.278	.356	.398	.754	94
2006	CHC	94	318	38	88	16	1	6	40	0	38	27	.277	.352	.390	.742	88
2006	SDP	44	124	18	35	6	1	3	13	2	17	11	.282	.366	.419	.786	110
2007	OAK	18	48	5	13	1	0	0	4	0	2	4	.271	.288	.292	.580	58
12 Yrs		1288	4554	647	1316	284	30	107	545	66	421	571	.289	.348	.435	.783	98
162 Game Avg.		162	573	81	166	36	4	13	69	8	53	72	.289	.348	.435	.783	98
		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
MIN (5 yrs)		386	1374	184	391	92	8	23	138	49	121	201	.285	.341	.413	.754	92
CHC (3 yrs)		333	1087	148	311	60	8	33	130	1	112	119	.286	.353	.447	.800	104
CIN (2 yrs)		221	873	120	260	59	3	16	96	8	76	123	.298	.356	.427	.783	101
COL (2 yrs)		142	461	80	140	28	6	19	79	5	45	59	.304	.363	.514	.877	103
SDP (1 yr)		44	124	18	35	6	1	3	13	2	17	11	.282	.366	.419	.786	110
OAK (1 yr)		18	48	5	13	1	0	0	4	0	2	4	.271	.288	.292	.580	58
BOS (1 yr)		144	587	92	166	38	4	13	85	1	48	54	.283	.333	.428	.760	95

NL (6 yrs)		740	2545	366	746	153	18	71	318	16	250	312	.293	.356	.451	.807	103
AL (7 yrs)		548	2009	281	570	131	12	36	227	50	171	259	.284	.337	.415	.752	92

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/12/2012.

Why He Should Get In
There was very little that could be considered “remarkable” about Todd Walker’s major league career.

Why He Should Not Get In
Walker was a serviceable second baseman but his career was short and underwhelming. With no awards, no All Star appearnces, and no career numbers that represent milestones, he will be one of the players that will have his name on the ballot for one year.

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