The Walker Files: Walker a hit on the road

Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker is worthy of a plaque in Cooperstown.

By Tracy Ringolsby

So much is made about the time Larry Walker spent with the Rockies, and the impact it had on his offensive production. Two things: players adapt to take advantage of the home field because it is where they play half their games, and even with the Coors Field factor, Walker compares favorably with Hall of Famers in terms of his road efforts.

Of the 123 Hall of Famers with at least 1,500 plate appearances, consider where Walker would rank among the current Hall of Famers in:

Average: .2780, 90th, between Andre Dawson (.2783) and Max Carey (.2777)

OBP: .370, 52nd, between Joe Cronin (371) and Duke Snider, Hank Aaron and Al Kaline (.369 each).

Slugging: .495, 36th, behind Larry Doby (.496) and ahead of Jim Bottomley (.486).

RBI: 564, 66th, behind Joe Morgan (573) and ahead of Roberto Alomar (554).

Home runs: 168, 37th, behind Al Kaline (173) and ahead of Gary Carter and Rickey Henderson (162 each).

Triples: 23, 104th, behind Carlton Fisk (24) and ahead of Ken Griffey, Jr., (22).

Doubles: 203, tied for 60th with Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio, behind Willie Stargell (204) and ahead of  Nellie Fox (202).

Charting the current Hall of Famers' Road Statistics (minimum 1,500 plate appearances):

Player	Season	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
Ty Cobb	1913-1928(16)	3921	773	1456	239	79	56	476	181	0.371	0.444	0.515
Rogers Hornsby	1915-1937(23)	4145	786	1482	275	86	137	502	330	0.358	0.431	0.565
Bill Terry	1923-1936(14)	3262	598	1149	216	56	78	274	228	0.352	0.403	0.525
Lou Gehrig	1923-1939(17)	4140	1006	1452	328	80	242	797	413	0.351	0.458	0.644
Babe Ruth	1915-1935(21)	4366	1096	1475	267	66	367	1020	716	0.338	0.466	0.681
Harry Heilmann	1914-1932(17)	4013	656	1349	281	75	95	418	326	0.336	0.402	0.515
Eddie Collins	1913-1930(18)	3815	706	1273	172	62	25	649	150	0.334	0.433	0.431
Tony Gwynn	1982-2001(20)	4754	685	1586	281	36	69	397	198	0.334	0.384	0.451
Joe DiMaggio	1936-1951(13)	3461	742	1154	203	58	213	392	208	0.333	0.405	0.61
Tris Speaker	1913-1928(16)	4019	712	1323	259	82	45	557	129	0.329	0.415	0.468
Ted Williams	1939-1960(19)	3819	825	1251	206	36	273	989	386	0.328	0.467	0.615
Heinie Manush	1923-1939(17)	3940	657	1290	260	62	63	242	172	0.327	0.372	0.473
Ross Youngs	1917-1926(10)	2416	434	789	118	61	12	282	219	0.327	0.401	0.441
Stan Musial	1941-1963(22)	5570	950	1815	332	87	223	748	360	0.326	0.407	0.537
George Sisler	1915-1930(15)	4189	576	1358	198	68	39	217	178	0.324	0.361	0.432
Al Simmons	1924-1944(20)	4458	750	1440	265	69	145	267	407	0.323	0.363	0.511
Earle Combs	1924-1935(12)	3075	640	993	190	72	20	338	163	0.323	0.392	0.451
Rod Carew	1967-1985(19)	4782	692	1544	225	59	48	486	549	0.323	0.385	0.425
Edd Roush	1913-1931(16)	3440	508	1109	181	62	39	207	119	0.322	0.365	0.445
Goose Goslin	1921-1938(18)	4477	755	1439	248	74	156	450	311	0.321	0.386	0.514
Paul Waner	1926-1945(20)	4753	763	1524	289	62	55	532	223	0.321	0.391	0.442
Mike Piazza	1992-2007(16)	3632	571	1164	212	3	232	389	603	0.32	0.388	0.572
Mickey Cochrane	1925-1937(13)	2687	515	858	168	35	57	391	125	0.319	0.41	0.472
Charlie Gehringer	1924-1942(19)	4474	826	1422	277	84	92	573	195	0.318	0.399	0.479
Zack Wheat	1913-1927(15)	3754	517	1189	190	69	44	245	214	0.317	0.364	0.439
Bill Dickey	1928-1946(17)	3219	464	1016	208	40	67	338	149	0.316	0.384	0.468
Freddie Lindstrom	1924-1936(13)	2801	445	884	154	43	39	155	150	0.316	0.353	0.443
Arky Vaughan	1932-1948(14)	3347	587	1054	189	51	51	469	152	0.315	0.402	0.448
Frankie Frisch	1919-1937(19)	4570	738	1431	214	71	40	359	147	0.313	0.365	0.417
Mel Ott	1926-1946(21)	4880	905	1516	306	51	188	759	467	0.311	0.407	0.51
Joe Medwick	1932-1948(17)	3934	571	1220	228	55	97	209	286	0.31	0.347	0.47
Jackie Robinson	1947-1956(10)	2433	458	751	131	25	59	373	142	0.309	0.408	0.456
Pie Traynor	1920-1937(17)	3956	566	1219	197	61	35	229	178	0.308	0.349	0.415
Jimmie Foxx	1925-1945(20)	4247	821	1304	238	67	235	695	696	0.307	0.405	0.561
Luke Appling	1931-1950(19)	4463	673	1369	216	48	23	664	274	0.307	0.397	0.392
Sam Rice	1915-1934(20)	4780	750	1466	270	79	25	342	149	0.307	0.357	0.412
Hank Aaron	1954-1976(23)	6395	1094	1960	341	61	370	656	730	0.306	0.369	0.552
Chick Hafey	1924-1937(13)	2341	368	716	158	28	81	155	267	0.306	0.353	0.501
Roberto Clemente	1955-1972(18)	4815	694	1472	216	63	138	305	670	0.306	0.347	0.463
George Kell	1944-1957(14)	3416	430	1043	187	28	39	310	155	0.305	0.366	0.411
Kiki Cuyler	1921-1938(18)	3608	638	1101	199	60	60	346	417	0.305	0.373	0.443
Lloyd Waner	1927-1945(18)	3988	572	1216	150	50	14	198	106	0.305	0.34	0.378
Richie Ashburn	1948-1962(15)	4300	679	1311	162	45	17	613	297	0.305	0.393	0.375
Johnny Mize	1936-1953(15)	3257	534	992	185	49	147	427	258	0.305	0.389	0.527
Wade Boggs	1982-1999(18)	4590	664	1387	216	32	48	655	358	0.302	0.387	0.395
Lou Boudreau	1939-1952(14)	3192	483	964	211	38	50	387	162	0.302	0.381	0.439
Willie Mays	1951-1973(22)	5643	1044	1700	265	79	325	744	867	0.301	0.381	0.549
Billy Herman	1931-1947(15)	3855	551	1158	230	46	25	348	225	0.3	0.36	0.403
Orlando Cepeda	1958-1974(17)	4158	584	1248	234	16	197	290	602	0.3	0.35	0.506
Joe Sewell	1920-1933(14)	3592	571	1075	191	38	22	409	76	0.299	0.378	0.392
Jim Bottomley	1922-1937(16)	3874	582	1159	216	80	116	322	354	0.299	0.356	0.486
George Kelly	1915-1932(16)	3081	433	919	180	35	78	198	370	0.298	0.344	0.455
Hack Wilson	1923-1934(12)	2370	419	705	132	34	107	313	376	0.297	0.382	0.517
Frank Thomas	1990-2008(19)	4116	684	1222	245	5	209	827	712	0.297	0.414	0.511
Paul Molitor	1978-1998(21)	5543	879	1643	304	53	118	555	665	0.296	0.36	0.434
Ernie Lombardi	1931-1947(17)	2926	292	866	124	5	106	191	143	0.296	0.343	0.45
Travis Jackson	1923-1936(14)	3142	418	928	175	51	46	222	289	0.295	0.343	0.427
Tony Lazzeri	1926-1939(14)	3246	498	952	191	43	93	446	486	0.293	0.381	0.465
Barry Larkin	1986-2004(19)	3960	617	1160	207	40	89	385	415	0.293	0.358	0.433
Home Run Baker	1913-1922(8)	1920	249	561	105	13	17	162	88	0.292	0.352	0.387
Roberto Alomar	1988-2004(17)	4621	736	1350	272	38	99	514	580	0.292	0.363	0.432
Al Kaline	1953-1974(22)	5132	785	1499	251	42	173	628	522	0.292	0.369	0.458
Nellie Fox	1947-1965(19)	4711	651	1374	202	48	30	326	117	0.292	0.346	0.374
Earl Averill	1929-1941(13)	3131	544	913	169	66	94	362	278	0.292	0.368	0.478
Mickey Mantle	1951-1968(18)	4132	850	1204	181	28	270	863	909	0.291	0.413	0.545
Kirby Puckett	1984-1995(12)	3555	445	1035	175	19	94	203	468	0.291	0.331	0.43
Enos Slaughter	1938-1959(19)	4030	602	1172	197	72	72	481	270	0.291	0.368	0.429
Red Schoendienst	1945-1963(19)	4168	588	1212	194	43	37	290	174	0.291	0.338	0.385
Jeff Bagwell	1991-2005(15)	3967	711	1153	241	14	215	693	793	0.291	0.398	0.521
George Brett	1973-1993(21)	5227	765	1517	314	40	181	538	534	0.29	0.356	0.469
Hank Greenberg	1933-1947(12)	2602	454	752	181	33	126	384	443	0.289	0.382	0.529
Tim Raines	1979-2002(23)	4581	790	1323	225	55	87	655	520	0.289	0.378	0.419
Dave Winfield	1973-1995(22)	5714	864	1650	287	47	247	601	901	0.289	0.356	0.485
Larry Doby	1947-1959(13)	2876	498	827	128	38	132	415	546	0.288	0.38	0.496
Duke Snider	1947-1964(18)	3588	605	1031	169	42	183	467	618	0.287	0.369	0.511
Gabby Hartnett	1922-1941(20)	3246	426	931	174	29	117	352	365	0.287	0.36	0.466
Eddie Murray	1977-1997(21)	5804	825	1660	316	18	262	657	776	0.286	0.356	0.482
Chuck Klein	1928-1944(17)	3197	506	913	172	38	110	290	281	0.286	0.346	0.466
Lou Brock	1961-1979(19)	5250	748	1499	254	63	75	367	953	0.286	0.334	0.401
Ivan Rodriguez	1991-2011(21)	4856	653	1386	299	18	149	256	781	0.285	0.322	0.446
Joe Cronin	1926-1945(20)	3896	558	1111	241	47	84	515	392	0.285	0.371	0.436
Rickey Henderson	1979-2003(25)	5642	1207	1600	283	34	162	1111	892	0.284	0.404	0.432
Frank Robinson	1956-1976(21)	5227	872	1481	273	44	265	711	823	0.283	0.376	0.504
Cal Ripken Jr.	1981-2001(21)	5991	870	1697	345	29	217	558	656	0.283	0.344	0.459
Yogi Berra	1946-1965(19)	3908	606	1106	203	25	148	336	208	0.283	0.342	0.461
Robin Yount	1974-1993(20)	5606	822	1584	298	59	127	481	714	0.283	0.338	0.425
Dave Bancroft	1915-1930(16)	3651	524	1029	165	45	11	413	237	0.282	0.357	0.361
Joe Gordon	1938-1950(11)	2989	492	834	152	27	134	401	347	0.279	0.367	0.482
Andre Dawson	1976-1996(21)	5052	676	1406	255	44	231	255	777	0.278	0.316	0.483
LARRY WALKER	1989-2005	3478	566	967	203	23	168	469	685	0.278	0.37	0.495
Max Carey	1913-1929(17)	4194	628	1165	192	49	36	444	289	0.278	0.352	0.373
Billy Williams	1959-1976(18)	4675	649	1298	215	45	181	509	582	0.278	0.349	0.459
Eddie Mathews	1952-1968(17)	4449	812	1234	196	51	274	758	762	0.277	0.382	0.529
Rick Ferrell	1929-1947(18)	3079	354	853	165	20	15	461	144	0.277	0.372	0.358
Harry Hooper	1913-1925(13)	3508	566	971	183	56	45	450	238	0.277	0.363	0.399
Jim Rice	1974-1989(16)	4150	568	1148	166	35	174	322	732	0.277	0.33	0.459
Tony Perez	1964-1986(23)	4935	629	1359	231	26	197	450	952	0.275	0.335	0.452
Craig Biggio	1988-2007(20)	5395	896	1481	303	21	148	568	871	0.275	0.356	0.421
Willie Stargell	1962-1982(21)	4079	609	1117	204	9	254	450	1026	0.274	0.35	0.515
Ken Griffey Jr.	1989-2010(22)	5069	803	1381	241	22	298	637	973	0.272	0.355	0.505
Pee Wee Reese	1940-1958(16)	4247	707	1149	173	47	63	564	461	0.271	0.357	0.378
Phil Rizzuto	1941-1956(13)	3005	457	811	122	27	17	317	213	0.27	0.343	0.345
Ryne Sandberg	1981-1997(16)	4187	592	1128	186	28	118	350	647	0.269	0.326	0.412
Ralph Kiner	1946-1955(10)	2617	436	705	105	15	159	466	375	0.269	0.381	0.503
Willie McCovey	1959-1980(22)	4290	620	1154	182	27	257	692	827	0.269	0.372	0.504
Reggie Jackson	1967-1987(21)	5065	821	1358	267	26	283	712	1292	0.268	0.362	0.499
Joe Morgan	1964-1984(21)	4829	821	1292	216	42	146	887	533	0.268	0.38	0.42
Carlton Fisk	1971-1993(23)	4436	635	1174	185	24	188	399	691	0.265	0.331	0.444
Carl Yastrzemski	1961-1983(23)	6040	822	1597	264	21	215	886	752	0.264	0.357	0.422
Mike Schmidt	1972-1989(18)	4332	722	1140	188	28	283	719	986	0.263	0.368	0.515
Johnny Bench	1967-1983(17)	3852	533	1013	182	9	194	434	637	0.263	0.335	0.466
Brooks Robinson	1955-1977(23)	5527	630	1451	250	36	131	431	537	0.263	0.316	0.392
Bobby Doerr	1937-1951(14)	3539	460	922	135	43	78	344	325	0.261	0.327	0.389
Ozzie Smith	1978-1996(19)	4769	590	1238	199	34	15	497	301	0.26	0.329	0.325
Ernie Banks	1953-1971(19)	4686	583	1211	189	48	222	346	671	0.258	0.311	0.461
Gary Carter	1974-1992(19)	4096	509	1056	195	13	162	376	510	0.258	0.322	0.43
Ron Santo	1960-1974(15)	4069	479	1046	171	28	126	531	697	0.257	0.342	0.406
Luis Aparicio	1956-1973(18)	5239	620	1338	187	50	42	325	381	0.255	0.299	0.334
Roy Campanella	1948-1957(10)	2204	290	560	94	11	102	273	270	0.254	0.339	0.446
Rabbit Maranville	1913-1935(22)	5143	603	1305	197	85	13	429	401	0.254	0.313	0.333
Harmon Killebrew	1954-1975(22)	4212	641	1068	153	16	282	791	904	0.254	0.372	0.498
Bill Mazeroski	1956-1972(17)	4017	402	1012	152	19	93	234	390	0.252	0.292	0.369
Ray Schalk	1913-1929(16)	2689	269	661	93	25	7	306	205	0.246	0.328	0.307