Wally Berger
Walter Anton Berger
 
 
Born: October 10, 1905 in Chicago, IL
Died: November 30, 1988 - 83 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'2" Wt: 198
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- High School: Mission (San Francisco, CA)

Awards
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Most Valuable Player
  
Cy Young Award
Voting
Year Vote
Rnk		 WAR WAR
Rnk
13
3.8
18
3
6.9
5
12
5.1
11
6
5.6
8
16
4.5
21
By WAR
Year WAR WAR
Rnk
5.7
5
6.9
5
5.6
8
Career
42.0
436
Voting
Year Vote
Rnk		 WAR WAR
Rnk
By WAR
Year WAR WAR
Rnk
All-Star
  
Rookie of the Year
Selections
Year Pos WAR WAR
Rnk
CF
6.9
1
CF
5.1
1
CF
5.6
1
CF
4.5
1
By WAR
Year Pos WAR WAR
Rnk
LF
4.2
2
CF
5.7
1
CF
3.8
1
CF
6.9
1
CF
5.1
1
CF
5.6
1
CF
4.5
1
CF
2.7
1
Career
CF
42.0
46
Voting
Year Vote
Rnk		 WAR WAR
Rnk
By WAR
Year WAR WAR
Rnk
4.2
1
Gold Glove
  
Silver Slugger
Awards Won
Year Pos DRA DRA
Rnk
By DRA
Year Pos DRA DRA
Rnk
LF
8.4
2
CF
12.7
2
CF
9.4
2
CF
5.7
2
CF
10.5
2
Awards Won
Year Pos WAR WAR
Rnk
By WAR
Year Pos WAR WAR
Rnk
OF
5.2
2
OF
6.6
2
OF
5.4
3
OF
5.4
4
OF
4.1
5
OF
2.5
5
OF
2.8
4
Career
CF
40.1
44
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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James