▁a ▁five - tool ▁talent ▁of ▁pro dig ious ▁athlet ic ism ▁and ▁instinct s , ▁Walker ▁hit ▁for ▁both ▁average ▁and ▁power , ▁combined ▁with ▁well ▁above - aver age ▁speed , ▁defense ▁and ▁throwing ▁strength ▁and ▁accuracy . ▁He ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁Canadian ▁ath lete ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁the ▁Lou ▁Marsh ▁Tro phy . ▁Other ▁hon ors ▁include ▁five ▁ML B ▁All - Star ▁se lections , ▁seven ▁Gold ▁Glo ve ▁Awards , ▁three ▁Silver ▁Sl ug ger ▁Awards , ▁and ▁nine ▁T ip ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Awards . ▁His ▁career ▁SL G ▁of ▁. 5 6 5 ▁ranks ▁ 1 2 th ▁all ▁time . ▁Walker ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 9 ▁hit ters ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁accomplish ▁a ▁. 3 0 0 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁. 4 0 0 ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁( OB P ), ▁and ▁. 5 0 0 ▁SL G ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁plate ▁appearances , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁whose ▁care ers ▁began ▁after ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Consider ing ▁advanced ▁metrics , ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁players ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁rank ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁batt ing ▁runs , ▁base - running ▁runs , ▁and ▁def ensive ▁runs ▁saved ; ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁Barry ▁B onds ▁and ▁Will ie ▁M ays . ▁ ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver ▁area ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Walker