▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁strike outs . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁fifth ▁Gold ▁Glo ve ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Rock ies ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁He ▁placed ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁N L ▁M VP ▁ball oting . ▁Following ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁under w ent ▁kne e ▁surg ery . ▁ ▁Walker ▁produced ▁ 1 0 . 8 ▁W AR ▁combined ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 − 9 9 ▁while ▁missing ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁games ▁in ▁both ▁seasons , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 − 9 9 , ▁he ▁hit ▁. 3 1 4 /. 4 1 0 /. 5 9 2 ▁... ▁away ▁from ▁Co ors ▁Field . ▁His ▁aggregate ▁batt ing ▁average ▁at ▁. 3 6 9 ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁since ▁Al ▁Sim m ons ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 3 1 ▁to ▁hit ▁at ▁least ▁. 3 6 0 ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁three ▁consecutive ▁seasons . ▁Walker ▁signed ▁a ▁six - year , ▁$ 7 5 ▁million ▁( US D , ▁$ ▁million ▁today ) ▁contract ▁extension ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁nin th ▁top ▁male ▁ath lete ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁Athlet es ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁list ▁compiled ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁trailing ▁only ▁Fer g us on ▁Jenkins ▁( number ▁seven ) ▁among ▁baseball ▁players . ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated