Walters played at Faith Academy in Mobile, Alabama where he had an overall record of 36–1 and set school records in several categories including career wins and single season strikeouts and ERA. He next attended the University of South Alabama. As a Senior he had an 11–3 record, 3.20 ERA and 166 strikeouts. He became the Sun Belt Conference career leader in strikeouts and was selected as Conference co-pitcher of the year and Baseball America third team All-American.\n', '

Walters was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 2006 player draft (346th overall). He climbed three levels in 2007 and earned the Cardinals minor league pitcher of the year honors. He then spent most of 2008 in Triple-A Memphis. He went 9-4 for the Cardinals\' top affiliate, with a 4.87 ERA over 122 innings.\n', '

Walters made his major league debut on April 17, 2009, as the starting pitcher against the Chicago Cubs. He had been called up when Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He became the first Cardinals rookie to make his first major-league start at Wrigley Field in nearly three decades. Walters pitched 4.0 innings, leading 4-3 in the game before being replaced, pitching against veteran Carlos Zambrano, giving up 6 hits (one hit was a double), 3 runs (all earned), walked 2, struck out 7, with a 6.75 ERA. He faced 19 batters, threw 98 pitches (59 for strikes), with 4 groundouts and 1 fly out. He picked up his first MLB win on May 27, 2010 when he pitched five scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres.\n', '

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