Larry Whisenton
Larry Whisenton
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 3, 1956 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Central (St. Louis, MO)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1977
Final Game: September 30, 1982
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 ATL NL 21 OF 4 3 33.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.4 0 1.34 1.25 .980 2.30 1.95
1978 ATL NL 21 RF 4 3 33.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.4 0 1.34 1.25 .980 2.14 1.78
1979 ATL NL 22 OF 13 10 90.0 31 28 3 0 0 1.000 5.1 68.0 3.1 3.2 0.0 2 3.10 2.38 .977 2.33 2.00
1979 ATL NL 22 LF 8 7 59.0 19 17 2 0 0 1.000 4.2 85.4 2.2 1.8 0.5 2 2.90 2.38 .968 2.01 1.58
1979 ATL NL 22 RF 5 3 31.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 34.8 0.9 1.4 -0.5 0 3.77 2.60 .977 2.18 1.88
1981 ATL NL 24 OF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.8 -240.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
1981 ATL NL 24 LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.6 -360.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1981 ATL NL 24 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.60
1982 ATL NL 25 OF 34 28 254.2 56 53 1 2 0 .964 -2.9 -13.7 -1.9 0.0 -1.8 -1 1.91 1.59 .979 2.25 1.91
1982 ATL NL 25 LF 31 25 229.2 48 46 0 2 0 .958 -3.4 -17.8 -2.4 -0.5 -1.9 -1 1.80 1.48 .973 2.08 1.60
1982 ATL NL 25 RF 4 3 25.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 24.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0 2.16 1.50 .983 2.02 1.65
4 Seasons OF 53 41 382.1 93 86 4 3 0 .968 1.4 4.4 0.4 2.9 -2.2 1 2.12 1.70 .978 2.27 1.94
3 Seasons LF 40 32 290.2 68 63 2 3 0 .956 0.2 0.8 -0.8 1.3 -2.0 1 2.01 1.63 .972 2.07 1.60
4 Seasons RF 14 9 91.2 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 15.7 1.2 1.6 -0.2 0 2.36 1.71 .979 2.12 1.76
5 Seasons TOT 53 41 382.1 93 86 4 3 0 .968 1.4 4.4 0.4 2.9 -2.2 1 2.12 1.70 .946 2.27 1.94

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 ATL NL 20 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1978 ATL NL 21 6 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 1
1979 ATL NL 22 13 10 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 13 0 0 0
1981 ATL NL 24 9 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 2
1982 ATL NL 25 84 28 84 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 4 35 0 54 0
5 Seasons 116 41 116 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 14 54 0 65 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 ATL NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 4 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 11 8 72.7% 2 1 9.1% 1 266 64% 78% 31% 31 61%
1981 ATL NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 67% 56% 22% 1 0%
1982 ATL NL 25 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 9 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 6 6 0 29 18 62.1% 11 0 0.0% 0 1031 54% 79% 26% 103 45%
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 13 11 0 13 5 1 4 2 0 3 1 0 7 7 0 40 26 65.0% 13 1 2.5% 1 1306 56% 79% 27% 135 48%
MLB Averages 57.9% 2.7% 58% 79% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1978 ATL NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 149 60% 69% 21% 8 63%
1979 ATL NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 141 59% 83% 29% 13 92%
1981 ATL NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 10 40% 70% 0% 2 0%
1982 ATL NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 112 64% 77% 24% 12 50%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 9 5 55.6% 4 0 0.0% 1 412 60% 76% 24% 35 66%
MLB Averages 42.8% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 51%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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