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Matt Whisenant

Matthew Michael Whisenant

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 8, 1971 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: La Canada HS (La Canada, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed May 8, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1997
Teams (by GP): Royals/Padres/Marlins 1997-2000

Final Game: May 29, 2000
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1990	19	PRI	Rk	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		PRI · APPY
1991	20	PHI-min	A-	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		BAT · NYPL
1992	21	PHI-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		SPB · SALL
1993	22	FLA-min	A	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		KNC · MIDW
1994	23	FLA-min	A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		BRE · FLOR
1995	24	FLA-min	AA	23	19	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	.000	.059	.000	.059	0	0	0	2	0	0		PRT · EL
1996	25	FLA-min	AAA	28	19	15	2	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	8	.333	.444	.533	.978	8	0	0	1	0	0		CHR · IL
1997	26	FLA-min	AAA,A+	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CHR,BRE · IL,FLOR
1997	26	TOT	MLB	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	26	FLA	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1997	26	KCR	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	27	KCR	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	28	TOT	MLB	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	28	KCR	AL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	28	SDP	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	29	SDP-min	AAA	33	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		LVG · PCL
2000	29	SDP	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	30	LAD-min	AAA	24	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0		LVG · PCL
4 Yrs				190	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

KCR (3 yrs)				142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (2 yrs)				43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
FLA (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1997	26	FLA	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000	/1
1997	26	KCR	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000	1
1998	27	KCR	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$185,000	1
1999	28	KCR	AL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$270,000	1
1999	28	SDP	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2000	29	SDP	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$450,000	1
4 Seasons				190	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,205,000

KCR (3 yrs)				142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$605,000
SDP (2 yrs)				43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$450,000
FLA (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg
1997	26	TOT	MLB
1997	26	FLA	NL
1997	26	KCR	AL
1998	27	KCR	AL
1999	28	TOT	MLB
1999	28	KCR	AL
1999	28	SDP	NL
2000	29	SDP	NL
4 Yrs

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