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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 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Royals/Padres/Marlins 1997-2000

Final Game: May 29, 2000 (Age 28)
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1997 26 TOT MLB 1 0 1.000 4.57 28 0 5 0 0 0 21.2 19 13 11 0 18 0 20 3 0 3 105 103 1.708 7.9 0.0 7.5 8.3 1.11
1997 26 FLA NL 0 0 16.88 4 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 5 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 19 27 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 13.5 0.67
1997 26 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 2.84 24 0 3 0 0 0 19.0 15 7 6 0 12 0 16 3 0 3 86 167 1.421 7.1 0.0 5.7 7.6 1.33
1998 27 KCR AL 2 1 .667 4.90 70 0 23 0 0 2 60.2 61 37 33 3 33 2 45 3 0 9 267 98 1.549 9.0 0.4 4.9 6.7 1.36
1999 28 TOT MLB 4 5 .444 5.63 67 0 25 0 0 1 54.1 50 34 34 4 36 2 37 7 0 1 244 86 1.583 8.3 0.7 6.0 6.1 1.03
1999 28 KCR AL 4 4 .500 6.35 48 0 21 0 0 1 39.2 40 28 28 4 26 1 27 7 0 1 184 79 1.664 9.1 0.9 5.9 6.1 1.04
1999 28 SDP NL 0 1 .000 3.68 19 0 4 0 0 0 14.2 10 6 6 0 10 1 10 0 0 0 60 117 1.364 6.1 0.0 6.1 6.1 1.00
2000 29 SDP NL 2 2 .500 3.80 24 0 12 0 0 0 21.1 16 12 9 1 17 1 12 0 0 5 95 114 1.547 6.8 0.4 7.2 5.1 0.71
4 Yrs 9 8 .529 4.96 189 0 65 0 0 3 158.0 146 96 87 8 104 5 114 13 0 18 711 95 1.582 8.3 0.5 5.9 6.5 1.10
162 Game Avg. 3 3 .529 4.96 68 0 23 0 0 1 57 53 35 31 3 37 2 41 5 0 6 256 95 1.582 8.3 0.5 5.9 6.5 1.10
KCR (3 yrs) 7 5 .583 5.05 142 0 47 0 0 3 119.1 116 72 67 7 71 3 88 13 0 13 537 96 1.567 8.7 0.5 5.4 6.6 1.24
SDP (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 3.75 43 0 16 0 0 0 36.0 26 18 15 1 27 2 22 0 0 5 155 115 1.472 6.5 0.3 6.8 5.5 0.81
FLA (1 yr) 0 0 16.88 4 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 4 6 5 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 19 27 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 13.5 0.67
AL (3 yrs) 7 5 .583 5.05 142 0 47 0 0 3 119.1 116 72 67 7 71 3 88 13 0 13 537 96 1.567 8.7 0.5 5.4 6.6 1.24
NL (3 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.66 47 0 18 0 0 0 38.2 30 24 20 1 33 2 26 0 0 5 174 93 1.629 7.0 0.2 7.7 6.1 0.79

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1997 26 FLA NL 2.2 4 0 6 20.25 5.31 -0.03 -0.40 92.6 4.57 -5 -0.4 .1 0.2 -0.2 -4 .392 .497 $150,000
1997 26 KCR AL 19.0 24 0 7 3.32 5.07 0.29 -0.38 102.6 4.52 2 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.5 5 .510 .501 $150,000
1998 27 KCR AL 60.2 70 0 37 5.49 5.12 -0.06 -0.39 101.4 4.86 -4 -0.4 1.3 -0.2 0.1 3 .494 .498 $185,000
1999 28 KCR AL 39.2 48 0 28 6.35 5.38 0.20 -0.40 104.6 5.00 -6 -0.6 1.3 -0.2 -0.3 -1 .488 .497 $270,000
1999 28 SDP NL 14.2 19 0 6 3.68 5.23 0.12 -0.40 93.4 4.41 1 0.1 1.4 -0.0 0.2 3 .506 .501
2000 29 SDP NL 21.1 24 0 12 5.06 5.00 -0.06 -0.38 96.9 4.53 -1 -0.1 1.1 -0.0 0.0 1 .495 .499 $450,000
4 Seasons 158.0 189 0 96 5.47 5.18 0.07 -0.39 100.9 4.76 -13 -1.2 1.3 -0.2 0.3 5 .494 .499 $1,205,000
KCR (3 yrs) 119.1 142 0 72 5.43 5.20 0.08 -0.39 102.7 4.85 -8 -0.7 1.4 -0.4 0.2 6 .495 .499 $605,000
SDP (2 yrs) 36.0 43 0 18 4.50 5.09 0.01 -0.39 95.5 4.48 -0 -0.0 1.2 -0.1 0.3 3 .500 .500 $450,000
FLA (1 yr) 2.2 4 0 6 20.25 5.31 -0.03 -0.40 92.6 4.57 -5 -0.4 .1 0.2 -0.2 -4 .392 .497 $150,000

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
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 NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 (v2.2): 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 Awards
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 .501 .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 .501 .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 .501 .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 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $1,205,000
KCR (3 yrs) 142 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1997 TOT MLB 26 P 28 0 0 21.2 5 0 3 2 1 .600 1.25 0.11 .954 1.74 1.71 0 0 0
1997 FLA NL 26 P 4 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0.00 .950 2.02 1.85 0 0 0
1997 KCR AL 26 P 24 0 0 19.0 4 0 3 1 1 .750 1.42 0.13 .955 1.71 1.69 0 0 0
1998 KCR AL 27 P 70 0 0 60.2 13 3 10 0 1 1.000 1.93 0.19 .958 1.78 1.76 2 1 33% 31% 1
1999 TOT MLB 28 P 67 0 0 54.1 12 4 7 1 0 .917 1.82 0.16 .952 1.71 1.67 3 1 25% 32% 0
1999 KCR AL 28 P 48 0 0 39.2 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.59 0.15 .952 1.70 1.66 3 0 0% 33% 0
1999 SDP NL 28 P 19 0 0 14.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.45 0.21 .950 1.72 1.71 0 1 100% 29% 0
2000 SDP NL 29 P 24 0 0 21.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.17 .962 1.73 1.72 2 0 0% 32% 0
4 Seasons P 189 0 0 158.0 34 8 23 3 2 .912 1.77 0.16 .956 1.74 1.72 7 2 22% 32% 1
4 Seasons TOT 189 0 0 158.0 34 8 23 3 2 .912 1.77 0.16 .956 1.74 1.72 7 2 22% 32% 1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199726Florida Marlins$150,0001997 AP survey
26Kansas City Royals$150,0001997 postseason AP survey
199827Kansas City Royals$185,0004/3/98 USA Today
199928Kansas City Royals$270,00011/19/99 USA TodayIncludes $10,000 earned bonus
200029San Diego Padres$450,0004/5/00 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,205,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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