Pete Whisenant
Thomas Peter Whisenant
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 14, 1929 in Asheville, NC
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1952
Final Game: August 9, 1961
Died: March 22, 1996 in Port Charlotte, FL
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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
1952 22 BSN NL 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0 O
1955 25 STL NL 58 122 115 10 22 5 1 2 9 2 0 5 29 .191 .223 .304 .527 39 35 2 0 1 1 0 978
1956 26 CHC NL 103 347 314 37 75 16 3 11 46 8 2 24 53 .239 .292 .414 .706 88 130 6 1 5 3 1 8/79
1957 27 CIN NL 67 98 90 18 19 3 2 5 11 0 1 5 24 .211 .250 .456 .706 80 41 1 0 2 1 0 79/8
1958 28 CIN NL 85 229 203 33 48 9 2 11 40 3 0 18 37 .236 .292 .463 .755 92 94 4 0 3 5 0 97/84
1959 29 CIN NL 36 79 71 13 17 2 0 5 11 0 0 8 18 .239 .316 .479 .795 105 34 1 0 0 0 0 9/7
1960 30 TOT MLB 66 141 122 19 27 9 0 3 9 2 1 19 16 .221 .326 .369 .695 88 45 3 0 0 0 0 87/9
1960 30 TOT AL 65 140 121 19 27 9 0 3 9 2 1 19 16 .223 .329 .372 .700 89 45 3 0 0 0 0 87/9
1960 30 CIN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 CLE AL 7 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -8 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1960 30 WSH AL 58 134 115 19 26 9 0 3 9 2 1 19 14 .226 .336 .383 .718 94 44 3 0 0 0 0 87/9
1961 31 TOT MLB 36 24 21 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 .143 .250 .143 .393 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 7/952
1961 31 MIN AL 10 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -59 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1961 31 CIN NL 26 17 15 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 .200 .294 .200 .494 34 3 1 0 0 0 0 7/952
8 Seasons 475 1096 988 140 221 46 8 37 134 17 5 86 196 .224 .284 .399 .683 80 394 20 1 11 10 1
162 Game Avg. 162 374 337 48 75 16 3 13 46 6 2 29 67 .224 .284 .399 .683 80 134 7 0 4
CIN (5 yrs) 215 424 380 70 87 14 4 21 63 4 1 33 83 .229 .286 .453 .739 89 172 7 0 5 6 0
MIN (2 yrs) 68 141 121 20 26 9 0 3 9 2 1 20 16 .215 .326 .364 .690 86 44 3 0 0 0 0
BSN (1 yr) 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 58 122 115 10 22 5 1 2 9 2 0 5 29 .191 .223 .304 .527 39 35 2 0 1 1 0
CLE (1 yr) 7 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -8 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 103 347 314 37 75 16 3 11 46 8 2 24 53 .239 .292 .414 .706 88 130 6 1 5 3 1
NL (8 yrs) 400 949 861 120 194 37 8 34 125 15 4 66 178 .225 .278 .405 .684 79 349 17 1 11 10 1
AL (2 yrs) 75 147 127 20 27 9 0 3 9 2 1 20 18 .213 .320 .354 .674 82 45 3 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1952 22 BSN NL 56 45 3 1.8 95 .256 .192 .258 .250 .330 .231 .384 .481 .714 36 .175 -4.5 -0.5 .356 .115 .038 .0
1955 25 STL NL 122 97 8 2.2 105 .235 .191 .264 .223 .335 .304 .418 .527 .753 39 .202 -10.4 -1.0 .442 .174 .113 2.0
1956 26 CHC NL 347 255 38 4.0 102 .253 .239 .263 .292 .330 .414 .415 .706 .745 88 .447 -5.6 -0.6 .652 .271 .175 9.3
1957 27 CIN NL 98 76 10 3.6 108 .226 .211 .275 .250 .340 .456 .426 .706 .766 80 .384 -3.3 -0.3 .616 .289 .244 .0
1958 28 CIN NL 229 167 28 4.5 111 .231 .236 .277 .292 .346 .463 .432 .755 .778 92 .484 -3.2 -0.3 .723 .330 .227 4.7
1959 29 CIN NL 79 55 11 5.3 108 .250 .239 .275 .316 .341 .479 .425 .795 .766 105 .566 0.2 0.0 .764 .352 .239 .0
1960 30 TOT MLB 141 99 15 4.1 102 .233 .221 .264 .326 .338 .369 .404 .695 .742 88 .456 -1.8 -0.2 .657 .311 .148 2.4
1960 30 TOT AL 140 98 15 4.1 102 .235 .223 .264 .329 .338 .372 .404 .700 .743 89 .461 -1.5 -0.2 .663 .314 .149 2.4
1960 30 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .265 .000 .332 .000 .407 .000 .739 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1960 30 CLE AL 6 5 0 0.0 99 .250 .167 .260 .167 .333 .167 .398 .333 .730 -8 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1960 30 WSH AL 134 93 15 4.4 102 .235 .226 .265 .336 .338 .383 .405 .718 .743 94 .486 -0.6 -0.1 .688 .330 .157 2.4
1961 31 TOT MLB 24 19 1 1.4 108 .200 .143 .272 .250 .341 .143 .423 .393 .765 7 .101 -2.9 -0.3 .368 .190 .000 .0
1961 31 MIN AL 7 6 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .271 .143 .347 .000 .421 .143 .768 -59 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1961 31 CIN NL 17 13 1 2.1 107 .273 .200 .272 .294 .339 .200 .424 .494 .763 34 .183 -1.4 -0.1 .462 .200 .000 .0
8 Seasons 1096 813 114 3.8 105 .241 .224 .268 .284 .337 .399 .418 .683 .755 80 .414 -31.4 -3.1 .622 .274 .175 23.3
162 Game Avg. 374 277 39 3.8 105 .241 .224 .268 .284 .337 .399 .418 .683 .755 80 .414 -31.4 -3.1 .622 .274 .175 8
CIN (5 yrs) 424 312 50 4.3 110 .234 .229 .276 .286 .343 .453 .429 .739 .772 89 .466 -8.0 -0.8 .691 .318 .224 6.7
MIN (2 yrs) 141 99 15 4.1 103 .225 .215 .265 .326 .339 .364 .406 .690 .744 86 .455 -2.0 -0.2 .657 .322 .149 2.4
BSN (1 yr) 56 45 3 1.8 95 .256 .192 .258 .250 .330 .231 .384 .481 .714 36 .176 -4.5 -0.5 .356 .115 .038 .0
STL (1 yr) 122 97 8 2.2 105 .235 .191 .264 .223 .335 .304 .418 .527 .753 39 .202 -10.4 -1.0 .442 .174 .113 2.0
CLE (1 yr) 6 5 0 0.0 99 .250 .167 .260 .167 .333 .167 .398 .333 .730 -8 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
CHC (1 yr) 347 255 38 4.0 102 .253 .239 .263 .292 .330 .414 .415 .706 .745 88 .447 -5.6 -0.6 .652 .271 .175 9.3
NL (8 yrs) 949 709 99 3.7 105 .243 .225 .268 .278 .336 .405 .420 .684 .756 79 .411 -28.5 -2.8 .621 .269 .180 20.8
AL (2 yrs) 147 104 15 3.9 102 .226 .213 .265 .320 .338 .354 .405 .674 .744 82 .433 -2.9 -0.3 .635 .307 .142 2.4

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1952 22 BSN NL 56 0.0% 23.2% 7.1% 3.6% 20% 3.25 4.0 7.4 70%
1955 25 STL NL 122 1.6% 23.8% 4.1% 6.6% 36% 5.80 4.0 57.5 12.8 0.65 70%
1956 26 CHC NL 347 3.2% 15.3% 6.9% 8.7% 40% 2.21 5.9 28.5 6.8 0.86 73%
1957 27 CIN NL 98 5.1% 24.5% 5.1% 10.2% 53% 4.80 3.8 18.0 8.2 0.52 63%
1958 28 CIN NL 229 4.8% 16.2% 7.9% 9.6% 46% 2.06 5.5 18.5 5.1 0.59 70%
1959 29 CIN NL 79 6.3% 22.8% 10.1% 8.9% 41% 2.25 3.9 14.2 6.5 0.36 61%
1960 30 TOT MLB 141 2.1% 11.4% 13.5% 8.5% 44% 0.84 7.6 40.7 13.6 0.82 73%
1960 30 TOT AL 140 2.1% 11.4% 13.6% 8.6% 44% 0.84 7.6 40.3 13.4 0.80 73%
1960 30 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1960 30 CLE AL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 0.00 67%
1960 30 WSH AL 134 2.2% 10.5% 14.2% 9.0% 46% 0.74 8.2 38.3 12.8 0.88 73%
1961 31 TOT MLB 24 0.0% 25.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.5 21.0 1.00 63%
1961 31 MIN AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 14.3% 0.0% 2.00 3.0 3.00 57%
1961 31 CIN NL 17 0.0% 23.5% 11.8% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.8 15.0 0.60 65%
8 Seasons 1096 3.4% 17.9% 7.9% 8.3% 41% 2.28 5.0 26.7 7.4 0.68 70%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 25 STL NL 0 0 32% 13 2 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1956 26 CHC NL 2 0 29% 73 8 2 80% 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 50% 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 4 5
1957 27 CIN NL 1 0 68% 45 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 75% 2 1 1 4 1 3 2 0 2
1958 28 CIN NL 7 0 40% 57 3 0 100% 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 68% 9 3 5 3 2 1 7 0 7
1959 29 CIN NL 1 0 40% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 43% 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 3
1960 30 TOT MLB 2 0 37% 62 2 1 67% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 67% 7 4 3 0 0 0 5 0 5
1960 30 TOT AL 2 0 37% 62 2 1 67% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 67% 7 4 3 0 0 0 5 0 5
1960 30 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 CLE AL 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
1960 30 WSH AL 2 0 38% 62 2 1 67% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 67% 7 4 3 0 0 0 5 0 5
1961 31 TOT MLB 0 0 117% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 46% 6 5 1 2 1 1 5 0 4
1961 31 MIN AL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
1961 31 CIN NL 0 0 120% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56% 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 0 4
8 Seasons 13 0 38% 291 17 5 77% 8 3 3 1 0 1 4 1 15 15 58% 30 18 11 11 4 5 32 4 26
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 25 STL NL 50 58% 22 12 3 0 0 1.79 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 11 2 18% 4 2 50% 25 1 4% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 72
1956 26 CHC NL 245 27% 75 3 1 0 0 2.43 11 0 8 7 3 9 1 0 5 5 100% 48 6 13% 24 8 33% 153 25 16% 14 5 36% 15 6 40% 101
1957 27 CIN NL 98 63% 19 20 8 1 2 1.29 5 0 3 0 5 2 3 0 2 2 100% 21 1 5% 11 3 27% 53 6 11% 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 0
1958 28 CIN NL 229 72% 48 26 6 1 5 1.94 11 1 7 2 9 3 8 0 5 3 60% 54 4 7% 34 9 26% 173 30 17% 22 11 50% 17 3 18% 0
1959 29 CIN NL 79 87% 17 14 1 0 0 1.46 5 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 20 1 5% 7 1 14% 57 7 12% 3 0 0% 9 3 33% 0
1960 30 TOT MLB 141 51% 27 15 2 1 1 1.98 3 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 23 3 13% 10 2 20% 72 7 10% 5 1 20% 7 2 29% 0
1960 30 TOT AL 140 51% 27 14 2 1 1 2.10 3 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 23 3 13% 10 2 20% 72 7 10% 5 1 20% 7 2 29% 0
1960 30 CIN NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 CLE AL 6 83% 1 5 1 0 0 1.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1960 30 WSH AL 134 49% 26 9 1 1 1 2.41 3 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 21 3 14% 10 2 20% 67 7 10% 5 1 20% 6 2 33% 0
1961 31 TOT MLB 23 65% 3 14 1 0 0 1.59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 16 1 6% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1961 31 MIN AL 6 67% 0 6 0 0 0 2.15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1961 31 CIN NL 17 65% 3 8 1 0 0 1.17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 12 1 8% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 865 55% 221 104 22 3 8 1.70 37 1 26 10 25 20 15 0 13 11 85% 182 20 11% 92 26 28% 549 77 14% 49 20 41% 55 15 27% 173
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 22 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0
1953 23 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0
1954 24 24 56 52 3 10 2 0 0 7 1 1 4 13 .192 .250 .231 .481 36 12 2 0 0
1955 25 82 178 167 13 32 7 1 2 16 3 1 9 42 .192 .232 .281 .513 38 47 4 0 1 1 0
1956 26 185 525 481 50 107 23 4 13 62 11 3 33 95 .222 .272 .368 .640 71 177 10 1 6 4 1
1957 27 252 623 571 68 126 26 6 18 73 11 4 38 119 .221 .268 .382 .650 73 218 11 1 8 5 1
1958 28 337 852 774 101 174 35 8 29 113 14 4 56 156 .225 .275 .403 .678 78 312 15 1 11 10 1
1959 29 373 931 845 114 191 37 8 34 124 14 4 64 174 .226 .278 .409 .688 80 346 16 1 11 10 1
1960 30 439 1072 967 133 218 46 8 37 133 16 5 83 190 .225 .285 .404 .689 81 391 19 1 11 10 1
1961 31 475 1096 988 140 221 46 8 37 134 17 5 86 196 .224 .284 .399 .683 80 394 20 1 11 10 1

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1952 22 25 58 54 3 10 2 0 0 8 1 4 14 .185 .241 .222 .464 3 24
1955 25 61 127 121 11 23 5 1 2 10 2 5 31 .190 .220 .298 .518 8 58
1956 26 108 361 331 40 81 17 3 12 50 9 26 55 .245 .299 .423 .722 42 103
1957 27 70 98 92 17 18 3 2 5 11 0 5 25 .196 .235 .435 .669 9 67
1958 28 89 235 212 33 49 9 2 11 40 3 18 39 .231 .285 .448 .733 28 85
1959 29 38 82 74 14 18 2 0 5 12 0 8 19 .243 .317 .473 .790 11 36
1960 30 69 149 129 19 29 10 0 3 9 2 20 17 .225 .329 .372 .701 16 66
1961 31 37 27 23 7 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 .174 .296 .174 .470 1 36
8 Seasons 497 1137 1036 144 232 48 8 38 141 18 90 206 .224 .284 .396 .680 118 475
162 Game Avg. 162 371 338 47 76 16 3 12 46 6 29 67 .224 .284 .396 .680 38 475

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