Pete Whisenant Fielding Statistics and History

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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 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	Rdp	Rctch	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	LF-CF-RF	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1952	BSN	NL	22	OF	14			37	34	2	1	2	.973										2.57	.981		2.10	9-5-0
1955	STL	NL	25	OF	40	23	228.0	83	76	4	3	1	.964	1.2	6.3	1.2	-0.3	1.6	0			3.16	2.00	.977	2.30	2.10
1955	STL	NL	25	RF	19	5	85.1	26	23	2	1	0	.962	-1.1	-15.5	-1.1	0.2	-1.2	0			2.64	1.32	.977	2.07	1.86
1955	STL	NL	25	LF	12	9	74.2	30	28	0	2	0	.933	2.0	32.1	2.0	0.0	2.0	0			3.38	2.33	.973	2.12	1.82
1955	STL	NL	25	CF	11	9	68.0	28	26	2	0	1	1.000	0.3	5.3	0.3	-0.5	0.8	0			3.71	2.55	.982	2.70	2.50
1956	CHC	NL	26	OF	93	85	759.2	250	242	6	2	0	.992	4.9	7.7	2.9	2.4	0.6	2			2.94	2.67	.977	2.28	2.05
1956	CHC	NL	26	CF	83	82	720.2	230	224	5	1	0	.996	5.2	8.7	3.2	1.5	1.7	2			2.86	2.76	.982	2.77	2.55
1956	CHC	NL	26	LF	7	0	12.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.3	-30.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0			0.75	0.14	1.000	2.10	1.70
1956	CHC	NL	26	RF	3	3	27.0	8	6	1	1	0	.875	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	-0.8	0			2.33	2.33	.975	2.00	1.80
1957	CIN	NL	27	OF	43	17	185.1	55	54	0	1	0	.982	3.9	25.3	2.9	0.6	2.5	1			2.62	1.26	.980	2.29	2.07
1957	CIN	NL	27	LF	24	8	91.2	28	26	1	1	0	.964	1.5	19.6	1.5	1.1	0.5	0			2.65	1.13	.979	2.03	1.71
1957	CIN	NL	27	RF	12	5	56.0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	0.3	6.4	0.3	-0.6	1.0	0			1.61	0.83	.970	1.98	1.72
1957	CIN	NL	27	CF	9	4	37.2	18	18	0	0	0	1.000	2.1	66.9	1.1	0.1	1.0	1			4.30	2.00	.983	2.82	2.62
1958	CIN	NL	28	OF	66	45	425.0	125	122	3	0	1	1.000	9.8	27.7	8.8	9.4	-0.6	1			2.65	1.89	.979	2.26	1.95
1958	CIN	NL	28	RF	41	29	270.2	76	75	1	0	0	1.000	4.2	18.6	4.2	4.4	-0.2	0			2.53	1.85	.978	2.02	1.73
1958	CIN	NL	28	LF	26	16	151.1	52	50	2	0	1	1.000	5.7	45.2	4.7	5.1	-0.4	1			3.09	2.00	.975	2.00	1.54
1958	CIN	NL	28	CF	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.1	-40.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0				0.00	0.00		2.70	2.50
1958	CIN	NL	28	2B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0		0.00	0.00		5.40	4.80
1959	CIN	NL	29	OF	21	17	126.0	29	27	1	1	1	.966	-1.6	-15.2	-2.6	-3.7	1.2	1			2.00	1.33	.976	2.21	1.90
1959	CIN	NL	29	RF	16	16	112.0	25	23	1	1	1	.960	-2.2	-23.6	-3.2	-3.8	0.6	1			1.93	1.50	.980	1.96	1.64
1959	CIN	NL	29	LF	5	1	14.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0.6	51.4	0.6	0.1	0.6	0			2.57	0.80	.975	2.06	1.60
1960	TOT	AL	30	OF	49	30	280.1	71	69	2	0	0	1.000	-0.7	-3.0	-1.7	-2.3	0.5	1			2.28	1.45	.982	2.25	1.95
1960	TOT	AL	30	LF	25	1	49.0	16	15	1	0	0	1.000	0.4	9.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	0			2.94	0.64	.988	2.13	1.67
1960	CLE	AL	30	LF	2	1	3.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0			3.00	0.50	1.000	2.10	1.65
1960	CLE	AL	30	OF	2	1	3.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0			3.00	0.50	1.000	2.40	1.95
1960	WSH	AL	30	OF	47	29	277.1	70	68	2	0	0	1.000	-0.7	-3.0	-1.7	-2.3	0.5	1			2.27	1.49	.981	2.25	1.95
1960	WSH	AL	30	CF	31	29	229.0	55	54	1	0	0	1.000	-1.1	-5.8	-2.1	-2.6	0.5	1			2.16	1.77	.987	2.66	2.30
1960	WSH	AL	30	LF	23	0	46.0	15	14	1	0	0	1.000	0.4	10.4	0.4	0.3	0.0	0			2.93	0.65	.987	2.13	1.67
1960	WSH	AL	30	RF	1	0	2.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0			3.86	1.00	1.000	1.93	1.70
1961	TOT	MLB	31	OF	17	0	29.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0.5	20.7	0.5	-0.1	0.5	0			1.86	0.35	.983	2.17	1.89
1961	TOT	MLB	31	LF	15	0	25.0	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	0.5	24.0	0.5	-0.1	0.5	0			1.80	0.33	.960	1.91	1.54
1961	MIN	AL	31	LF	5	0	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.4	53.3	0.4	0.1	0.2	0			2.00	0.40	.950	2.00	1.62
1961	MIN	AL	31	OF	5	0	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.4	53.3	0.4	0.1	0.2	0			2.00	0.40	1.000	2.20	1.98
1961	CIN	NL	31	OF	12	0	20.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0.1	6.0	0.1	-0.2	0.3	0			1.80	0.33	.975	2.16	1.86
1961	CIN	NL	31	LF	10	0	16.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0.1	7.5	0.1	-0.2	0.3	0			1.69	0.30	.967	1.86	1.50
1961	CIN	NL	31	RF	2	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.00	0.00		2.02	1.60
1961	CIN	NL	31	3B	1	0	2.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.2	120.0	0.2	0.2	0.0		0		4.50	1.00	.900	2.70	2.60
1961	CIN	NL	31	C	1	0	1.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.0	0.0						0	9.00	1.00	1.000	6.30	5.20		0	0	0	0
8 Seasons				OF	343	217	2033.1	656	630	18	8	5	.988	18.0	10.6	12.0	6.0	6.3	6			2.87	1.89	.978	2.27	2.01	123-141-94
5 Seasons (incomplete)				CF	136	124	1058.1	331	322	8	1	1	.997	6.4	7.3	2.4	-1.6	4.0	4			2.81	2.43	.983	2.74	2.49
7 Seasons (incomplete)				LF	114	35	417.2	136	129	4	3	1	.978	10.4	29.9	9.4	6.5	2.9	1			2.87	1.17	.976	2.04	1.64
7 Seasons				RF	94	58	557.1	146	138	5	3	1	.979	1.2	2.6	0.2	1.1	-0.6	1			2.31	1.52	.977	2.01	1.74
1 Season				2B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0		0.00	0.00		5.40	4.80
1 Season				3B	1	0	2.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.2	120.0	0.2	0.2	0.0		0		4.50	1.00	.900	2.70	2.60
1 Season				C	1	0	1.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.0	0.0						0	9.00	1.00	1.000	6.30	5.20		0	0	0	0
8 Seasons				TOT	346	217	2037.1	659	630	20	9	5	.986	18.2	10.7	12.2	6.2	6.3	6	0	0	2.87	1.88	.965	2.27	2.03	123-141-94	0	0	0	0
				Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	Rctch	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	LF-CF-RF	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	Awards

Appearances

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	C	2B	3B	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1952	BSN	NL	22	24		24	24	0	0	0	9	5	0	14
1955	STL	NL	25	58	23	58	58	0	0	0	12	11	19	40	21	1
1956	CHC	NL	26	103	85	103	103	0	0	0	7	83	3	93	4	1
1957	CIN	NL	27	67	17	67	67	0	0	0	24	9	12	43	23	9
1958	CIN	NL	28	85	45	85	85	0	1	0	26	2	41	66	28	1
1959	CIN	NL	29	36	17	36	36	0	0	0	5	0	16	21	16	0
1960	WSH	AL	30	58	29	58	58	0	0	0	23	31	1	47	12	5
1960	CLE	AL	30	7	1	7	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0
1960	CIN	NL	30	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1961	CIN	NL	31	26	0	26	26	1	0	1	10	0	2	12	10	6
1961	MIN	AL	31	10	0	10	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	6	3
8 Seasons				475	217	475	475	1	1	1	123	141	94	343	127	26

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%
1955	STL	NL	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6	4	66.7%	2	0	0.0%	0	113	69%	86%	47%	20	65%
1956	CHC	NL	26	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	0	0		0	0		0	41	71%	85%	37%	2	50%
1957	CIN	NL	27	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	0	8	6	75.0%	2	0	0.0%	1	394	60%	81%	29%	40	68%
1958	CIN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	0	14	7	50.0%	5	2	14.3%	0	627	60%	81%	37%	82	62%
1959	CIN	NL	29	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	0	0		0	0		0	57	68%	72%	30%	6	67%
1960	WSH	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	9	5	55.6%	4	0	0.0%	1	194	59%	84%	38%	30	47%
1960	CLE	AL	30	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	0	0		0	0		0	19	58%	63%	26%	1	100%
1961	CIN	NL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	4	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	72	58%	76%	39%	8	38%
1961	MIN	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	34	65%	76%	41%	3	67%
7 Seasons				2	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	17	14	0	7	1	1	2	2	0	7	1	1	9	9	0	42	27	64.3%	13	2	4.8%	2	1551	61%	81%	36%	192	60%
MLB Averages																															56.5%			2.3%			62%	78%	29%		48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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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%
1955	STL	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0.0%	2	1	33.3%	0	123	54%	76%	30%	11	64%
1956	CHC	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	17	14	1	19	3	0	4	1	0	12	4	0	5	5	0	57	27	47.4%	29	1	1.8%	1	2237	58%	78%	32%	256	63%
1957	CIN	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	66.7%	2	0	0.0%	0	171	50%	85%	36%	29	62%
1958	CIN	NL	28	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	0	0		0	0		0	10	80%	80%	20%	0
1960	WSH	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	10	1	0	4	1	0	3	2	0	7	6	0	29	13	44.8%	16	0	0.0%	1	980	68%	79%	28%	123	45%
5 Seasons				0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	1	26	20	1	31	5	0	8	2	0	17	6	0	13	11	1	95	44	46.3%	49	2	2.1%	2	3521	60%	79%	31%	419	58%
MLB Averages																															42.9%			2.1%			62%	78%	29%		56%

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%
1955	STL	NL	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	3	50.0%	3	0	0.0%	0	175	69%	73%	27%	14	29%
1956	CHC	NL	26	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0%	0	1	100.0%	0	104	62%	77%	30%	10	70%
1957	CIN	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	28.6%	5	0	0.0%	0	241	54%	74%	35%	21	48%
1958	CIN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	3	0	8	2	0	3	3	0	3	1	0	3	3	0	23	12	52.2%	11	0	0.0%	1	1142	63%	80%	33%	120	63%
1959	CIN	NL	29	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	6	5	0	7	2	0	3	3	0	3	0	1	3	3	0	22	13	59.1%	8	1	4.5%	0	521	58%	82%	30%	61	38%
1960	WSH	AL	30	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	0	0		0	0		0	16	69%	75%	31%	1	100%
1961	CIN	NL	31	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	0	0		0	0		0	15	47%	67%	27%	0
7 Seasons				3	0	3	0	2	3	0	1	0	2	19	10	0	18	5	0	8	7	1	6	1	1	8	7	0	59	30	50.8%	27	2	3.4%	1	2214	61%	79%	32%	227	53%
MLB Averages																															43.0%			3.2%			62%	78%	29%		53%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	543	463	43	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1958	CIN	NL	28	3	67%	67%	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	0	0	0
1 Season				3	67%	67%	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	0	0	0
MLB Averages					62%	78%	26%		93%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1961	CIN	NL	31	10	50%	80%	30%	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Season				10	50%	80%	30%	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages					62%	78%	26%		89%																								60%

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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					Pitching Stats						Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PA	ERA	RAvg	Fld	F2O%	XI	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	SO	Tot	1B	2B	3B	K23	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	263	n23	GB	bFld	bF2O%
1961	CIN	NL	31	5	0.00	9.00	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Season				5	0.00	9.00	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages					3.93	4.44		96%																							87%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	PB	WP	SBO	SB	CS	CSctch	CS%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	RBA	RK	SBlev	CSlev
1961	CIN	NL	31	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1 Season				0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MLB Averages										42%											1.17	1.16

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