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Steve Whitaker
Stephen Edward Whitaker
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: May 7, 1943 in Tacoma, WA
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1966
Final Game: May 9, 1970
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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
1966 23 NYY AL 31 124 114 15 28 3 2 7 15 0 0 9 24 .246 .306 .491 .798 131 56 0 1 0 0 0 89/7
1967 24 NYY AL 122 472 441 37 107 12 3 11 50 2 5 23 89 .243 .283 .358 .641 93 158 6 3 2 3 2 *978
1968 25 NYY AL 28 68 60 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 1 8 18 .117 .221 .150 .371 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 /879
1969 26 SEP AL 69 130 116 15 29 2 1 6 13 2 0 12 29 .250 .323 .440 .763 115 51 1 1 0 1 1 79
1970 27 SFG NL 16 30 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14 .111 .167 .148 .315 -15 4 1 0 0 1 0 7/
5 Seasons 266 824 758 73 174 20 6 24 85 4 6 54 174 .230 .283 .367 .650 92 278 8 5 2 5 3
162 Game Avg. 162 502 462 44 106 12 4 15 52 2 4 33 106 .230 .283 .367 .650 92 169 5 3 1 3 2
NYY (3 yrs) 181 664 615 55 142 17 5 18 68 2 6 40 131 .231 .281 .363 .644 93 223 6 4 2 3 2
SFG (1 yr) 16 30 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14 .111 .167 .148 .315 -15 4 1 0 0 1 0
SEP (1 yr) 69 130 116 15 29 2 1 6 13 2 0 12 29 .250 .323 .440 .763 115 51 1 1 0 1 1
AL (4 yrs) 250 794 731 70 171 19 6 24 81 4 6 52 160 .234 .288 .375 .663 97 274 7 5 2 4 3
NL (1 yr) 16 30 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14 .111 .167 .148 .315 -15 4 1 0 0 1 0

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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
1966 NYY AL 23 OF 31 30 272.1 67 61 3 3 0 .955 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -2.1 1.9 0 2.12 2.06 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 NYY AL 23 CF 20 17 156.2 46 43 2 1 0 .978 0.2 1.5 0.2 -0.6 0.8 0 2.59 2.25 .987 2.52 2.09
1966 NYY AL 23 RF 10 10 81.2 14 11 1 2 0 .857 -1.3 -19.1 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 1.32 1.20 .979 1.94 1.69
1966 NYY AL 23 LF 4 3 34.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 35.3 1.0 -0.4 1.3 0 2.38 2.25 .978 1.83 1.45
1967 NYY AL 24 OF 114 108 1014.0 218 202 12 4 6 .982 -2.7 -3.2 -5.7 -7.5 1.7 3 1.90 1.88 .980 2.05 1.76
1967 NYY AL 24 RF 78 74 677.0 133 120 10 3 5 .977 -4.0 -7.1 -6.0 -5.4 -0.6 2 1.73 1.67 .981 1.82 1.56
1967 NYY AL 24 LF 26 23 235.0 61 57 3 1 1 .984 3.7 18.9 2.7 -0.5 3.1 1 2.30 2.31 .975 1.87 1.40
1967 NYY AL 24 CF 12 11 102.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -28.2 -2.4 -1.6 -0.8 0 2.12 2.00 .979 2.47 2.08
1968 NYY AL 25 OF 14 14 124.0 24 20 2 2 0 .917 0.4 3.9 -1.6 -1.2 -0.5 2 1.60 1.57 .983 2.08 1.80
1968 NYY AL 25 CF 7 6 61.0 16 14 0 2 0 .875 0.2 3.9 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0 2.07 2.00 .988 2.52 2.26
1968 NYY AL 25 LF 6 6 51.0 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 11.8 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 2 1.24 1.17 .971 1.85 1.45
1968 NYY AL 25 RF 2 2 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -30.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 1.88 1.55
1969 SEP AL 26 OF 39 27 250.0 52 45 5 2 0 .962 -1.3 -6.2 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 -1 1.80 1.28 .979 2.13 1.84
1969 SEP AL 26 LF 22 12 108.0 23 21 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 3.3 0.3 -0.6 0.9 0 1.92 1.05 .978 1.99 1.60
1969 SEP AL 26 RF 18 15 142.0 31 26 3 2 0 .935 -1.6 -13.5 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 -1 1.84 1.61 .974 1.91 1.60
1970 SFG NL 27 LF 10 4 52.1 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.9 -20.6 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 0 1.20 0.70 .975 1.75 1.38
1970 SFG NL 27 OF 9 4 52.1 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -0.9 -20.6 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 0 1.03 0.67 .986 2.06 1.78
5 Seasons OF 207 183 1712.2 368 334 22 12 6 .967 -4.6 -3.2 -8.6 -11.3 2.3 4 1.87 1.72 .980 2.07 1.79
4 Seasons RF 108 101 912.2 180 159 14 7 5 .961 -7.2 -9.5 -8.2 -6.4 -1.8 1 1.71 1.60 .980 1.85 1.58
5 Seasons LF 68 48 480.1 108 99 7 2 1 .981 4.6 11.5 1.6 -2.5 3.8 3 1.99 1.56 .976 1.88 1.47
3 Seasons CF 39 34 319.2 86 81 2 3 0 .965 -2.0 -7.5 -2.0 -2.4 0.3 0 2.34 2.13 .985 2.51 2.12
5 Seasons TOT 207 183 1712.2 368 334 22 12 6 .967 -4.6 -3.2 -8.6 -11.3 2.3 4 1.87 1.72 .948 2.07 1.79
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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3150), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Yankees as the 23rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 1, 1969: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with John Gelnar to the Seattle Pilots for Lou Piniella.

December 12, 1969: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Dick Simpson to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bolin.

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