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Burgess Whitehead

Burgess Urquhart Whitehead (Whitey)

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 29, 1910 in Tarboro, NC
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1933
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cardinals/Pirates 1933-1946

Final Game: September 29, 1946
Died: November 25, 1993 in Windsor, NC
Buried: St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Windsor, NC
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1933 23 STL NL 12 8 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 60 2 1 0 1 /64
1934 24 STL NL 100 357 332 55 92 13 5 1 24 5 12 19 .277 .310 .355 .666 73 118 3 4 9 465
1935 25 STL NL 107 358 338 45 89 10 2 0 33 5 11 14 .263 .289 .305 .593 57 103 5 1 8 4/56 AS
1936 26 NYG NL 154 685 632 99 176 31 3 4 47 14 29 32 .278 .317 .356 .673 81 225 18 7 17 *4 MVP-11
1937 27 NYG NL 152 614 574 64 164 15 6 5 52 7 28 20 .286 .323 .359 .682 84 206 11 4 7 *4 AS
1939 29 NYG NL 95 370 335 31 80 6 3 2 24 1 24 19 .239 .299 .293 .592 59 98 15 5 6 4/65
1940 30 NYG NL 133 606 568 68 160 9 6 4 36 9 26 17 .282 .319 .340 .659 81 193 16 5 7 54/6
1941 31 NYG NL 116 429 403 41 92 15 4 1 23 7 14 10 .228 .258 .293 .551 54 118 18 2 10 *4/5
1946 36 PIT NL 55 136 127 10 28 1 2 0 5 3 6 6 .220 .261 .260 .521 46 33 3 1 2 4/56
9 Yrs 924 3563 3316 415 883 100 31 17 245 51 150 138 .266 .304 .331 .634 71 1096 90 29 67
162 Game Avg. 162 625 581 73 155 18 5 3 43 9 26 24 .266 .304 .331 .634 71 192 16 5 12
NYG (5 yrs) 650 2704 2512 303 672 76 22 16 182 38 121 98 .268 .307 .334 .642 74 840 78 23 47
STL (3 yrs) 219 723 677 102 183 23 7 1 58 10 23 34 .270 .299 .329 .629 65 223 9 5 18
PIT (1 yr) 55 136 127 10 28 1 2 0 5 3 6 6 .220 .261 .260 .521 46 33 3 1 2

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 Awards
1933 23 STL NL 12 8 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /64
1934 24 STL NL 100 357 -13 -0 0 0 4 -9 -0.9 10 1 0.1 .491 .494 0.1 0.4 1 $ 465
1935 25 STL NL 107 358 -20 -0 0 3 3 -14 -1.4 10 -4 -0.4 .487 .491 -0.7 0.7 -7 $ 4/56 AS
1936 26 NYG NL 154 685 -16 -1 0 16 5 4 0.4 19 24 2.3 .503 .503 0.6 2.1 8 $ *4 MVP-11
1937 27 NYG NL 152 614 -11 -0 0 17 6 12 1.1 18 29 2.9 .508 .507 1.1 2.3 12 $ *4 AS
1939 29 NYG NL 95 370 -18 0 0 9 4 -5 -0.6 11 6 0.5 .495 .497 -0.4 1.3 -3 $ 4/65
1940 30 NYG NL 133 606 -13 -1 0 2 3 -8 -1.0 21 13 1.1 .493 .495 0.9 0.5 11 $ 54/6
1941 31 NYG NL 116 429 -24 -0 0 -4 4 -24 -2.7 15 -9 -1.2 .478 .484 -0.7 0.0 -5 $ *4/5
1946 36 PIT NL 55 136 -8 0 0 -3 2 -10 -1.1 5 -5 -0.7 .479 .493 -0.3 -0.2 -2 $ 4/56
9 Seasons 924 3563 -122 -3 0 40 31 -54 -6.3 109 56 4.6 .494 .496 0.6 7.2 16 $
NYG (5 yrs) 650 2704 -81 -2 0 40 22 -21 -2.8 84 63 5.6 .496 .497 1.5 6.3 23 $
STL (3 yrs) 219 723 -33 -1 0 3 7 -23 -2.3 21 -2 -0.3 .489 .495 -0.6 1.1 -5 $
PIT (1 yr) 55 136 -8 0 0 -3 2 -10 -1.1 5 -5 -0.7 .479 .493 -0.3 -0.2 -2 $

Advanced Batting

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
1933 23 STL NL 8 7 1 3.8 96 .333 .286 .281 .286 .335 .286 .385 .571 .720 60 .472 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1934 24 STL NL 357 252 36 3.8 110 .292 .277 .296 .310 .352 .355 .420 .666 .772 73 .401 -14.1 -1.4 .572 .130 .078 1.7
1935 25 STL NL 358 262 30 3.0 107 .275 .263 .290 .289 .346 .305 .414 .593 .760 57 .314 -21.5 -2.1 .472 .089 .041 .0
1936 26 NYG NL 685 491 70 3.8 103 .289 .278 .286 .317 .345 .356 .400 .673 .745 81 .408 -17.4 -1.7 .580 .146 .078 6.2
1937 27 NYG NL 614 428 66 4.1 102 .290 .286 .281 .323 .343 .359 .399 .682 .742 84 .459 -14.1 -1.4 .582 .134 .073 5.8
1939 29 NYG NL 370 276 28 2.7 104 .248 .239 .281 .299 .347 .293 .402 .592 .750 59 .277 -20.1 -2.0 .474 .128 .054 1.3
1940 30 NYG NL 606 431 60 3.8 99 .285 .282 .273 .319 .338 .340 .393 .659 .731 81 .430 -16.6 -1.7 .550 .120 .058 5.5
1941 31 NYG NL 429 339 30 2.4 96 .232 .228 .268 .258 .339 .293 .378 .551 .717 54 .264 -26.7 -2.8 .429 .117 .065 1.8
1946 36 PIT NL 136 104 8 2.1 95 .231 .220 .266 .261 .342 .260 .373 .521 .714 46 .226 -9.8 -1.0 .422 .110 .039 .0
9 Yrs 3563 2590 329 3.4 102 .274 .266 .281 .304 .344 .331 .399 .634 .742 71 .374 -140.6 -14.2 .526 .125 .064 25.5
162 Game Avg. 625 454 58 3.4 102 .274 .266 .281 .304 .344 .331 .399 .634 .742 71 .374 -140.6 -14.2 .526 .125 .064 4
NYG (5 yrs) 2704 1965 254 3.5 101 .274 .268 .279 .307 .342 .334 .395 .642 .737 74 .385 -94.9 -9.6 .533 .130 .067 22.5
STL (3 yrs) 723 521 67 3.4 108 .283 .270 .293 .299 .349 .329 .417 .629 .765 65 .360 -36.0 -3.5 .519 .108 .059 1.8
PIT (1 yr) 136 104 8 2.1 95 .231 .220 .266 .261 .342 .260 .373 .521 .714 46 .226 -9.8 -1.0 .422 .110 .039 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 24 STL NL WS DET W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936 26 NYG NL WS NYY L 6 22 21 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 .048 .091 .048 .139 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 27 NYG NL WS NYY L 5 18 16 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 6 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs (3 Series) 12 40 37 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 .135 .200 .189 .389 7 0 0 0 0 1
3 WS 12 40 37 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 .135 .200 .189 .389 7 0 0 0 0 1

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1935 STL NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 NYG NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 GP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1933 23 STL NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 7.0 75%
1934 24 STL NL 357 0.3% 5.3% 3.4% 5.3% 21% 1.58 17.5 332.0 13.8 87%
1935 25 STL NL 358 0.0% 3.9% 3.1% 3.4% 14% 1.27 24.1 10.2 91%
1936 26 NYG NL 685 0.6% 4.7% 4.2% 5.6% 22% 1.10 19.8 158.0 13.4 87%
1937 27 NYG NL 614 0.8% 3.3% 4.6% 4.2% 16% 0.71 28.7 114.8 11.0 89%
1939 29 NYG NL 370 0.5% 5.1% 6.5% 3.0% 14% 0.79 17.6 167.5 14.0 85%
1940 30 NYG NL 606 0.7% 2.8% 4.3% 3.1% 12% 0.65 33.4 142.0 15.8 90%
1941 31 NYG NL 429 0.2% 2.3% 3.3% 4.7% 22% 0.71 40.3 403.0 17.5 91%
1946 36 PIT NL 136 0.0% 4.4% 4.4% 2.2% 11% 1.00 21.2 25.4 89%
9 Yrs 3563 0.5% 3.9% 4.2% 4.2% 17% 0.92 24.0 195.1 13.5 89%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.9% 8.7% 6.4% 27% 1.02 10.1 68.0 8.2 79%

Cumulative Batting

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
1933 23 12 8 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 60 2 1 0 1
1934 24 112 365 339 57 94 13 5 1 25 5 12 20 .277 .310 .354 .664 73 120 4 4 10
1935 25 219 723 677 102 183 23 7 1 58 10 23 34 .270 .299 .329 .629 65 223 9 5 18
1936 26 373 1408 1309 201 359 54 10 5 105 24 52 66 .274 .308 .342 .650 73 448 27 12 35
1937 27 525 2022 1883 265 523 69 16 10 157 31 80 86 .278 .313 .347 .660 76 654 38 16 42
1938 28 525 2022 1883 265 523 69 16 10 157 31 80 86 .278 .313 .347 .660 76 654 38 16 42
1939 29 620 2392 2218 296 603 75 19 12 181 32 104 105 .272 .311 .339 .650 73 752 53 21 48
1940 30 753 2998 2786 364 763 84 25 16 217 41 130 122 .274 .312 .339 .652 75 945 69 26 55
1941 31 869 3427 3189 405 855 99 29 17 240 48 144 132 .268 .306 .333 .639 72 1063 87 28 65
1942 32 869 3427 3189 405 855 99 29 17 240 48 144 132 .268 .306 .333 .639 72 1063 87 28 65
1943 33 869 3427 3189 405 855 99 29 17 240 48 144 132 .268 .306 .333 .639 72 1063 87 28 65
1944 34 869 3427 3189 405 855 99 29 17 240 48 144 132 .268 .306 .333 .639 72 1063 87 28 65
1945 35 869 3427 3189 405 855 99 29 17 240 48 144 132 .268 .306 .333 .639 72 1063 87 28 65
1946 36 924 3563 3316 415 883 100 31 17 245 51 150 138 .266 .304 .331 .634 71 1096 90 29 67

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1933 23 13 9 8 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .375 .375 .375 .750 1 12
1934 24 107 372 346 51 90 13 5 1 22 5 12 20 .260 .293 .335 .628 33 100
1935 25 113 371 351 43 89 10 2 0 32 5 11 15 .254 .278 .293 .572 28 107
1936 26 161 709 655 98 178 31 3 4 46 14 29 33 .272 .310 .347 .656 69 154
1937 27 160 641 601 66 170 16 6 5 53 7 29 21 .283 .320 .354 .675 67 152
1939 29 100 387 351 32 83 6 3 2 25 1 25 20 .236 .297 .288 .584 29 95
1940 30 140 636 597 71 168 9 6 4 38 9 27 18 .281 .318 .337 .655 63 133
1941 31 120 447 420 44 97 16 4 1 25 7 15 10 .231 .261 .295 .556 32 116
1946 36 57 142 133 11 30 1 2 0 6 3 6 6 .226 .264 .263 .527 9 55
9 Yrs 971 3714 3462 420 908 102 31 17 249 51 154 144 .262 .299 .324 .624 331 924
162 Game Avg. 162 620 578 70 151 17 5 3 42 9 26 24 .262 .299 .324 .624 55 924

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1956 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

All-Star Games
1935 *
1937 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1936 NL (11, 8%)
0.08 Career Shares (972nd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1935 NL  0.7 (8th)
1936 NL  2.1 (3rd)
1937 NL  2.3 (2nd)
1939 NL  1.3 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1936 NL  154 (5th)
1937 NL  152 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1936 NL  632 (6th)
1937 NL  574 (10th)
1940 NL  568 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1936 NL  685 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1936 NL  14 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1936 NL  138 (9th)
1937 NL  138 (5th)
1940 NL  141 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 NL  4 (10th)
1936 NL  7 (3rd)
1937 NL  4 (8th)
1939 NL  5 (6th)
1940 NL  5 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1936 NL  17 (3rd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1936 NL  18 (4th)
1939 NL  15 (9th)
1940 NL  16 (5th)
1941 NL  18 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1937 NL  28.7 (4th)
1940 NL  33.4 (3rd)
1941 NL  40.3 (2nd)
Career  24.0 (62nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1936 NL  491 (2nd)
1937 NL  428 (6th)
1940 NL  431 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1627), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1068), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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