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Elder White

Elder Lafayette White (Whitey)

Positions: Shortstop, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: December 23, 1933 in Colerain, NC
High School: Colerain HS (Colerain, NC)
School: Chowan College (Murfreesboro, NC)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1962
Team: Cubs 1962

Final Game: June 3, 1962
Died: November 16, 2010 in Ahoskie, NC
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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
1952	18	EDE	D	22	64	64		7	1	0	0						.109	.109	.125	.234		8							EDE · COPL
1955	21	CLE-min	C	26	91	91		17	5	0	1						.187	.187	.275	.462		25							FMH · NORL
1956	22	PIT-min	C	124	492	492		121	9	7	7						.246	.246	.335	.581		165							GFK · NORL
1957	23	PIT-min	B	114	465	465		120	22	4	5						.258	.258	.355	.613		165							BMT · BSTL
1958	24	PIT-min	C	116	464	464		134	15	6	18						.289	.289	.463	.752		215							GFK · NORL
1959	25	PIT-min	B	132	526	526		131	24	3	12						.249	.249	.375	.624		197							WLS · CARL
1960	26	PIT-min	A	132	546	502	90	134	21	5	21	71	19		44	96	.267	.326	.454	.780		228							SAV · SALL
1961	27	CHC-min	AA	86	347	304	36	79	12	3	6	44	5	1	31	58	.260	.334	.378	.713		115		3	9	0			SAN · TL
1962	28	CHC-min	AA	104	445	382	80	115	21	6	11	50	8		51	95	.301	.384	.474	.857		181		2	7	3	2		SAN · TL
1962	28	CHC	NL	23	64	53	4	8	2	0	0	1	3	0	8	11	.151	.274	.189	.463	25	10	2	1	2	0	0	6/5
1963	29	DET-CHC-min	AA,AAA	109	405	364	47	79	6	4	8	35	6	2	41	94	.217	.296	.321	.618		117							KNX,AMA,SLC · SALL,TL,PCL
1964	30	CHC-min	AA,AAA	120	463	421	49	95	10	4	11	40	12	7	42	92	.226	.296	.347	.643		146		0	0	0			FTW,SLC · TL,PCL
1965	31	CHC-min	AAA	77	275	247	29	56	9	0	4	22	4	3	19	48	.227	.281	.312	.593		77		0	8	1			SLC · PCL
1 Yr				23	64	53	4	8	2	0	0	1	3	0	8	11	.151	.274	.189	.463	25	10	2	1	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	451	373	28	56	14	0	0	7	21	0	56	77	.151	.274	.189	.463	25	70	14	7	14	0	0

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
1962	28	CHC	NL	23	64	-4	1	-0	-2	1	-5	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.477	.497	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$	6/5
1 Season				23	64	-4	1	-0	-2	1	-5	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.477	.497	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$

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
1962	28	CHC	NL	64	49	4	2.2	107	.190	.151	.275	.274	.343	.189	.417	.463	.760	25	.207	-5.6	-0.6	.468	.245	.038	.0
1 Yr				64	49	4	2.2	107	.190	.151	.275	.274	.343	.189	.417	.463	.760	25	.207	-5.6	-0.6	.468	.245	.038	.0
162 Game Avg.				451	345	28	2.2	107	.190	.151	.275	.274	.343	.189	.417	.463	.760	25	.207	-5.6	-0.6	.468	.245	.038

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1962	28	CHC	NL	64	0.0%	17.2%	12.5%	3.1%	25%	1.38	4.8		53.0	1.18	66%
1 Yr				64	0.0%	17.2%	12.5%	3.1%	25%	1.38	4.8		53.0	1.18	66%
MLB Averages					2.4%	14.1%	8.8%	6.6%	29%	1.61	6.3	36.9	8.2	1.05	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1962	28	CHC	NL	-5.6	-0.6	70	-0.3	0.8	-1.1	.96	-0.3	-0.1	-3.1	-0.3	0.90	-4.3	0.95	6
1 Yr				-5.6	-0.6	70	-0.3	0.8	-1.1	.96	-0.3	-0.1	-3.1	-0.3	0.90	-4.3	0.95	6

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1962	28	CHC	NL	2	0	24%	18	3	0	100%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				2	0	24%	18	3	0	100%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						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
1962	28	CHC	NL	64	48%	8			6	1	0	0	0.95	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	11	2	18%	3	1	33%	30	1	3%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1 Yr				64	48%	8			6	1	0	0	0.95	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	11	2	18%	3	1	33%	30	1	3%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			71%			10%			30%			14%			49%			54%

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
1962	28	23	64	53	4	8	2	0	0	1	3	0	8	11	.151	.274	.189	.463	25	10	2	1	2	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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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	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1962	28	23	62	52	3	7	2	1	3	7	11	.135	.250	.173	.423	2	23
1 Yr		23	62	52	3	7	2	1	3	7	11	.135	.250	.173	.423	2	23
162 Game Avg.		162	437	366	21	49	14	7	21	49	77	.135	.250	.173	.423	14	23

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