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Fred Whitfield
Fred Dwight Whitfield
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 7, 1938 in Vandiver, AL
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 27, 1962
Final Game: August 11, 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
1962 24 STL NL 73 167 158 20 42 7 1 8 34 1 0 7 30 .266 .299 .475 .774 96 75 6 1 0 1 1 3
1963 25 CLE AL 109 383 346 44 87 17 3 21 54 0 1 24 61 .251 .302 .500 .802 121 173 1 4 2 7 5 3
1964 26 CLE AL 101 311 293 29 79 13 1 10 29 0 5 12 58 .270 .301 .423 .724 100 124 5 2 2 2 3 3
1965 27 CLE AL 132 492 468 49 137 23 1 26 90 2 2 16 42 .293 .316 .513 .829 131 240 12 2 2 4 7 *3 MVP-21
1966 28 CLE AL 137 538 502 59 121 15 2 27 78 1 2 27 76 .241 .283 .440 .723 105 221 7 4 0 5 9 *3
1967 29 CLE AL 100 284 257 24 56 10 0 9 31 3 3 25 45 .218 .290 .362 .652 90 93 4 1 1 0 8 3
1968 30 CIN NL 87 182 171 15 44 8 0 6 32 0 3 9 29 .257 .302 .409 .712 107 70 3 2 0 0 1 3
1969 31 CIN NL 74 92 74 2 11 0 0 1 8 0 0 18 27 .149 .315 .189 .504 42 14 0 0 0 0 0 3
1970 32 MON NL 4 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .067 .125 .067 .192 -47 1 1 0 0 0 0 /3
9 Seasons 817 2465 2284 242 578 93 8 108 356 7 16 139 371 .253 .298 .443 .741 107 1011 39 16 7 19 34
162 Game Avg. 162 489 453 48 115 18 2 21 71 1 3 28 74 .253 .298 .443 .741 107 200 8 3 1 4 7
CLE (5 yrs) 579 2008 1866 205 480 78 7 93 282 6 13 104 282 .257 .298 .456 .754 112 851 29 13 7 18 32
CIN (2 yrs) 161 274 245 17 55 8 0 7 40 0 3 27 56 .224 .307 .343 .649 87 84 3 2 0 0 1
STL (1 yr) 73 167 158 20 42 7 1 8 34 1 0 7 30 .266 .299 .475 .774 96 75 6 1 0 1 1
MON (1 yr) 4 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .067 .125 .067 .192 -47 1 1 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 579 2008 1866 205 480 78 7 93 282 6 13 104 282 .257 .298 .456 .754 112 851 29 13 7 18 32
NL (4 yrs) 238 457 418 37 98 15 1 15 74 1 3 35 89 .234 .298 .383 .680 86 160 10 3 0 1 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 STL NL 24 1B 38 30 262.0 311 282 25 4 32 .987 -1.0 -4.6 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 0 10.55 8.08 .990 9.79 8.04
1963 CLE AL 25 1B 92 85 768.0 751 690 51 10 64 .987 -6.3 -9.8 -6.3 -2.0 -4.3 0 8.68 8.05 .990 9.48 8.59
1964 CLE AL 26 1B 79 71 597.1 637 596 36 5 63 .992 -1.7 -3.4 -1.7 -1.9 0.2 0 9.52 8.00 .991 9.43 8.12
1965 CLE AL 27 1B 122 110 1006.1 1019 932 80 7 79 .993 0.4 0.5 -0.6 1.2 -1.7 1 9.05 8.30 .991 8.94 7.88 MVP-21
1966 CLE AL 28 1B 132 129 1159.1 1191 1104 76 11 96 .991 -3.8 -3.9 -4.8 -3.2 -1.6 1 9.16 8.94 .991 7.76 7.58
1967 CLE AL 29 1B 66 61 531.2 547 494 49 4 51 .993 -0.7 -1.6 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 9.19 8.23 .991 9.53 8.32
1968 CIN NL 30 1B 41 33 272.2 312 285 21 6 28 .981 -0.4 -1.8 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 10.10 7.46 .992 10.09 8.91
1969 CIN NL 31 1B 14 6 62.1 66 57 8 1 5 .985 0.2 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 9.39 4.64 .992 9.82 8.84
1970 MON NL 32 1B 4 4 33.1 42 34 7 1 3 .976 0.9 32.4 0.9 0.4 0.5 0 11.07 10.25 .993 9.67 8.38
9 Seasons 1B 588 529 4693.0 4876 4474 353 49 421 .990 -12.4 -3.2 -14.4 -6.1 -8.2 2 9.26 8.21 .991 9.00 8.11
9 Seasons TOT 588 529 4693.0 4876 4474 353 49 421 .990 -12.4 -3.2 -14.4 -6.1 -8.2 2 9.26 8.21 .981 9.00 8.11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1965 AL (21, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1965 AL  26 (5th)
1966 AL  27 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1965 AL  90 (5th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1965 AL  50 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1963 AL  7 (6th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1966 AL  18.6 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 12 (1268), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1962: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Kubiszyn and Ron Taylor.

November 21, 1967: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with George Culver and Bob Raudman to the Cincinnati Reds for Tommy Harper.

Before 1970 Season: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 2, 1970: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

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