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Possum Whitted

George Bostic Whitted

Positions: Outfielder, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: February 4, 1890 in Durham, NC(All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1912
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Pirates/Cardinals/Braves/Robins 1912-1922

Final Game: April 23, 1922
Died: October 15, 1962 in Wilmington, NC
Buried: Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, 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
1912 22 STL NL 12 51 46 7 12 3 0 0 7 1 3 5 .261 .306 .326 .632 74 15 0 2 5
1913 23 STL NL 123 450 404 44 89 10 5 0 38 9 16 31 44 .220 .282 .270 .552 59 109 4 11 O65/43
1914 24 TOT NL 86 291 249 39 61 12 4 2 32 11 18 21 .245 .304 .349 .653 92 87 3 21 O4/536
1914 24 STL NL 20 33 31 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 .129 .129 .161 .290 -13 5 0 2 /5O4
1914 24 BSN NL 66 258 218 36 57 11 4 2 31 10 18 18 .261 .326 .376 .703 106 82 3 19 O4/356
1915 25 PHI NL 128 507 448 46 126 17 3 1 43 24 15 29 47 .281 .328 .339 .667 100 152 2 28 *O/3
1916 26 PHI NL 147 577 526 68 148 20 12 6 68 29 17 19 46 .281 .309 .399 .708 114 210 2 30 *O3
1917 27 PHI NL 149 611 553 69 155 24 9 3 70 10 30 56 .280 .317 .373 .690 108 206 0 28 *O3/54
1918 28 PHI NL 24 90 86 7 21 4 0 0 3 4 4 10 .244 .278 .291 .568 69 25 0 0 7O/3
1919 29 TOT NL 113 451 420 47 123 21 8 3 53 12 20 24 .293 .327 .402 .729 113 169 1 11 7O34/5
1919 29 PHI NL 78 308 289 32 72 14 1 3 32 5 14 20 .249 .284 .336 .619 81 97 0 6 7O4/3
1919 29 PIT NL 35 143 131 15 51 7 7 0 21 7 6 4 .389 .420 .550 .970 186 72 1 5 3/57O
1920 30 PIT NL 134 557 494 53 129 11 12 1 74 11 11 35 36 .261 .314 .338 .652 85 167 3 23 *53/7O
1921 31 PIT NL 108 456 403 60 114 23 7 7 63 5 10 26 21 .283 .328 .427 .755 97 172 1 26 O97/38
1922 32 BRO NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
11 Yrs 1025 4042 3630 440 978 145 60 23 451 116 69 215 310 .269 .313 .361 .675 96 1312 16 180
162 Game Avg. 162 639 574 70 155 23 9 4 71 18 34 49 .269 .313 .361 .675 96 207 3 28
PHI (5 yrs) 526 2093 1902 222 522 79 25 13 216 72 32 96 179 .274 .311 .363 .673 102 690 4 92
PIT (3 yrs) 277 1156 1028 128 294 41 26 8 158 23 21 67 61 .286 .333 .400 .733 102 411 5 54
STL (3 yrs) 155 534 481 54 105 14 5 0 46 11 16 34 52 .218 .276 .268 .544 57 129 4 15
BSN (1 yr) 66 258 218 36 57 11 4 2 31 10 18 18 .261 .326 .376 .703 106 82 3 19
BRO (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
1912 22 STL NL 12 51 -2 -0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .472 .498 0.0 -0.2 0 $ 5
1913 23 STL NL 123 450 -20 -3 0 0 1 -22 -2.4 12 -9 -1.1 .480 .485 -1.2 0.2 -9 $ O65/43
1914 24 STL NL 20 33 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.4 .476 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ /5O4
1914 24 BSN NL 66 258 2 0 0 1 -1 2 0.1 7 9 0.8 .503 .501 0.8 -0.1 8 $ O4/356
1915 25 PHI NL 128 507 -0 1 0 6 -5 2 0.1 14 16 1.6 .502 .501 0.9 0.1 10 $ *O/3
1916 26 PHI NL 147 577 7 1 0 5 -8 6 0.7 16 22 2.3 .505 .504 1.7 -0.3 17 $ *O3
1917 27 PHI NL 149 611 4 -1 0 3 -8 -1 -0.2 17 16 1.6 .499 .499 1.2 -0.6 13 $ *O3/54
1918 28 PHI NL 24 90 -3 0 0 2 -1 -2 -0.3 2 0 0.0 .489 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ 7O/3
1919 29 PHI NL 78 308 -6 -0 0 -5 -2 -14 -1.8 8 -5 -0.9 .478 .490 -0.3 -0.9 -0 $ 7O4/3
1919 29 PIT NL 35 143 12 -0 0 4 -1 15 1.7 4 19 2.1 .551 .511 1.7 0.3 15 $ 3/57O
1920 30 PIT NL 134 557 -9 -0 0 -3 4 -9 -1.1 16 7 0.5 .492 .494 0.9 0.0 10 $ *53/7O
1921 31 PIT NL 108 456 -2 -2 0 10 -5 1 -0.0 13 14 1.3 .501 .500 0.4 0.4 4 $ O97/38
1922 32 BRO NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .471 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
11 Seasons 1025 4042 -22 -4 0 21 -26 -31 -3.9 114 83 7.6 .497 .498 5.5 -0.9 63 $
PHI (5 yrs) 526 2093 2 1 0 11 -23 -10 -1.4 59 49 4.6 .498 .499 3.3 -1.6 38 $
PIT (3 yrs) 277 1156 1 -2 0 11 -3 7 0.6 33 40 3.9 .503 .502 3.0 0.8 29 $
STL (3 yrs) 155 534 -25 -3 0 -2 2 -29 -3.2 15 -14 -1.7 .479 .493 -1.6 -0.0 -12 $
BSN (1 yr) 66 258 2 0 0 1 -1 2 0.1 7 9 0.8 .503 .501 0.8 -0.1 8 $
BRO (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .471 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

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
1912 22 STL NL 51 36 5 3.7 98 .293 .261 .278 .306 .347 .326 .378 .632 .726 74 .437 -1.6 -0.2 .559 .152 .065 .0
1913 23 STL NL 450 342 27 2.1 90 .247 .220 .267 .282 .332 .270 .364 .552 .695 59 .262 -21.3 -2.4 .414 .109 .050 .0
1914 24 TOT NL 291 209 27 3.5 86 .261 .245 .261 .304 .330 .349 .350 .653 .680 92 .493 -3.1 -0.4 .633 .221 .104 3.4
1914 24 STL NL 33 29 1 0.9 83 .143 .129 .257 .129 .324 .161 .343 .290 .667 -13 .079 -4.4 -0.5 .222 .065 .032 .0
1914 24 BSN NL 258 180 26 3.9 86 .278 .261 .262 .326 .331 .376 .351 .703 .681 106 .545 1.3 0.2 .702 .243 .115 3.3
1915 25 PHI NL 507 365 48 3.5 82 .313 .281 .258 .328 .321 .339 .345 .667 .667 100 .534 0.0 0.0 .570 .143 .058 1.9
1916 26 PHI NL 577 425 62 4.0 80 .300 .281 .258 .309 .316 .399 .344 .708 .660 114 .568 5.8 0.7 .615 .177 .118 9.9
1917 27 PHI NL 611 426 65 4.1 81 .308 .280 .261 .317 .319 .373 .345 .690 .664 108 .595 3.7 0.4 .618 .165 .092 4.6
1918 28 PHI NL 90 65 7 2.9 84 .276 .244 .268 .278 .326 .291 .346 .568 .672 69 .426 -3.2 -0.4 .508 .140 .047 .0
1919 29 TOT NL 451 308 58 5.1 86 .305 .293 .271 .327 .326 .402 .356 .729 .682 113 .659 5.6 0.6 .680 .186 .110 4.8
1919 29 PHI NL 308 223 28 3.4 87 .259 .249 .272 .284 .327 .336 .358 .619 .685 81 .479 -7.3 -0.8 .535 .152 .087 3.8
1919 29 PIT NL 143 85 30 9.6 85 .402 .389 .269 .420 .324 .550 .353 .970 .677 186 .859 12.9 1.4 1.075 .260 .160 .0
1920 30 PIT NL 557 399 50 3.4 93 .280 .261 .280 .314 .334 .338 .372 .652 .706 85 .444 -10.8 -1.2 .545 .148 .077 1.8
1921 31 PIT NL 456 325 53 4.4 108 .285 .283 .301 .328 .351 .427 .414 .755 .765 97 .476 -2.9 -0.3 .649 .196 .144 5.8
1922 32 BRO NL 1 1 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .301 .000 .359 .000 .419 .000 .778 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
11 Yrs 4042 2901 402 3.7 88 .290 .269 .269 .313 .328 .361 .360 .675 .688 96 .510 -28.1 -3.0 .584 .164 .092 38.4
162 Game Avg. 639 458 64 3.7 88 .290 .269 .269 .313 .328 .361 .360 .675 .688 96 .510 -28.1 -3.0 .584 .164 .092 6
PHI (5 yrs) 2093 1504 210 3.8 82 .298 .274 .261 .311 .320 .363 .347 .673 .667 102 .550 -1.1 -0.1 .588 .160 .088 22.0
PIT (3 yrs) 1156 809 133 4.5 98 .298 .286 .287 .333 .339 .400 .386 .733 .726 102 .535 -0.7 -0.0 .642 .181 .114 11.9
STL (3 yrs) 534 407 33 2.2 90 .245 .218 .268 .276 .333 .268 .364 .544 .696 57 .267 -27.3 -3.0 .413 .110 .050 .0
BSN (1 yr) 258 180 26 3.9 86 .278 .261 .262 .326 .331 .376 .351 .703 .681 106 .545 1.3 0.2 .702 .243 .115 3.3
BRO (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .301 .000 .359 .000 .419 .000 .778 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

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
1914 24 BSN NL WS PHA W 4 17 14 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 .214 .353 .357 .710 5 1 0 0 0 0
1915 25 PHI NL WS BOS L 5 17 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .067 .125 .067 .192 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 9 34 29 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 4 1 .138 .242 .207 .449 6 1 0 1 0 0
2 WS 9 34 29 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 4 1 .138 .242 .207 .449 6 1 0 1 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
1918 28 PHI NL 90 0.0% 11.1% 4.4% 4.4% 19% 2.50 8.6 28.7 84%
1919 29 TOT NL 451 0.7% 5.3% 4.4% 7.1% 26% 1.20 17.5 140.0 7.9 87%
1919 29 PHI NL 308 1.0% 6.5% 4.6% 5.8% 25% 1.43 14.5 96.3 9.0 86%
1919 29 PIT NL 143 0.0% 2.8% 4.2% 9.8% 28% 0.67 32.8 6.2 89%
1920 30 PIT NL 557 0.2% 6.5% 6.3% 4.3% 19% 1.03 13.7 494.0 6.7 82%
1921 31 PIT NL 456 1.5% 4.6% 5.7% 8.1% 33% 0.81 19.2 57.6 6.4 82%
1922 32 BRO NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
11 Yrs 1555 1.5% 19.9% 13.8% 14.7% 23% 1.44 11.7 157.8 8.0 212%
MLB Averages 1.4% 22.4% 18.8% 13.2% 23% 1.19 9.7 154.2 9.5 193%

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
1912 22 12 51 46 7 12 3 0 0 7 1 3 5 .261 .306 .326 .632 74 15 0 2
1913 23 135 501 450 51 101 13 5 0 45 10 16 34 49 .224 .285 .276 .560 61 124 4 13
1914 24 221 792 699 90 162 25 9 2 77 21 16 52 70 .232 .292 .302 .593 72 211 7 34
1915 25 349 1299 1147 136 288 42 12 3 120 45 31 81 117 .251 .306 .316 .622 83 363 9 62
1916 26 496 1876 1673 204 436 62 24 9 188 74 48 100 163 .261 .307 .342 .649 92 573 11 92
1917 27 645 2487 2226 273 591 86 33 12 258 84 48 130 219 .265 .309 .350 .659 96 779 11 120
1918 28 669 2577 2312 280 612 90 33 12 261 88 48 134 229 .265 .308 .348 .656 95 804 11 120
1919 29 782 3028 2732 327 735 111 41 15 314 100 48 154 253 .269 .311 .356 .667 98 973 12 131
1920 30 916 3585 3226 380 864 122 53 16 388 111 59 189 289 .268 .311 .353 .665 96 1140 15 154
1921 31 1024 4041 3629 440 978 145 60 23 451 116 69 215 310 .269 .313 .362 .675 96 1312 16 180
1922 32 1025 4042 3630 440 978 145 60 23 451 116 69 215 310 .269 .313 .361 .675 96 1312 16 180

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
1912 22 13 53 48 6 12 3 0 0 6 1 3 5 .250 .294 .313 .607 4 12
1913 23 129 476 427 50 98 11 6 0 44 10 34 46 .230 .292 .283 .576 34 123
1914 24 89 309 264 45 69 14 5 2 37 12 20 22 .261 .321 .375 .696 31 86
1915 25 133 545 480 57 146 20 3 1 53 28 34 49 .304 .353 .365 .717 61 128
1916 26 153 623 568 88 175 24 14 7 88 34 22 48 .308 .336 .437 .773 83 147
1917 27 155 657 593 87 180 28 10 3 88 12 35 58 .304 .342 .400 .742 82 149
1918 28 31 118 112 10 29 6 0 0 4 6 6 13 .259 .297 .313 .609 10 24
1919 29 131 543 503 62 159 27 10 4 70 16 26 28 .316 .351 .433 .784 76 113
1920 30 141 592 526 60 142 12 13 1 84 12 39 38 .270 .324 .348 .672 59 134
1921 31 114 479 423 60 117 24 7 7 63 5 27 22 .277 .322 .416 .738 56 108
1922 32 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
11 Yrs 1090 4396 3945 525 1127 169 68 25 537 136 246 329 .286 .330 .382 .712 496 1025
162 Game Avg. 162 653 586 78 167 25 10 4 80 20 37 49 .286 .330 .382 .712 74 1025

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Doubles s c a p y
1917 NL  24 (10th)
1919 NL  21 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
1916 NL  12 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1916 NL  68 (9th)
1917 NL  70 (6th)
1920 NL  74 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1916 NL  29 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1915 NL  28 (5th)
1916 NL  30 (4th)
1917 NL  28 (2nd)
1921 NL  26 (6th)
Career  180 (106th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1916 NL  9.9 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1917 NL  426 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 19 (1051), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1779), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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