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Pete Whisenant
Thomas Peter Whisenant

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 16, 1952
Final Game August 9, 1961
Born December 14, 1929 in Asheville, NC
Died March 22, 1996 in Port Charlotte, FL

Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 22 BSN NL  24   52    3   10   2  0   0    7   1  1   4  13  .192  .250  .231   36   12   0           0   2
 1955 25 STL NL  58  115   10   22   5  1   2    9   2  0   5  29  .191  .223  .304   39   35   1   1   0   0   2
 1956 26 CHC NL 103  314   37   75  16  3  11   46   8  2  24  53  .239  .292  .414   88  130   5   3   1   1   6
 1957 27 CIN NL  67   90   18   19   3  2   5   11   0  1   5  24  .211  .250  .456   80   41   2   1   0   0   1
 1958 28 CIN NL  85  203   33   48   9  2  11   40   3  0  18  37  .236  .292  .463   92   94   3   5   0   0   4
 1959 29 CIN NL  36   71   13   17   2  0   5   11   0  0   8  18  .239  .316  .479  105   34   0   0   0   0   1
 1960 30 TOT     66  122   19   27   9  0   3    9   2  1  19  16  .221  .326  .369   88   45   0   0   0   0   3
         TOT AL  65  121   19   27   9  0   3    9   2  1  19  16  .223  .329  .372   89   45   0   0   0   0   3
         CIN NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL   7    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167   -8    1   0   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL  58  115   19   26   9  0   3    9   2  1  19  14  .226  .336  .383   94   44   0   0   0   0   3
 1961 31 TOT     36   21    7    3   0  0   0    1   1  0   3   6  .143  .250  .143    7    3   0   0   0   0   1
         MIN AL  10    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .143  .000  -59    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  26   15    6    3   0  0   0    1   1  0   2   4  .200  .294  .200   34    3   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      475  988  140  221  46  8  37  134  17  5  86 196  .224  .284  .399   80  394  11  10   1   1  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        337   48   75  16  3  13   46   6  2  29  67  .224  .284  .399   80  134   4   3   0   0   7
 Career High    103  314   37   75  16  3  11   46   8  2  24  53  .239  .292  .414   88  130   5   5   1   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 22 BSN NL   56   45    3   1.8    95| .192  .258| .250  .330| .231  .384| .481  .714|  36  .175  -4.5  -0.5  50%
 1955 25 STL NL  122   97    8   2.2   105| .191  .265| .223  .336| .304  .420| .527  .757|  39  .202 -10.5  -1.0 100%
 1956 26 CHC NL  347  255   38   4.0   102| .239  .263| .292  .330| .414  .415| .706  .745|  88  .447  -5.6  -0.6  80%
 1957 27 CIN NL   98   76   10   3.6   108| .211  .275| .250  .340| .456  .426| .706  .766|  80  .384  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1958 28 CIN NL  229  167   28   4.5   111| .236  .277| .292  .346| .463  .432| .755  .778|  92  .484  -3.2  -0.3 100%
 1959 29 CIN NL   79   55   11   5.3   108| .239  .275| .316  .341| .479  .425| .795  .766| 105  .566   0.2   0.0   0%
 1960 30 TOT     141   99   15   4.1   102| .221  .264| .326  .338| .369  .404| .695  .742|  88  .456  -1.8  -0.2  66%
         TOT AL  140   98   15   4.1   102| .223  .264| .329  .338| .372  .404| .701  .743|  89  .461  -1.5  -0.2  66%
         CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .265| .000  .332| .000  .407| .000  .739|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CLE AL    6    5    0   0.0    99| .167  .260| .167  .333| .167  .398| .334  .730|  -8  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL  134   93   15   4.4   102| .226  .265| .336  .338| .383  .405| .719  .743|  94  .486  -0.6  -0.1  66%
 1961 31 TOT      24   19    1   1.4   108| .143  .272| .250  .341| .143  .423| .393  .765|   7  .101  -2.9  -0.2 100%
         MIN AL    7    6    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .143  .347| .000  .421| .143  .768| -59  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL   17   13    1   2.1   107| .200  .272| .294  .339| .200  .424| .494  .763|  34  .183  -1.4  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1096  813  114   3.8   105| .224  .268| .284  .337| .399  .418| .683  .755|  80  .414 -31.5  -3.1  77%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1952 22 BSN NL OF 14 34 2 1 2 .973 .981 2.57 2.10 9 5 0 1955 25 STL NL OF 40 76 4 3 1 .964 .977 2.00 2.10 12 11 19 1956 26 CHC NL OF 93 242 6 2 0 .992 .977 2.67 2.05 2.94 2.28 85 759.7 CF 83 224 5 1 0 .996 .982 2.76 2.55 2.86 2.77 82 720.7 LF 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 1.70 0.75 2.10 0 12.0 RF 3 6 1 1 0 .875 .972 2.33 1.80 2.33 2.00 3 27.0 1957 27 CIN NL OF 43 54 0 1 0 .982 .980 1.26 2.07 2.62 2.29 17 185.3 LF 24 26 1 1 0 .964 .978 1.12 1.71 2.65 2.03 8 91.7 RF 12 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 0.83 1.72 1.61 1.98 5 56.0 CF 9 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.62 4.30 2.82 4 37.7 1958 28 CIN NL OF 66 122 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.89 1.95 2.65 2.26 45 425.0 RF 41 75 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.85 1.73 2.53 2.02 29 270.7 LF 26 50 2 0 1 1.000 .976 2.00 1.54 3.09 2.00 16 151.3 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1959 29 CIN NL OF 21 27 1 1 1 .966 .976 1.33 1.90 2.00 2.21 17 126.0 RF 16 23 1 1 1 .960 .980 1.50 1.64 1.93 1.96 16 112.0 LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.60 2.57 2.06 1 14.0 1960 30 TOT AL OF 49 69 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.95 2.28 2.25 30 280.3 TOT AL LF 25 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 0.64 1.67 2.94 2.13 1 49.0 CLE AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 3.00 2.10 1 3.0 WSH AL OF 47 68 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.49 1.95 2.27 2.25 29 277.3 CF 31 54 1 0 0 1.000 .987 1.77 2.30 2.16 2.66 29 229.0 LF 23 14 1 0 0 1.000 .987 0.65 1.67 2.93 2.13 0 46.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 3.91 1.96 0 2.3 1961 31 TOT OF 17 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.35 1.89 1.86 2.17 0 29.0 TOT LF 15 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 0.33 1.54 1.80 1.91 0 25.0 MIN AL LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.62 2.00 2.00 0 9.0 CIN NL OF 12 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.33 1.86 1.80 2.16 0 20.0 LF 10 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.30 1.50 1.69 1.86 0 16.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 C 1 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 5.20 9.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1958 28 CIN NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1961 31 CIN NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1961 31 CIN NL C 1 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 5.20 9.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1956 26 CHC NL CF 83 224 5 1 0 .996 .982 2.76 2.55 2.86 2.77 82 720.7 1957 27 CIN NL CF 9 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.62 4.30 2.82 4 37.7 1958 28 CIN NL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1960 30 WSH AL CF 31 54 1 0 0 1.000 .987 1.77 2.30 2.16 2.66 29 229.0 1956 26 CHC NL LF 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 1.70 0.75 2.10 0 12.0 1957 27 CIN NL LF 24 26 1 1 0 .964 .978 1.12 1.71 2.65 2.03 8 91.7 1958 28 CIN NL LF 26 50 2 0 1 1.000 .976 2.00 1.54 3.09 2.00 16 151.3 1959 29 CIN NL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.60 2.57 2.06 1 14.0 1960 30 TOT AL LF 25 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 0.64 1.67 2.94 2.13 1 49.0 CLE AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 3.00 2.10 1 3.0 WSH AL LF 23 14 1 0 0 1.000 .987 0.65 1.67 2.93 2.13 0 46.0 1961 31 TOT LF 15 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 0.33 1.54 1.80 1.91 0 25.0 MIN AL LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.62 2.00 2.00 0 9.0 CIN NL LF 10 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.30 1.50 1.69 1.86 0 16.0 1952 22 BSN NL OF 14 34 2 1 2 .973 .981 2.57 2.10 9 5 0 1955 25 STL NL OF 40 76 4 3 1 .964 .977 2.00 2.10 12 11 19 1956 26 CHC NL OF 93 242 6 2 0 .992 .977 2.67 2.05 2.94 2.28 85 759.7 1957 27 CIN NL OF 43 54 0 1 0 .982 .980 1.26 2.07 2.62 2.29 17 185.3 1958 28 CIN NL OF 66 122 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.89 1.95 2.65 2.26 45 425.0 1959 29 CIN NL OF 21 27 1 1 1 .966 .976 1.33 1.90 2.00 2.21 17 126.0 1960 30 TOT AL OF 49 69 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.95 2.28 2.25 30 280.3 CLE AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.95 3.00 2.40 1 3.0 WSH AL OF 47 68 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.49 1.95 2.27 2.25 29 277.3 1961 31 TOT OF 17 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.35 1.89 1.86 2.17 0 29.0 MIN AL OF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.40 1.98 2.00 2.20 0 9.0 CIN NL OF 12 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.33 1.86 1.80 2.16 0 20.0 1956 26 CHC NL RF 3 6 1 1 0 .875 .972 2.33 1.80 2.33 2.00 3 27.0 1957 27 CIN NL RF 12 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 0.83 1.72 1.61 1.98 5 56.0 1958 28 CIN NL RF 41 75 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.85 1.73 2.53 2.02 29 270.7 1959 29 CIN NL RF 16 23 1 1 1 .960 .980 1.50 1.64 1.93 1.96 16 112.0 1960 30 WSH AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 3.91 1.96 0 2.3 1961 31 CIN NL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.02 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 343 630 18 8 5 .988 .979 1.89 2.01 194 1805.3 123 141 94# CF* 125 296 6 1 0 .997 .983 2.42 2.49 115 990.3 LF* 102 101 4 1 1 .991 .978 1.03 1.62 26 343.0 RF* 75 115 3 2 1 .983 .978 1.57 1.71 53 472.0 2B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0 1.0 3B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 0 2.0 C* 1 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 5.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 346 630 20 9 5 .986 .978 1.88 2.03
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

June 3, 1955: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Del Rice.

March 30, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Sauer.

November 13, 1956: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Warren Hacker and Don Hoak to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Elmer Singleton and Ray Jablonski.

April 29, 1960: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.

May 15, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for Ken Aspromonte.

May 16, 1961: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

May 18, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

August 18, 1961: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.


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