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Steve Whitaker
Stephen Edward Whitaker

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 187 lb.

Debut August 23, 1966
  vs. CAL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 9, 1970
Born May 7, 1943 in Tacoma, WA

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 23 NYY AL  31  114   15   28   3  2   7   15   0  0   9  24  .246  .306  .491  131   56   0   0   0   1   0
 1967 24 NYY AL 122  441   37  107  12  3  11   50   2  5  23  89  .243  .283  .358   93  158   2   3   2   3   6
 1968 25 NYY AL  28   60    3    7   2  0   0    3   0  1   8  18  .117  .221  .150   16    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 26 SEP AL  69  116   15   29   2  1   6   13   2  0  12  29  .250  .323  .440  115   51   0   1   1   1   1
 1970 27 SFG NL  16   27    3    3   1  0   0    4   0  0   2  14  .111  .167  .148  -15    4   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      266  758   73  174  20  6  24   85   4  6  54 174  .230  .283  .367   92  278   2   5   3   5   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        462   44  106  12  4  15   52   2  4  33 106  .230  .283  .367   92  169   1   3   2   3   5
 Career High    122  441   37  107  12  3  11   50   2  5  23  89  .243  .283  .358   93  158   2   3   2   3   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 23 NYY AL  124   86   18   5.6    86| .246  .242| .306  .308| .491  .374| .797  .682| 131  .662   3.8   0.4   0%
 1967 24 NYY AL  472  350   43   3.3    80| .243  .238| .283  .306| .358  .356| .641  .662|  93  .446  -5.2  -0.6  28%
 1968 25 NYY AL   68   54    2   1.0    77| .117  .233| .221  .302| .150  .346| .371  .648|  16  .091  -5.8  -0.7   0%
 1969 26 SEP AL  130   89   18   5.4    92| .250  .251| .323  .327| .440  .378| .763  .706| 115  .616   1.8   0.2 100%
 1970 27 SFG NL   30   26    1   1.0   103| .111  .267| .167  .340| .148  .408| .315  .748| -15  .060  -4.4  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       824  605   82   3.7    84| .230  .241| .283  .311| .367  .363| .650  .674|  92  .476  -9.9  -1.1  40%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 23 NYY AL OF 31 61 3 3 0 .955 .982 2.06 1.82 2.12 2.10 30 272.3 CF 20 43 2 1 0 .978 .987 2.25 2.09 2.58 2.52 17 156.7 RF 10 11 1 2 0 .857 .976 1.20 1.69 1.32 1.94 10 81.7 LF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.45 2.38 1.83 3 34.0 1967 24 NYY AL OF 114 202 12 4 6 .982 .980 1.88 1.76 1.90 2.05 108 1014.0 RF 78 120 10 3 5 .977 .981 1.67 1.56 1.73 1.82 74 677.0 LF 26 57 3 1 1 .984 .976 2.31 1.40 2.30 1.87 23 235.0 CF 12 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 2.08 2.12 2.47 11 102.0 1968 25 NYY AL OF 14 20 2 2 0 .917 .982 1.57 1.80 1.60 2.08 14 124.0 CF 7 14 0 2 0 .875 .986 2.00 2.26 2.07 2.52 6 61.0 LF 6 5 2 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.45 1.24 1.85 6 51.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 1.50 1.88 2 12.0 1969 26 SEP AL OF 39 45 5 2 0 .962 .978 1.28 1.84 1.80 2.13 27 250.0 LF 22 21 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.05 1.60 1.92 1.99 12 108.0 RF 18 26 3 2 0 .935 .973 1.61 1.60 1.84 1.91 15 142.0 1970 27 SFG NL LF 10 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 0.70 1.38 1.20 1.76 4 52.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 23 NYY AL CF 20 43 2 1 0 .978 .987 2.25 2.09 2.58 2.52 17 156.7 1967 24 NYY AL CF 12 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 2.08 2.12 2.47 11 102.0 1968 25 NYY AL CF 7 14 0 2 0 .875 .986 2.00 2.26 2.07 2.52 6 61.0 1966 23 NYY AL LF 4 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.45 2.38 1.83 3 34.0 1967 24 NYY AL LF 26 57 3 1 1 .984 .976 2.31 1.40 2.30 1.87 23 235.0 1968 25 NYY AL LF 6 5 2 0 0 1.000 .972 1.17 1.45 1.24 1.85 6 51.0 1969 26 SEP AL LF 22 21 2 0 0 1.000 .979 1.05 1.60 1.92 1.99 12 108.0 1970 27 SFG NL LF 10 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 0.70 1.38 1.20 1.76 4 52.3 1966 23 NYY AL OF 31 61 3 3 0 .955 .982 2.06 1.82 2.12 2.10 30 272.3 1967 24 NYY AL OF 114 202 12 4 6 .982 .980 1.88 1.76 1.90 2.05 108 1014.0 1968 25 NYY AL OF 14 20 2 2 0 .917 .982 1.57 1.80 1.60 2.08 14 124.0 1969 26 SEP AL OF 39 45 5 2 0 .962 .978 1.28 1.84 1.80 2.13 27 250.0 1970 27 SFG NL OF 9 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 0.67 1.78 1.03 2.07 4 52.3 1966 23 NYY AL RF 10 11 1 2 0 .857 .976 1.20 1.69 1.32 1.94 10 81.7 1967 24 NYY AL RF 78 120 10 3 5 .977 .981 1.67 1.56 1.73 1.82 74 677.0 1968 25 NYY AL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 1.50 1.88 2 12.0 1969 26 SEP AL RF 18 26 3 2 0 .935 .973 1.61 1.60 1.84 1.91 15 142.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 207 334 22 12 6 .967 .980 1.72 1.79 1.87 2.07 183 1712.7 68 39 108# RF* 108 159 14 7 5 .961 .980 1.60 1.58 1.71 1.84 101 912.7 LF* 68 99 7 2 1 .981 .976 1.56 1.47 1.99 1.88 48 480.3 CF* 39 81 2 3 0 .965 .985 2.13 2.12 2.34 2.51 34 319.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 207 334 22 12 6 .967 .980 1.72 1.79 1.87 2.07 183 1713
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Yankees as the 23rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 1, 1969: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with John Gelnar to the Seattle Pilots for Lou Piniella.

December 12, 1969: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Dick Simpson to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bolin.


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