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Wally Whitehurst
Walter Richard Whitehurst

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
School University of New Orleans

Debut July 17, 1989
  vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER
Final Game August 29, 1996
Born April 11, 1964 in Shreveport, LA

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1989 25 NYM NL   0   1   9   1   0   0   4  0   14.0   17    7    7   2    5    9   0   1    64   0   0  4.50  3.26   72 1.571
 1990 26 NYM NL   1   0  38   0   0   0  16  2   65.7   63   27   24   5    9   46   0   2   263   2   0  3.29  3.76  114 1.096
 1991 27 NYM NL   7  12  36  20   0   0   6  1  133.3  142   67   62  12   25   87   4   3   556   3   4  4.19  3.65   87 1.253
 1992 28 NYM NL   3   9  44  11   0   0   7  0   97.0   99   45   39   4   33   70   4   2   421   5   1  3.62  3.47   96 1.361
 1993 29 SDP NL   4   7  21  19   0   0   1  0  105.7  109   47   45  11   30   57   3   5   441   5   1  3.83  4.13  108 1.315
 1994 30 SDP NL   4   7  13  13   0   0   0  0   64.0   84   37   35   8   26   43   1   2   294   4   0  4.92  4.13   84 1.719
 1996 32 NYY AL   1   1   2   2   0   0   0  0    8.0   11    6    6   1    2    1   0   0    36   0   0  6.75  5.00   74 1.625
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .351  20  37 163  66   0   0  34  3  487.7  525  236  218  43  130  313  12  15  2075  19   6  4.02  3.81   95 1.343
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5  10  48  19   0   0  10  0  144.7  155   70   64  12   38   92   3   4   616   5   1  4.02  3.81   95 1.343
 Career High      7  12  44  20   0   0  16  2  133.3  142   67   62  12   33   87   4   5   556   5   4  3.29  4.13  114 1.096

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 25 NYM NL   9    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   59    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1990 26 NYM NL  38    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   39    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1991 27 NYM NL  36   33    2    6   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   6  .182  .229  .212   26    7   5   0   0   0   0
 1992 28 NYM NL  44   22    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  1   1   5  .182  .217  .227   27    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1993 29 SDP NL  21   24    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  11  .083  .083  .083  -55    2  10   0   0   0   1
 1994 30 SDP NL  13   19    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   8  .105  .227  .105   -8    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      163  107    5   16   2  0   0    3   0  1   7  31  .150  .202  .168    3   18  18   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        106    5   16   2  0   0    3   0  1   7  31  .150  .202  .168    3   18  18   0   0   0   1
 Career High     44   33    2    6   1  0   0    3   0  1   3  11                           7  10   0   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 25 NYM NL    3    2    0   0.0    86| .000  .248| .500  .314| .000  .370| .500  .684|  59  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
 1990 26 NYM NL    9    7    1   3.8    98| .250  .264| .250  .331| .250  .397| .500  .728|  39  .437  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1991 27 NYM NL   40   32    2   1.7    93| .182  .257| .229  .324| .212  .384| .441  .708|  26  .158  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1992 28 NYM NL   24   20    1   1.4    91| .182  .258| .217  .323| .227  .380| .444  .703|  27  .114  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1993 29 SDP NL   34   33    0   0.0   105| .083  .273| .083  .339| .083  .417| .166  .755| -55  .000  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1994 30 SDP NL   22   17    1   1.6   107| .105  .271| .227  .337| .105  .424| .332  .761|  -8  .111  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       132  111    5   1.2    98| .150  .264| .202  .330| .168  .398| .370  .728|   3  .085 -14.5  -1.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 25 NYM NL P 9 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.63 1.29 1.86 1 14.0 1990 26 NYM NL P 38 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.34 0.58 1.78 1.79 0 65.7 1991 27 NYM NL P 36 11 24 2 2 .946 .956 0.97 0.59 2.36 1.86 20 133.3 1992 28 NYM NL P 44 6 17 1 1 .958 .954 0.52 0.60 2.13 1.94 11 97.0 1993 29 SDP NL P 21 3 18 2 2 .913 .955 1.00 0.54 1.79 1.84 19 105.7 1994 30 SDP NL P 13 4 10 1 0 .933 .959 1.08 0.54 1.97 1.86 13 64.0 1996 32 NYY AL P 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.50 2.25 1.80 2 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 25 NYM NL P 9 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.63 1.29 1.86 1 14.0 1990 26 NYM NL P 38 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.34 0.58 1.78 1.79 0 65.7 1991 27 NYM NL P 36 11 24 2 2 .946 .956 0.97 0.59 2.36 1.86 20 133.3 1992 28 NYM NL P 44 6 17 1 1 .958 .954 0.52 0.60 2.13 1.94 11 97.0 1993 29 SDP NL P 21 3 18 2 2 .913 .955 1.00 0.54 1.79 1.84 19 105.7 1994 30 SDP NL P 13 4 10 1 0 .933 .959 1.08 0.54 1.97 1.86 13 64.0 1996 32 NYY AL P 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.50 2.25 1.80 2 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 163 30 80 6 6 .948 .956 0.67 0.58 2.03 1.86 66 487.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 163 30 80 6 6 .948 .956 0.67 0.58 2.03 1.86 66 488
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Transactions 

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft.

December 11, 1987: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics with Kevin Tapani to the New York Mets. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The New York Mets sent Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 26, 1992: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later and D.J. Dozier to the San Diego Padres for Tony Fernandez. The New York Mets sent Raul Casanova (December 7, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

November 28, 1994: Released by the San Diego Padres.

February 21, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

April 26, 1995: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

May, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

July 26, 1995: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

August 1, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

June 12, 1996: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Montreal Expos.

September 12, 1996: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990New York Mets$101,000
1991New York Mets$155,000
1992New York Mets$235,000
1993San Diego Padres$487,500
1994San Diego Padres$695,000
1996New York Yankees$125,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,798,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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