John Whitehead

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: April 27, 1909 in Coleman, TX us

Died: October 20, 1964 in Bonham, TX

Buried: Carson Cemetery, Ector, TX

Debut: April 19, 1935 (Age 25-357d, 7,851st in major league history)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: May 13, 1942 (Age 33-016d)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: John Henderson Whitehead

Nicknames: Silent John

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

ERA

4.60

172

119

944.0

254

WHIP

1.532

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-13 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	12 (4-6-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
H Clift	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	154	4 (3)	Apr 21	SLB		CHW	L,2-6	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	155	5	Apr 22	SLB		CLE	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	156	11 (5)	May 1	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-5	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.00	-0.052	2.30	-0.07%	-0.50	P
4	157	12	May 3	SLB	@	BOS	L,8-9	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.027	2.55	-0.04%	-0.39	P
5	158	16 (3)	May 7	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-6	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.84	-0.046	3.74	-0.06%	-0.17	P
6	159	25 (8)	May 22	SLB		WSH	L,2-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	160	93 (67)	Jul 26	SLB		BOS	L,7-14	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.78	-0.048	.01	0.00%	-0.48	P
8	161	96 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,10-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	162	97	Jul 30	SLB		WSH	L,0-4	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.48	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	163	100 (2)	Aug 3	SLB		PHA	L,7-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1						P
11	164	104 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	SLB		DET	W,4-0	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.06	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.69	P
12	165	109 (4)	Aug 9	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.50	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
13	166	114 (4)	Aug 14	SLB	@	DET	L,7-13	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.51	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.00	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	167	146 (31)	Sep 17	SLB		NYY	L,0-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
15	168	151 (4)	Sep 22	SLB		CHW	L,0-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
							2-13		12	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		1.24	-0.277	.91	-0.17%	-3.03

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