Fred Whitfield

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 7, 1938 in Vandiver, AL us

Died: January 31, 2013 in Gadsden, AL

Buried: Lawleys Chapel Cemetery, Sterrett, AL

High School: Woodlawn HS (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: May 27, 1962 (Age 24-140d, 9,595th in MLB history)
vs. MLN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 1970 (Age 32-216d)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Fred Dwight Whitfield

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

AB

2284

H

578

HR

108

BA

.253

R

242

RBI

356

SB

OBP

.298

SLG

.443

OPS

.741

OPS+

107

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1958	20	STL-min	D	123	568	486	89	150	29	5	23	118	6		57	73	.309	.393	.531	.924		258		14	6	5			KEK · MIDW
1959	21	STL-min	B,AA	138	601	547	76	156	29	3	28	118	4	0	36	104	.285	.334	.503	.837		275		8	3	7	4		WSM,TUL · CARL,TL
1960	22	STL-min	AA	138	559	520	74	161	25	7	22	89	5	3	28	75	.310	.342	.512	.854		266		2	1	8			TUL · TL
1961	23	STL-min	AAA	134	493	459	60	138	23	4	18	73	0		25	63	.301	.337	.486	.823		223		3	1	5	6		SJN · IL
1962	24	STL-min	AAA	33	141	133	20	43	9	1	8	28	0	0	6	21	.323	.348	.586	.934		78		0	0	2			ATA · IL
1962	24	STL	NL	73	167	158	20	42	7	1	8	34	1	0	7	30	.266	.299	.475	.774	96	75	6	1	0	1	1	3H
1963	25	CLE	AL	109	383	346	44	87	17	3	21	54	0	1	24	61	.251	.302	.500	.802	122	173	1	4	2	7	5	3H
1964	26	CLE	AL	101	311	293	29	79	13	1	10	29	0	5	12	58	.270	.301	.423	.724	99	124	5	2	2	2	3	3H
1965	27	CLE	AL	132	492	468	49	137	23	1	26	90	2	2	16	42	.293	.316	.513	.829	131	240	12	2	2	4	7	*3H	MVP-21
1966	28	CLE	AL	137	538	502	59	121	15	2	27	78	1	2	27	76	.241	.283	.440	.723	105	221	7	4	0	5	9	*3/H
1967	29	CLE	AL	100	284	257	24	56	10	0	9	31	3	3	25	45	.218	.290	.362	.652	90	93	4	1	1	0	8	3H
1968	30	CIN	NL	87	182	171	15	44	8	0	6	32	0	3	9	29	.257	.302	.409	.712	107	70	3	2	0	0	1	H3
1969	31	CIN	NL	74	92	74	2	11	0	0	1	8	0	0	18	27	.149	.315	.189	.504	42	14	0	0	0	0	0	H3
1970	32	MON-min	AAA	102	347	309	41	82	12	2	15	48	3	0	32	59	.265	.338	.463	.801		143		3	1	2			BUF · IL
1970	32	MON	NL	4	16	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.067	.125	.067	.192	-47	1	1	0	0	0	0	/3
9 Yrs				817	2465	2284	242	578	93	8	108	356	7	16	139	371	.253	.298	.443	.741	107	1011	39	16	7	19	34
162 Game Avg.				162	489	453	48	115	18	2	21	71	1	3	28	74	.253	.298	.443	.741	107	200	8	3	1	4	7

CLE (5 yrs)				579	2008	1866	205	480	78	7	93	282	6	13	104	282	.257	.298	.456	.754	112	851	29	13	7	18	32
CIN (2 yrs)				161	274	245	17	55	8	0	7	40	0	3	27	56	.224	.307	.343	.649	87	84	3	2	0	0	1
STL (1 yr)				73	167	158	20	42	7	1	8	34	1	0	7	30	.266	.299	.475	.774	96	75	6	1	0	1	1
MON (1 yr)				4	16	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.067	.125	.067	.192	-47	1	1	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				579	2008	1866	205	480	78	7	93	282	6	13	104	282	.257	.298	.456	.754	112	851	29	13	7	18	32
NL (4 yrs)				238	457	418	37	98	15	1	15	74	1	3	35	89	.234	.298	.383	.680	86	160	10	3	0	1	2

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