Art Whitney

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: January 16, 1858 in Brockton, MA us

Died: August 15, 1943 in Lowell, MA

Buried: Edson Cemetery, Lowell, MA

Debut: May 1, 1880 (Age 22-106d, 449th in MLB history)

Last Game: August 22, 1891 (Age 33-218d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1880 season

Full Name: Arthur Wilson Whitney

Relatives: Brother of Frank Whitney

2x World Series

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

AB

3681

H

820

HR

BA

.223

R

475

RBI

349

SB

OBP

.285

SLG

.269

OPS

.554

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos
1880	22	WOR	NL	76	311	302	38	67	13	5	1	36		9	15	.222	.244	.308	.552	80	93		*5
1881	23	DTN	NL	58	221	214	23	39	7	5	0	9		7	15	.182	.208	.262	.470	44	56		*5
1882	24	TOT	NL	42	158	155	12	24	0	0	0	5		3	23	.155	.171	.155	.326	6	24		56/1
1882	24	PRO	NL	11	42	40	2	3	0	0	0	1		2	11	.075	.119	.075	.194	-36	3		6
1882	24	DTN	NL	31	116	115	10	21	0	0	0	4		1	12	.183	.190	.183	.372	20	21		5/61

1884	26	PIT	AA	23	95	94	10	28	4	0	0			1		.298	.305	.340	.646	113	32	0	5/O6
1885	27	PIT	AA	90	390	373	53	87	10	4	0	28		16		.233	.267	.282	.548	73	105	1	*6/54O
1886	28	PIT	AA	136	568	511	70	122	13	4	0	55	15	51		.239	.315	.280	.595	91	143	6	*56/1
1887	29	PIT	NL	119	488	431	57	112	11	4	0	51	10	55	18	.260	.346	.304	.650	87	131	2	*5
1888	30	NYG	NL	90	337	328	28	72	1	4	1	28	7	8	22	.220	.240	.256	.496	59	84	1	5
1889	31	NYG	NL	129	531	473	71	103	12	2	1	59	19	56	39	.218	.303	.258	.561	55	122	2	*5/1
1890	32	NYI	PL	119	509	442	71	97	12	3	0	45	8	64	19	.219	.322	.260	.582	51	115	3	*56
1891	33	TOT	AA	96	393	358	42	69	6	1	3	33	8	32	22	.193	.265	.240	.505	41	86	3	*5
1891	33	CKK	AA	93	381	347	42	69	6	1	3	33	8	31	20	.199	.270	.248	.518	45	86	3	*5
1891	33	STL	AA	3	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.083	.000	.083	-77	0	0	/5
11 Yrs				978	4001	3681	475	820	89	32	6	349	67	302	173	.223	.285	.269	.554	64	991	18
162 Game Avg.				162	663	610	79	136	15	5	1	58		50		.223	.285	.269	.554	64	164

PIT (4 yrs)				368	1541	1409	190	349	38	12	0	134	25	123	18	.248	.312	.292	.604	87	411	9
NYG (2 yrs)				219	868	801	99	175	13	6	2	87	26	64	61	.218	.279	.257	.536	56	206	3
DTN (2 yrs)				89	337	329	33	60	7	5	0	13		8	27	.182	.202	.234	.436	36	77
PRO (1 yr)				11	42	40	2	3	0	0	0	1		2	11	.075	.119	.075	.194	-36	3
NYI (1 yr)				119	509	442	71	97	12	3	0	45	8	64	19	.219	.322	.260	.582	51	115	3
STL (1 yr)				3	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.083	.000	.083	-77	0	0
CKK (1 yr)				93	381	347	42	69	6	1	3	33	8	31	20	.199	.270	.248	.518	45	86	3
WOR (1 yr)				76	311	302	38	67	13	5	1	36		9	15	.222	.244	.308	.552	80	93

NL (6 yrs)				514	2046	1903	229	417	44	20	3	188	36	138	132	.219	.274	.268	.542	62	510	5
AA (4 yrs)				345	1446	1336	175	306	33	9	3	116	23	100	22	.229	.288	.274	.562	73	366	10
PL (1 yr)				119	509	442	71	97	12	3	0	45	8	64	19	.219	.322	.260	.582	51	115	3

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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