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Don
Wheeler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 185
 
Born: September 29, 1922 in Usa, MN, MINNEAPOLIS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1950 27 BSN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 7 7 9 9 9
1951 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1952 29 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1953 30 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1954 31 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1955 32 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1949 26 A   135 408 60 107 22 2 4 43 20 7 112 32 .262 .421 .355 .777 73.7  
1950 27 AAA   41 14 5 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 .214 .267 .214 .481 0.8  
1951 28 BSN NL 32 23 5 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .261 .370 .304 .675 3.0 0.3
1952 29 AA   137 403 48 101 13 7 8 48 10 9 78 24 .251 .372 .377 .749 61.1  
1953 30 AA   137 437 53 105 24 1 8 60 8 11 82 27 .240 .360 .355 .715 59.8  
1954 31 AA   137 419 47 100 21 1 8 34 14 9 70 33 .239 .348 .351 .698 55.5  
1955 32 AA   137 485 53 105 22 3 5 43 13 8 75 29 .216 .321 .305 .627 52.5  
1 Years Sim 32 23 5 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .261 .370 .304 .675 3.0 0.3
1 Years AAA 41 14 5 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 .214 .267 .214 .481 0.8  
4 Years AA 548 1744 201 411 80 12 29 185 45 37 305 113 .236 .349 .345 .695 228.8  
1 Years A 135 408 60 107 22 2 4 43 20 7 112 32 .262 .421 .355 .776 73.7  
6 Years Minors 724 2166 266 521 102 14 33 230 67 45 418 145 .241 .363 .346 .710 303.4  
162 Game Average 116 25 30 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 15 .261 .370 .304 .675 15.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   11 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 .417 .455 .871 1.9
vs LH   12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .167 .333 .167 .500 1.1
Home 16 17 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .294 .333 .353 .686 1.9
Away 16 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .167 .444 .167 .611 1.0
RISP   5 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .600 .667 .800 1.467 1.9
Pinch Hitting   12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .333 .467 .417 .883 2.5
Close/Late   5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .429 .200 .629 0.8
Mar/Apr 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7
June 8 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
July 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9
August 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 5 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .222 .417 .222 .639 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1951 28 BSN NL C 7 2 24.3 14 0 1 0 .933 5.18 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 1 0 2.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 7.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 7 2 24.3 14 0 1 0 .933 5.18 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  SS 1 0 2.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 7.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   10 2 28.7 15 2 1 0 .944 5.34 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Highs   10 2 28.7 15 2 1 0 .944 5.34 0 0 .000 0  
History
Drafted in 4th round, 54th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1949
Had first career hit on 5/30/1951, off Fred Sanford (TAM)
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 2/21/1952 (Going to BSN: 1B Walt Dropo. Going to TAM: C Don Wheeler)
 
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