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Whitey
Wilshere		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: August 3, 1912 in Usa, NY, POPLAR RIDGE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1934    1936   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 21 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 8 8 8 4 3 3 5 4 4
1935 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 9 8 8 4 3 3 5 4 4
1936 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 10 9 9 4 3 3 5 5 5
1937 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 9 9 9 4 3 3 5 5 5
1938 25 DET AL $ 1,240,000 10 9 9 9 4 3 3 5 5 5
1939 26 MON NL $ 3,207,143 10 10 9 9 4 3 3 4 3 3
1940 27 MON NL $ 3,207,143 10 9 9 9 4 3 3 4 3 3
1941 28 MON NL $ 2,050,000 10 9 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 3
1942 29 MON NL $ 2,050,000 10 9 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 3
1943 30 MON NL   9 9 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1944 31 NYA AL $ 1,000,000 9 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1945 32 MIN AL $ 1,000,000 9 8 7 7 3 2 3 3 3 3
1946 33 STL NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 3 2 2 3 3 3
1947 34 STL NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 6 6 6 3 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,207,143 10 10 9 9 4 3 3 5 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 21 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1935 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1936 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1937 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 25 DET AL $ 1,240,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 26 MON NL $ 3,207,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 27 MON NL $ 3,207,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 28 MON NL $ 2,050,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 29 MON NL $ 2,050,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 30 MON NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 31 NYA AL $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 32 MIN AL $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 33 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 34 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,207,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1934 21 NYA AL 8 13 .381 42 17 4 0 10 145.3 180 100 19 60 67 6.19 .302 .364 .483 .848 2.6
1935 22 NYA AL 2 1 .667 16 1 0 0 8 22.3 15 5 1 13 11 2.02 .192 .308 .256 .564 5.5
    AAA   0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 0 20.0 24 17 3 10 20 7.65 .282 .358 .424 .781  
1936 23 NYA AL 11 8 .579 50 15 3 1 19 142.0 142 70 7 60 92 4.44 .259 .337 .401 .738 12.5
1937 24 NYA AL 12 8 .600 39 15 2 0 10 144.0 138 73 12 83 86 4.56 .252 .355 .399 .753 7.2
1938 25 DET AL 9 22 .290 36 36 15 1 0 279.3 253 122 16 132 144 3.93 .245 .336 .354 .690 16.7
1939 26 DET AL 1 2 .333 9 7 3 1 1 15.3 14 4 1 9 5 2.35 .246 .348 .386 .734 1.8
  MON NL 15 13 .536 32 25 12 4 0 262.7 220 98 16 107 182 3.36 .229 .311 .354 .665 15.7
  TOT   16 15 .516 41 32 15 5 1 278.0 234 102 17 116 187 3.30 .230 .313 .356 .669 17.4
1940 27 MON NL 18 17 .514 40 40 13 3 0 298.7 243 124 20 140 188 3.74 .220 .310 .341 .651 18.6
1941 28 MON NL 8 4 .667 16 16 6 0 0 119.3 102 41 9 42 86 3.09 .233 .308 .355 .663 9.7
1942 29 MON NL 12 11 .522 29 29 8 2 0 224.7 207 114 20 111 134 4.57 .246 .336 .375 .711 7.8
1943 30 MON NL 5 6 .455 27 13 2 0 1 124.7 115 61 8 65 65 4.40 .248 .338 .371 .708 6.0
1944 31 NYA AL 3 3 .500 34 1 0 0 14 39.3 35 28 4 38 19 6.41 .248 .406 .362 .767 2.5
1945 32 MIN AL 4 2 .667 8 3 1 0 0 27.7 18 12 4 22 14 3.90 .188 .339 .365 .704 2.0
    AA   3 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 2 44.3 32 17 4 19 51 3.45 .200 .285 .306 .591  
1946 33 STL NL 4 5 .444 19 10 3 1 0 81.7 82 39 5 52 32 4.30 .271 .378 .356 .734 4.6
1947 34 STL NL 0 2 .000 9 0 0 0 1 9.7 15 13 2 10 6 12.11 .375 .500 .575 1.075 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 7 1 6 7 9.00 .280 .419 .480 .899  
14 Years Sim 112 117 .489 406 228 72 13 64 1936.6 1779 904 144 944 1131 4.20 .245 .335 .374 .709 113.2
2 Years AAA 0 1 .000 18 0 0 0 0 27.0 31 24 4 16 27 8.00 .282 .373 .436 .809  
1 Years AA 3 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 2 44.3 32 17 4 19 51 3.45 .200 .285 .306 .591  
3 Years Minors 3 1 .750 43 0 0 0 2 71.3 63 41 8 35 78 5.17 .233 .321 .359 .681  
Season Average 8 8 .500 29 16 5 0 4 138.3 127 64 10 67 80 4.20 .245 .335 .374 .709  
Career Highs 18 22 .667 50 40 15 5 19 298.7 253 124 20 140 188 12.11 .375 .500 .575 1.075  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1286 637 95 681 818   .250 .338 .373 .711
vs LH   493 267 49 263 313   .233 .318 .377 .695
Home 56 58 .491 204 117 35 7 29 987.9 920 461 79 454 577 4.20 .248 .330 .382 .712
Away 56 59 .487 202 111 37 6 36 948.6 859 443 65 490 554 4.20 .243 .335 .366 .700
Mar/Apr 13 23 .361 68 30 12 1 11 275.0 259 119 17 135 160 3.90 .249 .335 .359 .694
May 22 21 .512 80 45 16 4 15 394.6 320 160 32 208 236 3.65 .224 .323 .356 .679
June 21 16 .568 61 37 15 3 12 300.3 304 144 18 134 166 4.32 .266 .343 .378 .721
July 15 15 .500 53 34 8 2 5 271.0 249 140 22 138 148 4.65 .242 .332 .382 .714
August 19 25 .432 74 47 12 3 14 386.0 374 202 35 189 241 4.71 .255 .340 .398 .738
Sep/Oct 22 17 .564 70 35 9 0 8 309.6 273 139 20 140 180 4.04 .238 .321 .369 .690
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
1934 21 NYA AL 42 40 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 .050 .050 .050 .100 -2.2 0.0
1935 22 NYA AL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
1936 23 NYA AL 50 36 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .028 .028 .056 .083 -2.3 0.0
1937 24 NYA AL 39 44 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .045 .045 .045 .091 -2.6 0.0
1938 25 DET AL 36 88 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 .091 .091 .102 .193 -2.8 0.0
1939 26 DET AL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  MON NL 32 96 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 27 .031 .041 .052 .093 -6.3 0.0
  TOT   41 98 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 27 .031 .040 .051 .091 -6.5 0.0
1940 27 MON NL 40 101 7 7 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 36 .069 .087 .119 .205 -2.6 0.0
1941 28 MON NL 16 43 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 .023 .023 .023 .047 -3.5 0.0
1942 29 MON NL 29 74 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 24 .054 .078 .095 .173 -2.6 0.0
1943 30 MON NL 27 41 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .122 .163 .146 .309 0.2 0.0
1944 31 NYA AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1945 32 MIN AL 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1 0.0
1946 33 STL NL 19 26 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .038 .038 .077 .115 -1.5 0.0
13 Years Sim 397 601 24 34 12 1 0 20 0 0 8 198 .057 .070 .080 .150 -26.6 0.0
162 Game Average 245 9 13 4 0 0 8 0 0 3 80 .057 .070 .080 .150 -10.8  
Career Highs 50 101 7 8 3 1 0 5 0 0 2 36 .122 .500 .146 .500 0.3  
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   391 15 25 6 0 0 11 0 0 6 122 .064 .080 .079 .159 -19.3
vs LH   210 9 9 6 1 0 9 0 0 2 76 .043 .052 .081 .133 -12.3
Home 200 291 14 18 8 1 0 8 0 0 5 99 .062 .081 .096 .177 -13.2
Away 190 310 10 16 4 0 0 12 0 0 3 99 .052 .060 .065 .125 -18.3
RISP   142 0 11 4 1 0 20 0 0 2 49 .077 .089 .120 .209 -5.0
Close/Late   52 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 .077 .077 .115 .192 -2.1
Mar/Apr 47 84 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 .024 .024 .036 .060 -6.7
May 66 129 5 8 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 45 .062 .076 .085 .161 -6.3
June 48 87 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 .069 .069 .092 .161 -4.3
July 47 89 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 35 .067 .078 .090 .168 -4.2
August 66 120 6 6 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 37 .050 .065 .092 .157 -6.1
Sep/Oct 53 92 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 27 .065 .104 .076 .180 -4.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1934 21 NYA AL P 42 17 145.3 6 24 1 0 .968 1.86    
1935 22 NYA AL P 16 1 22.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.21    
1936 23 NYA AL P 50 15 142.0 4 29 0 1 1.000 2.09    
1937 24 NYA AL P 39 15 144.0 10 25 1 3 .972 2.19    
1938 25 DET AL P 36 36 279.3 15 39 0 3 1.000 1.74    
1939 26 DET AL P 9 7 15.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.76    
  MON NL P 32 25 262.7 13 41 0 5 1.000 1.85    
  TOT   P 41 32 278.0 14 43 0 5 1.000 1.85    
1940 27 MON NL P 40 40 298.7 11 37 0 5 1.000 1.45    
1941 28 MON NL P 16 16 119.3 6 15 1 2 .955 1.58    
1942 29 MON NL P 29 29 224.7 7 38 1 4 .978 1.80    
1943 30 MON NL P 27 13 124.7 9 22 0 1 1.000 2.24    
1944 31 NYA AL P 34 1 39.3 3 8 0 2 1.000 2.52    
1945 32 MIN AL P 8 3 27.7 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.93    
1946 33 STL NL P 19 10 81.7 5 15 0 3 1.000 2.20    
1947 34 STL NL P 9 0 9.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.93    
Career Totals   406 228 1936.6 92 306 4 29 .990 1.85    
Career Highs   50 40 298.7 15 43 1 5 1.000 2.93    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1937 24 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0.00 .182 .308 .273 .580
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0.00 .182 .308 .273 .580
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1938-10-3.93
1939-6-3.36
 Wins
1940-3-18
 Losses
1938-3-22
1940-9-17
 Saves
1934-5-10
1935-10-8
1936-3-19
1937-7-10
1944-4-14
 Games Pitched
1936-10-50
 Games Started
1940-10-40
Complete Games
1938-9-15
 Shutouts
1939-3-4
1940-3-3
1942-6-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1934-9-19
 Strikeouts
1938-10-144
1939-3-182
1940-3-188
1942-9-134
 Walks Allowed
1938-6-132
1939-5-107
1940-2-140
1942-8-111
 Hits per 9IP
1938-5-8.2
1939-1-7.5
1940-2-7.3
1942-5-8.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1938-9-4.6
1939-2-6.2
1940-3-5.7
1942-3-5.4
 WHiP
1938-10-1.38
1939-6-1.24
 OAVG
1938-5-.245
1939-1-.229
1940-2-.220
1942-5-.246
 OOBP
1939-9-.311
 OSLG
1938-6-.354
1939-6-.354
1940-4-.341
 OOPS
1938-8-.690
1939-7-.665
1940-6-.651
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 66    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Newt Kimball (931)
  5. Paul Derringer (923)
  6. Lynn McGlothen (916)
  7. Jack Hallett (915)
  8. Garland Braxton (915)
  9. Jumbo Elliott (914)
  10. Fred Lasher (913)
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  1. Ed Hanyzewski (986)
  2. Dave Wickersham (984)
  3. George Brunet (984)
  4. Dean Chance (980)
  5. Rollie Sheldon (979)
  6. Karl Drews (974)
  7. Bob Trowbridge (964)
  8. John Hiller (962)
  9. Don Kaiser (959)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1934
Earned first career win on 4/21/1934
Had first career hit on 6/25/1934, off Rip Sewell (CLE)
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game
Injured on 6/22/1937 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,240,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 2/1/1938 (Going to DET: 1B Ripper Collins, P Whitey Wilshere. Going to NYA: 3B Woody English)
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Montreal on 5/1/1939 (Going to MON: P Whitey Wilshere. Going to DET: CF Jim Gleeson)
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
9/1/1940: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $2,050,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 3/10/1941 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1941, going 5-1, 1.94
Injured on 6/8/1941 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Released by Montreal on 10/22/1943
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/9/1944 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Traded from New York (A) to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1945 (Going to TAM: SS Arky Vaughan, CF Dom Dimaggio, P Whitey Wilshere. Going to NYA: P Paul Dean, CF Don Ross)
Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 4/2/1945 (Going to TAM: P Nick Strincevich. Going to MIN: P Ed Klieman, P Whitey Wilshere, LF Chet Laabs)
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/7/1946 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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