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John
Whitehead		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 27, 1909 in Usa, TX, COLEMAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1936 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1937 28 NYA AL   9 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1938 29 NYA AL   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1939 30 NYA AL   9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1941 32 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1942 33 CIN NL   9 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1936 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1937 28 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1938 29 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 30 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 32 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 33 CIN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1935 26 NYA AL 12 13 .480 36 32 14 0 0 252.3 291 134 17 86 80 4.78 .292 .347 .420 .767 12.0
1936 27 NYA AL 1 1 .500 6 1 1 0 0 16.3 26 15 1 1 8 8.27 .361 .365 .528 .893 0.0
    AA   7 9 .438 24 24 3 1 0 180.0 152 53 7 49 164 2.65 .229 .282 .310 .592  
1937 28 AA   6 6 .500 18 18 3 1 0 129.7 129 46 8 30 118 3.19 .256 .298 .343 .641  
1938 29 AAA   3 6 .333 11 11 0 0 0 77.7 82 35 4 27 55 4.06 .272 .332 .385 .718  
    AA   7 7 .500 17 17 3 0 0 127.7 105 40 12 20 129 2.82 .223 .255 .352 .607  
1939 30 AAA   11 12 .478 29 29 3 1 0 206.7 194 86 18 73 162 3.75 .248 .312 .370 .682  
1940 31 AAA   3 4 .429 8 8 3 1 0 56.0 51 18 6 19 38 2.89 .242 .304 .384 .688  
1941 32 CIN NL 1 1 .500 7 0 0 0 2 7.3 8 1 0 1 1 1.23 .276 .300 .276 .576 1.9
    A   2 6 .250 58 6 2 1 7 88.3 76 23 3 24 90 2.34 .230 .282 .278 .560  
1942 33 A   2 1 .667 76 0 0 0 11 66.7 57 20 3 24 72 2.70 .237 .306 .320 .625  
3 Years Sim 14 15 .483 49 33 15 0 2 276.0 325 150 18 88 89 4.89 .296 .347 .423 .770 13.8
3 Years AAA 17 22 .436 48 48 6 2 0 340.3 327 139 28 119 255 3.68 .253 .315 .376 .691  
3 Years AA 20 22 .476 59 59 9 2 0 437.3 386 139 27 99 411 2.86 .236 .279 .333 .612  
2 Years A 4 7 .364 134 6 2 1 18 155.0 133 43 6 48 162 2.50 .233 .292 .295 .587  
8 Years Minors 41 51 .446 241 113 17 5 18 932.6 846 321 61 266 828 3.10 .241 .295 .343 .637  
Season Average 4 5 .444 16 11 5 0 0 92.0 108 50 6 29 29 4.89 .296 .347 .423 .770  
Career Highs 12 13 .500 36 32 14 0 2 252.3 291 134 17 86 80 8.27 .361 .365 .528 .893  
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   170 80 10 40 51   .291 .336 .410 .746
vs LH   155 70 8 48 38   .303 .363 .438 .800
Home 8 7 .533 26 15 8 0 1 137.3 142 65 7 40 46 4.26 .266 .318 .371 .689
Away 6 8 .429 23 18 7 0 1 138.7 183 85 11 48 43 5.52 .324 .377 .472 .849
Mar/Apr 1 2 .333 6 4 2 0 0 29.0 31 22 4 14 11 6.83 .277 .357 .473 .830
May 4 3 .571 13 6 3 0 2 55.0 59 21 4 13 15 3.44 .278 .320 .368 .688
June 2 0 1.000 6 4 2 0 0 36.0 42 14 0 13 10 3.50 .290 .348 .352 .700
July 3 4 .429 7 7 3 0 0 56.3 67 25 5 15 19 3.99 .298 .342 .444 .786
August 3 3 .500 7 6 2 0 0 50.3 51 22 2 18 19 3.93 .260 .322 .372 .695
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 10 6 3 0 0 49.3 75 46 3 15 15 8.39 .362 .405 .527 .932
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
1935 26 NYA AL 36 88 5 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 17 .114 .133 .125 .258 -1.3 0.0
1936 27 NYA AL 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2 Years Sim 42 92 5 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 18 .109 .128 .120 .247 -1.6 0.0
162 Game Average 354 19 38 3 0 0 23 0 0 3 69 .109 .128 .120 .247 -6.1  
Career Highs 36 88 5 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 17 .114 .133 .125 .258 -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   62 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 12 .113 .141 .129 .270 -1.2
vs LH   30 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -1.1
Home 21 44 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .182 .182 .205 .386 0.8
Away 21 48 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .042 .080 .042 .122 -3.1
RISP   25 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 .080 .115 .080 .195 -0.9
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
May 6 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.2
June 6 11 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 0.4
July 7 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
August 6 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .188 .235 .188 .423 0.6
Sep/Oct 10 20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .050 .050 .050 .100 -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    
1935 26 NYA AL P 36 32 252.3 25 57 3 8 .965 2.92    
1936 27 NYA AL P 6 1 16.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.31    
1941 32 CIN NL P 7 0 7.3 1 3 1 0 .800 4.91    
Career Totals   49 33 276.0 29 63 4 8 .958 3.00    
Career Highs   36 32 252.3 25 57 3 8 1.000 4.91    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Complete Games
1935-10-14
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 52nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1935
Earned first career win on 4/12/1935
Had first career hit on 5/3/1935, off Garland Braxton (BRK)
Injured on 5/10/1940 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6-7 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 7/1/1940
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/11/1941 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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