Nick
Willhite
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: January 27, 1941 in Usa, OK, TULSA
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 22 DET AL   7 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
1964 23 MON NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
1965 24 MON NL   7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
1966 25 CLE AL   7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
1967 26 CLE AL   7 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
1968 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5
1969 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
1970 29 CLE AL   6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
1971 30 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3
1972 31 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1973 32 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1974 33 CLE AL $ 350,000 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 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
1963 22 DET AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 23 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 24 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 25 CLE AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 26 CLE AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 29 CLE AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 31 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 33 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   3 3 3 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
1963 22 A   11 9 .550 29 29 5 1 0 219.0 146 49 13 69 244 2.01 .190 .257 .284 .541  
1964 23 MON NL 1 0 1.000 3 2 0 0 0 14.7 13 3 1 8 6 1.84 .245 .344 .358 .703 2.0
    AA   9 6 .600 20 20 1 0 0 131.3 123 50 12 49 115 3.43 .242 .308 .352 .660  
1965 24 AAA   5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 72.0 83 35 13 36 67 4.38 .289 .368 .467 .835  
    AA   4 7 .364 14 14 1 1 0 92.3 78 27 9 40 107 2.63 .225 .305 .323 .628  
1966 25 AAA   5 4 .556 11 11 1 1 0 72.7 72 36 9 26 60 4.46 .256 .319 .399 .718  
    AA   6 5 .545 18 18 3 0 0 127.0 98 37 7 50 130 2.62 .212 .288 .307 .595  
1967 26 AA   18 3 .857 30 30 2 0 0 219.7 167 60 17 76 239 2.46 .207 .275 .309 .584  
1968 27 CLE AL 1 1 .500 13 0 0 0 0 21.0 11 6 2 5 13 2.57 .157 .211 .286 .496 2.1
1969 28 CLE AL 8 11 .421 22 22 1 0 0 142.0 151 83 21 67 85 5.26 .273 .348 .465 .813 3.2
1970 29 AAA   9 6 .600 18 16 2 0 0 113.7 98 37 10 47 87 2.93 .234 .312 .347 .659  
1971 30 CLE AL 2 0 1.000 25 1 0 0 1 53.0 61 32 9 32 31 5.43 .295 .386 .435 .821 2.0
1972 31 AAA   11 4 .733 24 24 1 1 0 158.7 138 56 14 75 143 3.18 .232 .317 .344 .661  
1973 32 AAA   7 5 .583 27 27 0 0 0 146.7 137 76 24 75 135 4.66 .245 .334 .420 .755  
1974 33 AAA   1 7 .125 28 28 0 0 0 102.0 96 43 21 63 77 3.79 .246 .350 .445 .795  
4 Years Sim 12 12 .500 63 25 1 0 1 230.7 236 124 33 112 135 4.84 .267 .347 .437 .784 9.3
6 Years AAA 38 29 .567 119 117 4 2 0 665.6 624 283 91 322 569 3.83 .246 .331 .397 .728  
4 Years AA 37 21 .638 82 82 7 1 0 570.3 466 174 45 215 591 2.75 .219 .291 .321 .612  
1 Years A 11 9 .550 29 29 5 1 0 219.0 146 49 13 69 244 2.01 .190 .257 .284 .541  
11 Years Minors 86 59 .593 230 228 16 4 0 1455.0 1236 506 149 606 1404 3.13 .228 .305 .351 .657  
Season Average 3 3 .500 15 6 0 0 0 57.7 59 31 8 28 33 4.84 .267 .347 .437 .784  
Career Highs 8 11 1.000 25 22 1 0 1 142.0 151 83 21 67 85 5.43 .295 .386 .465 .821  
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   168 81 23 77 79   .293 .376 .474 .850
vs LH   68 43 10 35 56   .220 .299 .369 .668
Home 7 6 .538 28 14 1 0 1 122.0 112 57 16 58 67 4.21 .247 .332 .399 .731
Away 5 6 .455 35 11 0 0 0 108.7 124 67 17 54 68 5.55 .289 .369 .478 .846
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 8 2 0 0 0 24.3 16 7 2 9 14 2.59 .188 .266 .306 .572
May 0 2 .000 8 3 0 0 1 29.7 41 23 9 15 14 6.98 .333 .406 .634 1.040
June 1 3 .250 10 4 1 0 0 37.0 34 21 5 20 23 5.11 .248 .344 .387 .731
July 1 2 .333 8 4 0 0 0 26.7 32 18 4 16 18 6.08 .302 .393 .519 .912
August 6 2 .750 16 5 0 0 0 56.0 49 26 5 24 38 4.18 .236 .315 .356 .670
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 13 7 0 0 0 57.0 64 29 8 28 28 4.58 .286 .365 .446 .812
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
1964 23 MON NL 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .400 .333 .400 .733 1.1 0.2
1968 27 CLE AL 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2 Years Sim 16 8 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .250 .222 .250 .472 0.8 0.2
162 Game Average 81 10 20 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 20 .250 .222 .250 .472 8.2  
Career Highs 13 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .400 .333 .400 .733 1.1  
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   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 0.3
vs LH   5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Home 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Away 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 0.3
RISP   1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500 0.5
Mar/Apr 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .400 .333 .400 .733 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 23 MON NL P 3 2 14.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.07    
1968 27 CLE AL P 13 0 21.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1969 28 CLE AL P 22 22 142.0 4 20 0 3 1.000 1.52    
1971 30 CLE AL P 25 1 53.0 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.04    
Career Totals   63 25 230.7 10 34 0 4 1.000 1.72    
Career Highs   25 22 142.0 4 20 0 3 1.000 3.07    
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 78th overall pick, by Detroit in 1963
Injured on 5/20/1963 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/29/1963 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Traded from Detroit to Montreal on 2/21/1964 (Going to MON: P Nick Willhite. Going to DET: P Charlie Beamon)
Injured on 6/19/1964 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 8 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/21/1964, off Red Swanson (BRK)
Earned first career win on 9/28/1964
Injured on 5/9/1965 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/11/1965 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland (A) on 6/1/1966 (Going to CLE: P Stan Bahnsen, CF Larry Stahl, P Nick Willhite, LF Bill Virdon. Going to MON: CF Ellis Burton)
Injured on 6/8/1970 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/20/1970 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/15/1972 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/10/1973 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1974: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (A)