Whitey Platt Stats

Whitey Platt was born on Saturday, August 21, 1920, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Platt was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1942, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Whitey Platt baseball stats page.

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Whitey Platt
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Mizell George Platt
Nickname:   Whitey
Born On:   08-21-1920
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Palm Beach, Florida
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-27-1970
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Palm Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Florida
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-16-1942 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-02-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Whitey Platt

Whitey Platt Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Whitey Platt

Whitey Platt Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 Cubs 4 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 0 - 0 2 .063 .063 .063
1943 Cubs 20 41 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 0 - 0 1 .171 .190 .244
1946 White Sox 84 247 28 62 8 5 3 0 32 17 - 34 1 - 3 9 .251 .307 .360
1948 Browns 123 454 57 123 22 10 7 0 82 39 - 51 4 - 2 14 .271 .331 .410
1949 Browns 102 244 29 63 8 2 3 0 29 24 - 27 1 - 0 8 .258 .325 .344
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 333 1,002 117 256 41 17 13 0 147 81 - 122 6 - 5 34 .255 .314 .369
Whitey Platt

Whitey Platt Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1942 Cubs OF 4 - - 8 2.0 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1943 Cubs OF 14 - - 21 1.5 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1946 White Sox OF 61 - - 138 2.3 134 130 4 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1948 Browns LF 114 - - 248 2.2 235 230 5 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1949 Browns 1B 2 - - 24 12.0 23 21 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1949 Browns LF 59 - - 140 2.4 138 135 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 173 0 0 388 2.2 373 365 8 15 2 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
OF Totals 79 0 0 167 2.1 162 157 5 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
1B Totals 2 0 0 24 12.0 23 21 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 --
5 Years 254 - - 579 2.3 558 543 15 21 4 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 --
Whitey Platt

Whitey Platt Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.3 8.0 - - -
1943 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.9 20.5 - - -
1946 White Sox 1 7 .125 - - n/a 82.3 7.3 7.7 - - -
1948 Browns 1 4 .200 - - n/a 64.9 8.9 5.5 - - -
1949 Browns 0 1 .000 - - n/a 81.3 9.0 8.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 2 12 .143 - - n/a 77.1 8.2 6.8 - - -
Whitey Platt

Whitey Platt Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Chicago Cubs 48 Undetermined - -
1943 Chicago Cubs 48 Undetermined - -
1946 Chicago White Sox 5, 23 Undetermined - -
1948 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined - -
1949 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined - -


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