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
 
 
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Birth Name:   Mizell George Platt
Nickname:   Whitey
Born On:   08-21-1920  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Palm Beach, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-27-1970 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Palm Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Hillcrest Memorial Park, West Palm Beach, Florida
High School:   Palm Beach High School (West Palm Beach, FL)
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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 22 Cubs 4 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 0 - 0 2 .063 .063 .063
1943 23 Cubs 20 41 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 0 - 0 1 .171 .190 .244
1946 26 White Sox 84 247 28 62 8 5 3 0 32 17 - 34 1 - 3 9 .251 .307 .360
1948 28 Browns 123 454 57 123 22 10 7 0 82 39 - 51 4 - 2 14 .271 .331 .410
1949 29 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 GRSL 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
1942 Cubs CF 2 2 54 7 3.5 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.50
1942 Cubs LF 2 2 54 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.50
1943 Cubs CF 7 6 129 215 30.7 214 214 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .995 44.79
1943 Cubs LF 7 2 54 6 0.9 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1946 White Sox CF 24 18 471 152 6.3 150 148 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 8.60
1946 White Sox LF 25 24 636 56 2.2 54 53 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.29
1946 White Sox RF 13 11 303 30 2.3 30 29 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.67
1948 Browns LF 114 112 2,838 248 2.2 235 230 5 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.24
1949 Browns 1B 2 2 48 24 12.0 23 21 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 12.94
1949 Browns LF 59 55 1,149 140 2.4 138 135 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 3.24
1949 Browns RF 1 1 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 207 195 4,731 451 2.2 434 425 9 17 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.48
CF Totals 33 26 654 374 11.3 371 368 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 15.32
RF Totals 14 12 318 33 2.4 33 32 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.80
1B Totals 2 2 48 24 12.0 23 21 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 12.94
5 Years 256 235 5,751 882 3.4 861 846 15 21 4 n/a n/a n/a .976 4.04
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 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 8.0 - - -
1943 Cubs 0 - - 4 2 n/a 0.0 5.9 20.5 - - -
1946 White Sox 1 7 .125 26 0 n/a 82.3 7.3 7.7 - - -
1948 Browns 1 4 .200 10 0 n/a 64.9 8.9 5.5 - - -
1949 Browns 0 1 .000 40 1 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 80 3 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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