Pete Whisenant Stats

Pete Whisenant was born on Saturday, December 14, 1929, in Asheville, North Carolina. Whisenant was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1952, with the Boston Braves. 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 Pete Whisenant baseball stats page.

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Pete Whisenant

Pete Whisenant Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#466)

Pete Whisenant Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#466)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Thomas Peter Whisenant
Nickname:   Pete
Born On:   12-14-1929
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Asheville, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-22-1996
Place of Death Data Died In:   Port Charlotte, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-16-1952 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-09-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Pete Whisenant

Pete Whisenant 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
Pete Whisenant

Pete Whisenant Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1952 Braves 24 52 3 10 2 0 0 0 7 4 - 13 0 - 0 2 .192 .250 .231
1955 Cardinals 58 115 10 22 5 1 2 0 9 5 0 29 1 1 0 2 .191 .223 .304
1956 Cubs 103 314 37 75 16 3 11 0 46 24 1 53 5 3 1 6 .239 .292 .414
1957 Redlegs 67 90 18 19 3 2 5 0 11 5 0 24 2 1 0 1 .211 .250 .456
1958 Redlegs 85 203 33 48 9 2 11 1 40 18 0 37 3 5 0 4 .236 .292 .463
1959 Reds 36 71 13 17 2 0 5 0 11 8 0 18 0 0 0 1 .239 .316 .479
1960 Reds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1960 Indians 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1960 Senators 58 115 19 26 9 0 3 0 9 19 0 14 0 0 0 3 .226 .336 .383
1961 Twins 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000
1961 Reds 26 15 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 .200 .294 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 475 988 140 221 46 8 37 1 134 86 1 196 11 10 1 20 .224 .284 .399
Pete Whisenant

Pete Whisenant Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1952 Braves OF 14 - - 37 2.6 36 34 2 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1955 Cardinals OF 40 - - 83 2.1 80 76 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1956 Cubs OF 93 - - 250 2.7 248 242 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1957 Redlegs OF 43 - - 55 1.3 54 54 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1958 Redlegs 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1958 Redlegs OF 66 - - 125 1.9 125 122 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Reds OF 21 - - 29 1.4 28 27 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1960 Indians LF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Senators OF 47 - - 70 1.5 70 68 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Twins LF 5 - - 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Reds 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Reds C 1 - - 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - - .500 0.00 -
1961 Reds OF 12 - - 4 0.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 336 0 0 653 1.9 645 627 18 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
LF Totals 7 0 0 3 0.4 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
C Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
8 Years 346 - - 659 1.9 650 630 20 9 5 0 n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
Pete Whisenant

Pete Whisenant Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1952 Braves 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 7.4 - - -
1955 Cardinals 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 57.5 4.0 12.8 - - -
1956 Cubs 8 2 .800 - - n/a 28.5 5.9 6.8 - - -
1957 Redlegs 0 1 .000 - - n/a 18.0 3.8 8.2 - - -
1958 Redlegs 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 18.5 5.5 5.1 - - -
1959 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.2 3.9 6.5 - - -
1960 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Senators 2 1 .667 - - n/a 38.3 8.2 12.8 - - -
1961 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1961 Reds 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 15.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 17 5 .773 - - n/a 26.7 5.0 7.4 - - -
Pete Whisenant

Pete Whisenant Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1952 Boston Braves 8 Undetermined - -
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago Cubs 30 Undetermined - -
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 29 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 29 Undetermined - -
1959 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1960 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1960 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined - -
1960 Washington Senators 16 Undetermined - -
1961 Minnesota Twins 24 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 27 Undetermined - -


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