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 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#466 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1958top01' title='1958 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Pete Whisenant Autograph on a 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#466 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Thomas Peter Whisenant
Nickname:   Pete
Born On:   12-14-1929  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Asheville, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-22-1996 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Port Charlotte, Florida
Cemetery:   Royal Palm Memorial Gardens, Punta Gorda, Florida
High School:   Undetermined
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

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Pete Whisenant Pitching Stats

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Pete Whisenant Hitting Stats

1952 23 Braves 24 52 3 10 2 0 0 0 7 4 0 13 0 0 0 2 .192 .250 .231
1955 26 Cardinals 58 115 10 22 5 1 2 0 9 5 0 29 1 1 0 2 .191 .223 .304
1956 27 Cubs 103 314 37 75 16 3 11 0 46 24 1 53 5 3 1 6 .239 .292 .414
1957 28 Redlegs 67 90 18 19 3 2 5 0 11 5 0 24 2 1 0 1 .211 .250 .456
1958 29 Redlegs 85 203 33 48 9 2 11 1 40 18 0 37 3 5 0 4 .236 .292 .463
1959 30 Reds 36 71 13 17 2 0 5 0 11 8 0 18 0 0 0 1 .239 .316 .479
1960 31 Reds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1960 31 Indians 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1960 31 Senators 58 115 19 26 9 0 3 0 9 19 0 14 0 0 0 3 .226 .336 .383
1961 32 Twins 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000
1961 32 Reds 26 15 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 .200 .294 .200
8 Years 475 988 140 221 46 8 37 1 134 86 1 196 11 10 1 20 .224 .284 .399

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Pete Whisenant Fielding Stats

1952 Braves CF 5 5 129 18 3.6 17 17 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.56
1952 Braves LF 10 6 189 19 1.9 19 17 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.71
1955 Cardinals CF 11 9 210 28 2.5 28 26 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1955 Cardinals LF 12 9 225 30 2.5 28 28 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 3.36
1955 Cardinals RF 19 5 267 26 1.4 25 23 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.53
1956 Cubs CF 83 82 2,160 230 2.8 229 224 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 2.86
1956 Cubs LF 7 0 36 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.75
1956 Cubs RF 3 3 81 8 2.7 7 6 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.33
1957 Redlegs CF 9 4 111 18 2.0 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.38
1957 Redlegs LF 24 8 273 28 1.2 27 26 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.67
1957 Redlegs RF 12 5 168 10 0.8 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61
1958 Redlegs 2B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Redlegs CF 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Redlegs LF 26 16 453 52 2.0 52 50 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.10
1958 Redlegs RF 41 29 810 76 1.9 76 75 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
1959 Reds LF 5 1 42 4 0.8 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1959 Reds RF 16 16 336 25 1.6 24 23 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.93
1960 Senators CF 31 29 687 55 1.8 55 54 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16
1960 Senators LF 23 0 138 15 0.7 15 14 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.93
1960 Senators RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1960 Indians LF 2 1 9 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1961 Reds LF 10 0 48 3 0.3 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1961 Twins LF 5 0 27 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1961 Reds RF 2 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1961 Reds 3B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1961 Reds C 1 0 3 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 9.00
CF Totals 141 129 3,306 349 2.5 347 339 8 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .994 2.83
LF Totals 124 41 1,440 155 1.3 152 146 6 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.85
RF Totals 94 58 1,680 146 1.6 143 138 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.30
2B Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
3B Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
C Totals 1 0 3 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 9.00
8 Years 362 228 6,438 653 1.8 644 623 21 9 5 0 0 0 .986 2.70

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Pete Whisenant Miscellaneous Stats

1952 Braves 1 1 .500 9 4 n/a 0.0 4.0 7.4 - - -
1955 Cardinals 2 0 1.000 21 1 n/a 57.5 4.0 12.8 - - -
1956 Cubs 8 2 .800 10 1 n/a 28.5 5.9 6.8 - - -
1957 Redlegs 0 1 .000 23 9 n/a 18.0 3.8 8.2 - - -
1958 Redlegs 3 0 1.000 28 1 n/a 18.5 5.5 5.1 - - -
1959 Reds 0 0 .000 16 0 n/a 14.2 3.9 6.5 - - -
1960 Reds 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Indians 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Senators 2 1 .667 12 5 n/a 38.3 8.2 12.8 - - -
1961 Twins 0 0 .000 6 3 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1961 Reds 1 0 1.000 10 6 n/a 0.0 3.8 15.0 - - -
8 Years 17 5 .773 142 30 n/a 26.7 5.0 7.4 - - -

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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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