Steve Whitaker Stats

Steve Whitaker was born on Friday, May 7, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington. Whitaker was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 23, 1966, with the New York Yankees. 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 Steve Whitaker baseball stats page.

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Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker Autograph on a 1969 Topps (#71)

Steve Whitaker Autograph on a 1969 Topps (#71)
 

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Birth Name:   Stephen Edward Whitaker
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   05-07-1943  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tacoma, Washington
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Lincoln High School (Tacoma, WA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   08-23-1966 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-09-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker 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
Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1966 23 Yankees 31 114 15 28 3 2 7 1 15 9 0 24 0 0 1 0 .246 .306 .491
1967 24 Yankees 122 441 37 107 12 3 11 0 50 23 2 89 2 3 3 6 .243 .283 .358
1968 25 Yankees 28 60 3 7 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 18 0 0 0 0 .117 .221 .150
1969 26 Pilots 69 116 15 29 2 1 6 0 13 12 1 29 0 1 1 1 .250 .323 .440
1970 27 Giants 16 27 3 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 14 0 1 0 1 .111 .167 .148
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 266 758 73 174 20 6 24 1 85 54 3 174 2 5 5 8 .230 .283 .367
Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1966 Yankees CF 20 17 468 46 2.3 45 43 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.60
1966 Yankees LF 4 3 102 9 2.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1966 Yankees RF 10 10 243 14 1.4 12 11 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.33
1967 Yankees CF 12 11 306 24 2.0 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
1967 Yankees LF 26 23 705 61 2.3 60 57 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.30
1967 Yankees RF 78 74 2,031 133 1.7 130 120 10 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.73
1968 Yankees CF 7 6 183 16 2.3 14 14 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.07
1968 Yankees LF 6 6 153 7 1.2 7 5 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.24
1968 Yankees RF 2 2 36 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1969 Pilots LF 22 12 324 23 1.0 23 21 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.92
1969 Pilots RF 18 15 426 31 1.7 29 26 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.84
1970 Giants LF 9 4 156 8 0.9 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.21
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 108 101 2,736 180 1.7 173 159 14 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.71
LF Totals 67 48 1,440 108 1.6 106 99 7 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.99
CF Totals 39 34 957 86 2.2 83 81 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.34
5 Years 214 183 5,133 374 1.7 362 339 23 12 6 n/a n/a n/a .968 1.90
Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 16.3 4.8 7.6 - - -
1967 Yankees 2 5 .286 11 1 n/a 40.1 5.0 8.8 - - -
1968 Yankees 0 1 .000 14 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 20.0 - - -
1969 Pilots 2 0 1.000 30 1 n/a 19.3 4.0 8.9 - - -
1970 Giants 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 6.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 4 6 .400 62 2 n/a 31.6 4.4 8.9 - - -
Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1966 New York Yankees 28 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Yankees 28 Undetermined - -
1968 New York Yankees 9 $15,000.00 - -
1969 Seattle Pilots 19 Undetermined - -
1970 San Francisco Giants 37 Undetermined - -


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