Fred Whitfield Stats

Fred Whitfield was born on Friday, January 7, 1938, in Vandiver, Alabama. Whitfield was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 27, 1962, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Fred Whitfield baseball stats page.

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Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#88)

Fred Whitfield Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#88)
 

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Birth Name:   Fred Dwight Whitfield
Nickname:   Wingy
Born On:   01-07-1938  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Vandiver, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-31-2013 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Gadsden, Alabama
Cemetery:   Lawleys Chapel Cemetery, Shelby, Alabama
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   05-27-1962 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-11-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield 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
Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1962 24 Cardinals 73 158 20 42 7 1 8 1 34 7 1 30 0 1 1 6 .266 .299 .475
1963 25 Indians 109 346 44 87 17 3 21 1 54 24 5 61 2 7 4 1 .251 .302 .500
1964 26 Indians 101 293 29 79 13 1 10 1 29 12 3 58 2 2 2 5 .270 .301 .423
1965 27 Indians 132 468 49 137 23 1 26 1 90 16 7 42 2 4 2 12 .293 .316 .513
1966 28 Indians 137 502 59 121 15 2 27 0 78 27 9 76 0 5 4 7 .241 .283 .440
1967 29 Indians 100 257 24 56 10 0 9 0 31 25 8 45 1 0 1 4 .218 .290 .362
1968 30 Reds 87 171 15 44 8 0 6 0 32 9 1 29 0 0 2 3 .257 .302 .409
1969 31 Reds 74 74 2 11 0 0 1 0 8 18 0 27 0 0 0 0 .149 .315 .189
1970 32 Expos 4 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 .067 .125 .067
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 817 2,284 242 578 93 8 108 4 356 139 34 371 7 19 16 39 .253 .298 .443
Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1962 Cardinals 1B 38 30 786 311 8.2 307 282 25 4 32 n/a n/a n/a .987 10.55
1963 Indians 1B 92 85 2,304 751 8.2 741 690 51 10 64 n/a n/a n/a .987 8.68
1964 Indians 1B 79 71 1,791 637 8.1 632 596 36 5 63 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.53
1965 Indians 1B 122 110 3,018 1,019 8.4 1,012 932 80 7 79 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.05
1966 Indians 1B 132 129 3,477 1,191 9.0 1,180 1,104 76 11 96 n/a n/a n/a .991 9.16
1967 Indians 1B 66 61 1,593 547 8.3 543 494 49 4 51 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.20
1968 Reds 1B 41 33 816 312 7.6 306 285 21 6 28 n/a n/a n/a .981 10.13
1969 Reds 1B 14 6 186 66 4.7 65 57 8 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .985 9.44
1970 Expos 1B 4 4 99 42 10.5 41 34 7 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 11.18
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 588 529 14,070 4,876 8.3 4,827 4,474 353 49 421 n/a n/a n/a .990 9.26
9 Years 588 529 14,070 4,876 8.3 4,827 4,474 353 49 421 n/a n/a n/a .990 9.26
Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1962 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 37 0 n/a 19.8 5.3 4.6 - - -
1963 Indians 0 1 .000 20 2 n/a 16.5 5.7 6.4 - - -
1964 Indians 0 5 .000 27 0 n/a 29.3 5.1 10.1 - - -
1965 Indians 2 2 .500 20 0 n/a 18.0 11.1 5.2 - - -
1966 Indians 1 2 .333 7 0 n/a 18.6 6.6 6.4 - - -
1967 Indians 3 3 .500 38 0 n/a 28.6 5.7 8.3 - - -
1968 Reds 0 3 .000 52 0 n/a 28.5 5.9 5.3 - - -
1969 Reds 0 0 .000 64 0 n/a 74.0 2.7 9.3 - - -
1970 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 7 16 .304 265 2 n/a 21.1 6.2 6.4 - - -
Fred Whitfield

Fred Whitfield Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 St. Louis Cardinals 17 Undetermined - -
1963 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1964 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1965 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1966 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1967 Cleveland Indians 15 $21,000.00 - -
1968 Cincinnati Reds 17 Undetermined - -
1969 Cincinnati Reds 17 Undetermined - -
1970 Montreal Expos 23 Undetermined - -


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