Dick Whitman Stats

Dick Whitman was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1920, in Woodburn, Oregon. Whitman was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1946, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Dick Whitman baseball stats page.
"He (Dick Whitman) loved baseball, loved playing the game. It was his life and he made it a great life." - Joan Whitman (wife on February 15, 2003)

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Dick Whitman

Dick Whitman Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#221)

Dick Whitman Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#221)
 

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Birth Name:   Dick Corwin Whitman
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-09-1920  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Woodburn, Oregon
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-12-2003 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Peoria, Arizona
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Oregon
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-16-1946 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-04-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dick Whitman

Dick Whitman 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
Dick Whitman

Dick Whitman Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1946 26 Dodgers 104 265 39 69 15 3 2 0 31 22 - 19 4 - 0 6 .260 .317 .362
1947 27 Dodgers 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 .400 .455 .400
1948 28 Dodgers 60 165 24 48 13 0 0 0 20 14 - 12 4 - 0 3 .291 .346 .370
1949 29 Dodgers 23 49 8 9 2 0 0 0 2 4 - 4 0 - 0 2 .184 .245 .224
1950 30 Phillies 75 132 21 33 7 0 0 0 12 10 - 10 0 - 3 4 .250 .317 .303
1951 31 Phillies 19 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .118 .118 .118
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 285 638 93 165 37 3 2 0 67 51 - 46 9 - 3 15 .259 .316 .335
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Dick Whitman Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1946 Dodgers CF 53 41 1,128 1,131 21.3 1,131 1,127 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 27.07
1946 Dodgers LF 37 16 573 52 1.4 52 51 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1946 Dodgers RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1947 Dodgers LF 2 2 48 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
1947 Dodgers RF 1 1 27 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1948 Dodgers CF 4 3 87 8 2.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48
1948 Dodgers LF 12 10 267 29 2.4 29 29 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.93
1948 Dodgers RF 33 24 738 60 1.8 59 56 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.16
1949 Dodgers LF 10 8 228 19 1.9 18 18 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.13
1949 Dodgers RF 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1950 Phillies CF 13 12 318 131 10.1 131 130 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.12
1950 Phillies LF 7 2 84 212 30.3 211 210 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .995 67.82
1950 Phillies RF 15 7 228 212 14.1 212 211 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 25.11
1951 Phillies CF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1951 Phillies LF 5 0 21 22 4.4 22 22 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 28.29
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 73 38 1,221 339 4.6 337 335 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 7.45
CF Totals 71 56 1,542 1,270 17.9 1,270 1,265 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 22.24
RF Totals 51 32 1,005 276 5.4 275 271 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 7.39
6 Years 195 126 3,768 1,885 9.7 1,882 1,871 11 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .998 13.49
Dick Whitman

Dick Whitman Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1946 Dodgers 5 - - 16 3 n/a 132.5 13.9 8.5 - - -
1947 Dodgers 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 5.0 - - -
1948 Dodgers 4 - - 12 0 n/a 0.0 13.8 8.3 - - -
1949 Dodgers 0 - - 13 0 n/a 0.0 12.3 24.5 - - -
1950 Phillies 1 - - 42 2 n/a 0.0 13.2 11.0 - - -
1951 Phillies 0 0 .000 13 1 n/a 0.0 17.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 10 0 1.000 97 6 n/a 319.0 13.9 9.5 - - -
Dick Whitman

Dick Whitman Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 15, 31 Undetermined - -
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 14 Undetermined - -
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 18 Undetermined - -
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 18 Undetermined - Stats
1950 Philadelphia Phillies 37 Undetermined - Stats
1951 Philadelphia Phillies 37 Undetermined - -




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