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)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Dick Corwin Whitman
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-09-1920
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Woodburn, Oregon
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-12-2003
Place of Death Data Died In:   Peoria, Arizona
Cemetery:   Unknown
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1946 Dodgers 104 265 39 69 15 3 2 0 31 22 - 19 4 - 0 6 .260 .317 .362
1947 Dodgers 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 .400 .455 .400
1948 Dodgers 60 165 24 48 13 0 0 0 20 14 - 12 4 - 0 3 .291 .346 .370
1949 Dodgers 23 49 8 9 2 0 0 0 2 4 - 4 0 - 0 2 .184 .245 .224
1950 Phillies 75 132 21 33 7 0 0 0 12 10 - 10 0 - 3 4 .250 .317 .303
1951 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 GS 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
Dick Whitman

Dick Whitman Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1946 Dodgers OF 85 - - 183 2.2 183 178 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1947 Dodgers OF 3 - - 7 2.3 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1948 Dodgers OF 48 - - 97 2.0 96 93 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1949 Dodgers OF 11 - - 21 1.9 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1950 Phillies OF 32 - - 59 1.8 58 56 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1951 Phillies OF 6 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 185 0 0 367 2.0 364 354 10 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
6 Years 185 - - 367 2.0 364 354 10 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
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 - - - - n/a 132.5 13.9 8.5 - - -
1947 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.0 - - -
1948 Dodgers 4 - - - - n/a 0.0 13.8 8.3 - - -
1949 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 12.3 24.5 - - -
1950 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 13.2 11.0 - - -
1951 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - 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 - - n/a 319.0 13.9 9.5 - - -
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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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