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Old Jeter Wood League
4-1-1989
John Whitaker First Base
Retired (1985, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .878 Status Retired (1985) Option Years 0  
H 2110 Age 44 (OS 45) Date of Birth 05-12-1944
HR 344 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1963)
Majors Svc Time 20 years
(115 games)
RBI 1293
SB 132
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Series G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1970 LDS
5
20
2
4
0
0
1
1
3
6 0 0
0
0 0
.654
.304
.350
.150
.200
1972 LDS
7
27
3
5
0
0
1
2
4
8 0 0
0
0 0
.587
.290
.296
.111
.185
1972 LCS
5
19
3
7
1
0
1
8
2
1 0 1
1
0 0
.988
.409
.579
.211
.368
1972 WS
7
25
3
9
3
0
2
6
7
3 0 0
0
0 1
1.220
.500
.720
.360
.360
1973 LDS
7
25
3
5
1
0
1
1
4
4 0 0
1
0 0
.670
.310
.360
.160
.200
1974 LDS
7
32
7
10
2
1
2
5
2
6 0 0
1
0 1
.978
.353
.625
.312
.312
1975 LDS
7
28
3
8
2
1
1
6
3
2 0 0
0
0 0
.891
.355
.536
.250
.286
1976 LDS
6
27
5
11
1
0
2
6
2
4 0 0
0
0 0
1.115
.448
.667
.259
.407
1977 WS
7
26
2
6
1
1
0
4
5
5 0 1
0
0 0
.690
.344
.346
.115
.231
1977 LCS
4
16
3
5
0
0
2
3
2
1 0 0
0
0 0
1.076
.389
.688
.375
.312
1977 LDS
6
24
3
5
0
0
1
2
2
7 0 0
1
0 0
.603
.269
.333
.125
.208
1978 LDS
7
25
4
6
1
0
0
4
4
4 0 0
1
0 0
.625
.345
.280
.040
.240
1979 LDS
6
24
3
5
0
0
1
2
3
6 0 0
0
0 0
.630
.296
.333
.125
.208
1979 LCS
5
20
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
4 0 0
0
0 0
.382
.182
.200
.100
.100
1980 LDS
7
25
5
12
3
1
1
6
6
4 0 0
0
0 1
1.381
.581
.800
.320
.480
1982 LDS
4
8
1
2
0
1
0
0
2
2 0 0
0
0 0
.900
.400
.500
.250
.250
1983 LDS
4
11
3
2
0
1
0
0
2
1 0 0
0
0 0
.671
.308
.364
.182
.182
1983 LCS
4
15
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
6 1 0
0
0 0
.517
.250
.267
.067
.200
1984 LDS
4
14
2
4
3
0
0
3
3
2 0 1
0
0 0
.889
.389
.500
.214
.286
1984 LCS
4
17
6
8
0
0
4
6
1
3 0 0
1
1 1
1.676
.500
1.176
.706
.471
1984 WS
5
20
1
3
0
0
0
3
4
6 0 0
0
0 0
.442
.292
.150
.000
.150
Total
118
448
66
122
21
6
20
69
63
85 1 3
6
1 4
.841
.361
.480
.208
.272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01John Whitaker has retired from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine
1984-07-18John Whitaker of the Cincinnati Big Red Machine is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1984-04-02The Cincinnati Big Red Machine have placed John Whitaker on the trade block.
1982-11-01John Whitaker now holds the league record for career slugging percentage.
1980-08-03John Whitaker of the Cincinnati Big Red Machine is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1980-05-06Trade #1490677 has been completed between the Boston van Beethovens and the Cincinnati Big Red Machine. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine receive George Dodson, John Whitaker, Milt Cullen from the Boston van Beethovens in exchange for Mike Ware, Yohanny Patterson, Gaylen Porter.
1979-11-01John Whitaker now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage.
1979-11-01John Whitaker now holds the league record for career slugging percentage.
1979-11-01John Whitaker now holds the league record for career batting average.
1979-05-22John Whitaker of the Boston van Beethovens is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-04-03John Whitaker of the Boston van Beethovens is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1976-07-31John Whitaker of the Boston van Beethovens is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1971-09-19John Whitaker of the Boston van Beethovens is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.