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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Ken Whiteman Second Base
Retired (1970, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .737 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 882 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 12-23-1934
HR 114 Drafted Round 3, Pick 48
(1955)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(85 games)
RBI 484
SB 59
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt Control   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B A+ (99.6%) LF A+ (97.8%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 WAS
23
61
7
13
3
0
3
3
3
14 0 0
0
1 3
.660
.250
.410
.197
.213
1957 WAS-KC
38
138
12
39
4
0
4
16
7
30 0 1
1
1 10
.714
.315
.399
.116
.283
1958 KC
84
161
25
56
10
0
8
31
8
28 0 6
5
0 7
.925
.366
.559
.211
.348
1959 KC
8
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1 0 0
0
0 0
.250
.250
.000
.000
.000
1960 KC-BOS
111
393
44
88
16
3
10
46
34
74 2 4
4
4 4
.643
.286
.356
.132
.224
1961 BOS
123
496
67
123
20
1
18
68
43
89 1 4
7
2 5
.708
.307
.401
.153
.248
1962 BOS
128
524
72
133
24
4
14
80
49
101 1 7
7
1 5
.710
.315
.395
.141
.254
1963 STL
113
401
50
98
14
5
12
50
42
69 0 3
13
4 7
.708
.314
.394
.150
.244
1964 STL
77
201
29
57
11
0
5
21
29
40 1 1
4
1 5
.788
.375
.413
.129
.284
1965 STL
29
40
4
9
1
1
0
3
6
5 0 0
0
0 2
.626
.326
.300
.075
.225
1966 STL-CLE
47
67
7
18
3
3
2
10
7
11 0 0
2
3 0
.830
.338
.493
.224
.269
1967 CLE
81
261
42
76
15
4
10
52
21
49 2 2
7
3 2
.840
.346
.494
.203
.291
1968 CLE
75
258
47
76
10
1
11
38
19
51 1 0
5
3 2
.814
.345
.469
.174
.295
1969 CLE
61
218
36
55
11
1
11
33
17
48 1 4
2
3 1
.767
.304
.463
.211
.252
1970 CLE
63
177
19
41
9
1
6
32
15
28 1 4
2
3 1
.685
.289
.395
.164
.232
Total
1061
3399
462
882
151
24
114
484
301
638 10 36
59
29 54
.737
.318
.419
.159
.259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Ken Whiteman has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
1966-06-03The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Ken Whiteman to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have designated Howie Felton for assignment.
1966-06-03The Cleveland Spiders have acquired Ken Whiteman from the waiver wire.
1966-05-30The St. Louis Arches have waived Ken Whiteman.
1966-05-04The St. Louis Arches have promoted Wally Gilbride to the major league team. The St. Louis Arches have designated Ken Whiteman for assignment.
1960-04-16A trade has been completed between the Boston Dragonslayers and the Kansas City Darkness. The Kansas City Darkness receive Peter White, Danny Bailey from the Boston Dragonslayers in exchange for Lefty Paschall, Jim Beam, Ken Whiteman, Dave Morgan, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (KC).
1959-04-22The Kansas City Darkness have promoted Joe Lampard to the major league team. The Kansas City Darkness have sent Ken Whiteman to the minors.
1957-08-31A trade has been completed between the Washington Strategos and the Kansas City Zephyrs. The Kansas City Zephyrs receive Ken Whiteman, Dick Rullo, Tommy Ballenger, Dan Clyburn from the Washington Strategos in exchange for Tony Schmidt.
1957-08-22The Washington Strategos have sent Ken Whiteman to the minors.
1957-08-03The Washington Strategos have promoted Ken Whiteman to the major league team.
1957-07-01The Washington Strategos have sent Ken Whiteman to the minors.
1957-06-10The Washington Strategos have promoted Ken Whiteman to the major league team.
1956-04-01The Washington Strategos have promoted Greg Bradford to the major league team. The Washington Strategos have sent Ken Whiteman to the minors.
1955-09-20The Washington Strategos have promoted Ken Whiteman to the major league team.
1955-06-06The Washington Strategos have sent Ken Whiteman to the minors.
1955-04-29The Washington Strategos have promoted Ken Whiteman to the major league team. The Washington Strategos have designated Ralph McGinnis for assignment.