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Hank Aaron League
4-1-2201
Yank Whitfield Starting Pitcher
Retired (1962, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.40 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 210-109 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 01-12-1927
K 1867 Drafted Round 9, Pick 137
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
IP 2801.0
WHIP 1.30
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L D- Endurance A+   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D  Velocity A-   Mentor Val B+
Speed C  Bunt B+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 DET
14
 8
41
26
3
1
0
 0
196.0
 219 105 95 1 85
121
1.55
4.36
1951 DET
18
 13
36
36
7
2
0
 0
257.0
 243 104 91 5 108
157
1.37
3.19
1952 DET
15
 7
32
32
12
2
0
 0
243.0
 226 94 88 5 88
172
1.29
3.26
1953 DET
17
 7
28
28
4
2
0
 0
184.0
 189 109 101 3 92
124
1.53
4.94
1954 DET
19
 9
33
33
11
1
0
 0
249.2
 237 119 108 3 86
163
1.29
3.89
1955 DET
24
 7
33
33
14
2
0
 0
270.0
 256 85 81 3 94
171
1.30
2.70
1956 DET
20
 9
33
33
11
1
0
 0
261.2
 257 105 100 5 76
166
1.27
3.44
1957 DET
16
 11
33
33
6
0
0
 0
233.2
 210 95 92 1 84
135
1.26
3.54
1958 DET
15
 13
31
31
7
3
0
 0
212.1
 186 86 79 4 70
158
1.21
3.35
1959 DET
18
 9
33
33
10
5
0
 0
252.0
 241 93 82 6 89
180
1.31
2.93
1960 DET
21
 7
33
33
10
3
0
 0
250.0
 195 83 76 4 79
190
1.10
2.74
1961 DET-WAS
12
 8
23
23
5
2
0
 0
175.0
 150 63 60 3 59
118
1.19
3.09
1962 WAS
1
 1
6
2
0
0
2
 0
17.0
 14 5 5 0 7
12
1.24
2.65
2201
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
210
 109
395
376
100
24
2
 0
2801.0
 2623 1146 1058 43 1017
1867
1.30
3.40
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Yank Whitfield has retired from the Washington Nationals
1962-10-13The Washington Nationals have promoted Manny Clark to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Danny Genovese to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors. The Washington Nationals have sent John Sherman to the minors.
1962-07-25The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Lee Moreno to the minors.
1962-05-13The Washington Nationals have promoted Howell Cobb to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1962-05-09The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Harry Madison to the minors.
1962-03-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Harry Madison to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1961-10-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Tomas Morgan to the minors.
1961-09-27The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1961-09-27The Washington Nationals have promoted Harry Madison to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1961-09-27The Washington Nationals have promoted Harry Madison to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team.
1961-09-11The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Winfield Scott to the minors.
1961-09-08The Washington Nationals have promoted Winfield Scott to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1961-09-03The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Winfield Scott to the minors.
1961-09-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Winfield Scott to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1961-08-05The Washington Nationals have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Ron Fultz to the minors.
1961-08-05The Washington Nationals have promoted Harry Madison to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1961-07-08A trade has been completed between the Detroit Gold and the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals receive M. B. Crabtree, Yank Whitfield, Ralph Heitmuller from the Detroit Gold in exchange for Marv Clinton.
1953-10-03The Detroit Gold have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Joe Cabrera to the minors.
1953-09-23The Detroit Gold have promoted Charlie Trout to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1953-06-24The Detroit Gold have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Danny Funk to the minors.
1953-06-10The Detroit Gold have promoted Danny Funk to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1952-10-03The Detroit Gold have promoted Yank Whitfield to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Sherman Douglas to the minors.
1952-09-25The Detroit Gold have promoted Pit Lawton to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Yank Whitfield to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Gold have renamed Red Whitfield to Yank Whitfield.