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Name Team Age
John Whitaker Retired (1985, Age 41) 44
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2
(1963)		 1B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Old Jeter Wood League 0 20 years (115 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 5/12/1944
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 6
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1970 AHP 63 251 69 12 4 7 51 25 51 .775 .337 .438 .275
1970 HHP 72 267 74 9 2 15 58 34 50 .855 .361 .494 .277
1970 LHP 54 104 37 5 0 5 27 10 15 .962 .414 .548 .356
1970 RHP 130 414 106 16 6 17 82 49 86 .780 .333 .447 .256
1971 AHP 67 265 81 21 1 13 56 36 46 .929 .389 .540 .306
1971 HHP 59 217 70 11 1 11 29 30 33 .939 .405 .535 .323
1971 LHP 47 111 34 7 0 6 21 15 22 .920 .389 .532 .306
1971 RHP 116 371 117 25 2 18 64 51 57 .937 .398 .539 .315
1972 AHP 71 268 87 16 4 11 50 36 48 .944 .407 .537 .325
1972 HHP 64 234 81 8 1 15 56 34 35 1.011 .430 .581 .346
1972 LHP 46 102 39 8 1 5 24 15 15 1.094 .466 .627 .382
1972 RHP 129 400 129 16 4 21 82 55 68 .945 .405 .540 .323
1973 AHP 65 252 59 11 3 13 51 29 53 .771 .314 .456 .234
1973 HHP 66 240 70 11 6 10 35 18 45 .851 .338 .512 .292
1973 LHP 48 120 34 1 1 10 24 9 30 .892 .333 .558 .283
1973 RHP 124 372 95 21 8 13 62 38 68 .783 .324 .460 .255
1974 AHP 72 283 73 10 3 15 49 20 59 .779 .306 .473 .258
1974 HHP 63 234 87 10 0 19 59 27 26 1.092 .434 .658 .372
1974 LHP 48 110 34 5 1 7 23 14 14 .948 .384 .564 .309
1974 RHP 127 407 126 15 2 27 85 33 71 .916 .360 .555 .310
1975 AHP 64 255 83 21 2 17 61 29 44 1.015 .392 .624 .325
1975 HHP 71 274 83 18 4 12 46 25 46 .889 .359 .529 .303
1975 LHP 56 111 33 8 1 5 18 10 18 .880 .358 .523 .297
1975 RHP 129 418 133 31 5 24 89 44 72 .968 .380 .589 .318
1976 AHP 57 228 62 8 2 6 29 26 38 .750 .346 .404 .272
1976 HHP 62 251 81 20 1 14 51 24 50 .955 .378 .578 .323
1976 LHP 33 79 29 5 1 6 17 6 15 1.091 .407 .684 .367
1976 RHP 112 400 114 23 2 14 63 44 73 .812 .354 .458 .285
1977 AHP 64 259 73 15 1 12 33 30 46 .845 .359 .486 .282
1977 HHP 71 268 87 12 4 19 56 27 37 1.003 .391 .612 .325
1977 LHP 56 114 32 4 0 7 17 13 23 .859 .359 .500 .281
1977 RHP 126 413 128 23 5 24 72 44 60 .943 .379 .564 .310
1978 AHP 63 254 79 13 3 13 51 24 52 .909 .370 .539 .311
1978 HHP 72 277 86 8 2 25 55 28 62 .998 .374 .625 .310
1978 LHP 63 111 38 6 0 6 19 11 24 .965 .407 .559 .342
1978 RHP 130 420 127 15 5 32 87 41 90 .953 .363 .590 .302
1979 AHP 55 204 62 10 1 6 30 31 36 .843 .392 .451 .304
1979 HHP 56 223 82 6 2 15 44 19 32 1.030 .416 .614 .368
1979 LHP 39 91 35 1 1 1 8 11 13 .902 .451 .451 .385
1979 RHP 103 336 109 15 2 20 66 39 55 .951 .392 .560 .324
1980 AHP 67 269 83 14 2 8 45 36 48 .851 .386 .465 .309
1980 HHP 62 236 70 13 0 15 33 28 47 .912 .370 .542 .297
1980 LHP 52 114 40 5 0 6 16 15 18 .979 .426 .553 .351
1980 RHP 120 391 113 22 2 17 62 49 77 .851 .365 .486 .289
1981 AHP 69 273 70 13 1 10 52 25 53 .742 .321 .421 .256
1981 HHP 66 244 56 10 2 6 32 28 50 .670 .309 .361 .230
1981 LHP 59 135 36 5 1 6 21 7 24 .755 .303 .452 .267
1981 RHP 124 382 90 18 2 10 63 46 79 .691 .320 .372 .236
1982 AHP 74 125 37 4 2 6 19 12 21 .862 .358 .504 .296
1982 HHP 73 124 35 7 2 2 19 10 23 .755 .336 .419 .282
1982 LHP 57 127 40 6 3 4 24 11 20 .874 .370 .504 .315
1982 RHP 102 122 32 5 1 4 14 11 24 .741 .323 .418 .262
1983 AHP 65 216 58 8 1 9 39 21 45 .777 .338 .440 .269
1983 HHP 72 197 56 12 0 7 30 23 33 .817 .365 .452 .284
1983 LHP 38 48 10 2 0 3 6 2 13 .677 .240 .438 .208
1983 RHP 119 365 104 18 1 13 63 42 65 .811 .364 .447 .285
1984 AHP 55 199 59 9 1 6 41 30 46 .824 .382 .442 .296
1984 HHP 50 167 54 7 1 7 31 21 39 .894 .391 .503 .323
1984 LHP 20 20 9 2 0 2 6 7 1 1.443 .593 .850 .450
1984 RHP 104 346 104 14 2 11 66 44 84 .820 .372 .448 .301
1985 AHP 4 13 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .516 .286 .231 .231
1985 HHP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 LHP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 RHP 7 14 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .481 .267 .214 .214
Total AHP 975 3614 1038 185 31 152 659 411 689 .841 .360 .482 .287
Total HHP 982 3456 1072 162 28 192 634 376 608 .917 .377 .540 .310
Total LHP 718 1499 480 70 10 79 271 156 266 .924 .385 .538 .320
Total RHP 1802 5571 1630 277 49 265 1022 631 1031 .866 .364 .503 .293
Total 1957 7070 2110 347 59 344 1293 787 1297 .878 .368 .510 .298
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.