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| Name | Team | Age |
| Clay Whittaker | Retired (1972, Age 37) | Died (2019, Age 84) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 25 (1957) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Reggie Smith League | 0 | 14 years (121 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/9/1935 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1970 | C | DET | 47 | 18 | 210.33 | 163 | 143 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 35.7% | 0 | 6.93 | .994 |
| 1B | DET | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 10.73 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1971 | C | DET | 63 | 37 | 352.66 | 280 | 249 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 27 | 37.0% | -1 | 7.09 | .993 |
| 1B | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 11.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1972 | C | DET | 67 | 60 | 512.33 | 421 | 382 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 33 | 32.7% | 0 | 7.36 | .995 |
| Pos Total | C | 177 | 115 | 1075.32 | 864 | 774 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 75 | 34.7% | -1 | 7.19 | .994 | |
| 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 10.80 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 181 | 119 | 1110.32 | 906 | 813 | 88 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 75 | 34.7% | -4 | 7.30 | .994 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | Clay Whittaker has retired from the Detroit Ocelots |
| 1966-04-01 | The Detroit Demolition have renamed Tank Merritt to Clay Whittaker. |
| 1958-06-05 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Justin Carmichael to the minors. |
| 1958-05-17 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Brad Scott to the major league team. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Tank Merritt to the minors. |
| 1958-05-13 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Glenn Wells to the minors. |
| 1957-10-23 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have sent Tank Merritt to the minors. The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have designated Ernie Rodgers for assignment. |
| 1957-09-29 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team. |
| 1957-06-29 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have demoted Tank Merritt to the minor leagues. |
| 1957-06-20 | The Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS have promoted Tank Merritt to the major league team. |
| 1957-06-11 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS and the St. Louis Twainsman. The St. Louis Twainsman receive Martin Plunk from the Kansas City IVAN JELLICOS in exchange for Tank Merritt. |
| 1957-04-10 | The St. Louis Twainsman have renamed Mike Mahomes to Tank Merritt. |