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Name Team Age
Derik Whittenburg Retired (1985, Age 42) Died (2016, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1961)		 CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 20 years (100 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 9/22/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 4
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (82.2 %) C+ (44.6 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1964 PIT 139 585 76 149 23 5 13 56 46 110 60 16 7 .689 .311 .378 .255
1965 PIT 139 573 75 163 19 4 23 65 40 106 52 15 7 .784 .332 .452 .284
1966 PIT 131 541 95 162 30 8 27 89 50 98 46 22 5 .894 .360 .534 .299
1967 PIT 144 587 101 175 27 15 31 93 45 112 21 2 8 .904 .351 .554 .298
1968 PIT 106 461 93 151 29 10 18 78 51 75 12 3 5 .948 .397 .551 .328
1969 PIT 104 432 64 112 17 6 18 57 55 75 13 0 6 .796 .344 .451 .259
1970 PIT 137 573 109 189 32 8 39 124 42 97 14 2 5 .992 .374 .618 .330
1971 PIT 139 553 92 176 30 9 27 107 52 97 9 2 3 .929 .377 .552 .318
1972 PIT 139 564 92 168 19 13 30 102 45 90 11 1 7 .887 .350 .537 .298
1973 PIT 139 549 107 169 35 14 30 99 49 91 11 2 11 .950 .363 .587 .308
1974 PIT 139 583 125 207 32 19 33 117 58 87 17 3 1 1.059 .414 .645 .355
1975 PIT 137 577 123 185 30 6 36 102 50 105 15 1 4 .956 .375 .581 .321
1976 PIT 131 536 122 190 27 8 39 107 49 81 14 0 3 1.062 .409 .653 .354
1977 PIT 104 417 66 122 18 6 22 84 38 72 8 0 1 .873 .351 .523 .293
1978 PIT 142 481 77 131 37 8 21 91 51 91 9 2 4 .858 .344 .514 .272
1979 PIT 124 312 50 97 11 3 22 68 28 55 6 0 3 .949 .372 .577 .311
1980 PIT 140 521 79 147 26 5 26 93 44 85 10 5 1 .838 .337 .501 .282
1981 PIT 106 413 61 126 24 0 17 76 41 61 9 1 1 .857 .370 .487 .305
1982 PIT 102 398 64 123 17 2 17 61 43 74 2 3 0 .867 .377 .490 .309
1983 PIT 96 371 33 95 18 1 10 47 28 83 2 1 3 .700 .309 .391 .256
1984 PIT 107 429 61 121 19 2 13 54 35 75 4 5 1 .763 .337 .427 .282
1985 MIL 19 53 3 4 1 0 2 3 5 13 0 0 1 .363 .155 .208 .075
Total 2664 10509 1768 3162 521 152 514 1773 945 1833 345 86 87 .885 .359 .526 .301
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Derik Whittenburg has retired from the Milwaukee Eggmen
1985-09-04The Milwaukee Eggmen have promoted Derik Whittenburg to the major league team.
1985-09-04The Milwaukee Eggmen have acquired Derik Whittenburg from the waiver wire.
1985-07-25The Milwaukee Eggmen have waived Derik Whittenburg.
1985-07-21The Milwaukee Eggmen have designated Derik Whittenburg for assignment.
1985-07-13The Milwaukee Eggmen have promoted Derik Whittenburg to the major league team. The Milwaukee Eggmen have sent Barney Wertz to the minors.
1985-07-13The Milwaukee Eggmen have acquired Derik Whittenburg from the waiver wire.
1985-07-09The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have waived Derik Whittenburg.
1985-04-01The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Jim Johnson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Lefty Sorrell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Wilton Moulton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have designated Derik Whittenburg for assignment. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Pete Schlitzer to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have designated Lord Bowler for assignment.
1981-04-29Derik Whittenburg of the Pittsburgh Wolfpack is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-05-03Derik Whittenburg of the Pittsburgh Wolfpack is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1977-08-16Derik Whittenburg of the Pittsburgh Wolfpack is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1976-09-20Derik Whittenburg of the Pittsburgh Wolfpack is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1967-04-01The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have renamed Ron Guthrie to Derik Whittenburg.
1964-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ron Guthrie to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Cecil Santorini to the minors.
1962-09-23A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia domiNATEors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors receive Draft Pick - 1963 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Art Taylor, Ron Guthrie.
1961-09-08A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the Baltimore Blue Knights. The Baltimore Blue Knights receive Draft Pick - 1963 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Ron Guthrie.