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Burgess Whitehead
Burgess Urquhart Whitehead (Whitey)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 160 lb.
School University of North Carolina

Debut April 30, 1933
Final Game September 29, 1946
Born June 29, 1910 in Tarboro, NC
Died November 25, 1993 in Windsor, NC

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 23 STL NL  12    7    2    2   0  0   0    1   0      0   1  .286  .286  .286   60    2   1           0   1
 1934 24 STL NL 100  332   55   92  13  5   1   24   5     12  19  .277  .310  .355   74  118   9           4   3
 1935 25 STL NL 107  338   45   89  10  2   0   33   5     11  14  .263  .289  .305   57  103   8           1   5 AS
 1936 26 NYG NL 154  632   99  176  31  3   4   47  14     29  32  .278  .317  .356   82  225  17           7  18 MVP-11
 1937 27 NYG NL 152  574   64  164  15  6   5   52   7     28  20  .286  .323  .359   84  206   7           4  11 AS
 1939 29 NYG NL  95  335   31   80   6  3   2   24   1     24  19  .239  .299  .293   59   98   6           5  15
 1940 30 NYG NL 133  568   68  160   9  6   4   36   9     26  17  .282  .319  .340   81  193   7           5  16
 1941 31 NYG NL 116  403   41   92  15  4   1   23   7     14  10  .228  .258  .293   54  118  10           2  18
 1946 36 PIT NL  55  127   10   28   1  2   0    5   3      6   6  .220  .261  .260   47   33   2           1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      924 3316  415  883 100 31  17  245  51  0 150 138  .266  .304  .331   72 1096  67   0   0  29  90
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        581   73  155  18  5   3   43   9  0  26  24  .266  .304  .331   72  192  12   0   0   5  16
 Career High    154  632   99  176  31  6   5   52  14  0  29  32  .286  .323  .359   84  225  17   0   0   7  18
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1933 23 STL NL    8    7    1   3.8    95| .286  .280| .286  .333| .286  .383| .572  .717|  60  .471  -0.4   0.0     
 1934 24 STL NL  357  252   36   3.8   109| .277  .294| .310  .350| .355  .418| .665  .769|  74  .401 -13.7  -1.3     
 1935 25 STL NL  358  262   30   3.0   107| .263  .290| .289  .346| .305  .414| .594  .760|  57  .314 -21.5  -2.1     
 1936 26 NYG NL  685  491   70   3.8   102| .278  .285| .317  .344| .356  .398| .673  .742|  82  .408 -16.5  -1.6     
 1937 27 NYG NL  613  428   66   4.1   102| .286  .281| .323  .343| .359  .399| .682  .742|  84  .459 -14.0  -1.4     
 1939 29 NYG NL  370  276   28   2.7   104| .239  .281| .299  .347| .293  .402| .592  .749|  59  .277 -20.1  -2.0     
 1940 30 NYG NL  606  431   60   3.8    99| .282  .273| .319  .338| .340  .393| .659  .730|  81  .430 -16.5  -1.7     
 1941 31 NYG NL  429  339   30   2.4    96| .228  .268| .258  .339| .293  .378| .551  .717|  54  .264 -26.7  -2.8     
 1946 36 PIT NL  136  104    8   2.1    94| .220  .265| .261  .340| .260  .371| .521  .711|  47  .226  -9.6  -1.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3562 2590  329   3.4   102| .266  .280| .304  .343| .331  .398| .635  .741|  72  .375 -139.1 -13.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1933 23 STL NL SS 9 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 4.94 2B 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 5.40 1934 24 STL NL 2B 48 88 140 9 27 .962 .965 4.75 5.45 SS 29 40 33 4 5 .948 .951 2.52 5.14 3B 28 30 47 3 6 .963 .945 2.75 2.73 1935 25 STL NL 2B 80 172 218 8 43 .980 .963 4.88 5.37 AS 3B 8 7 12 1 2 .950 .941 2.38 2.71 AS SS 6 9 10 1 2 .950 .945 3.17 5.10 AS 1936 26 NYG NL 2B 153 442 552 32 107 .969 .963 6.50 5.30 1937 27 NYG NL 2B 152 394 514 24 106 .974 .959 5.97 5.33 AS 1939 29 NYG NL 2B 91 232 320 17 60 .970 .968 6.07 5.42 SS 4 7 15 0 2 1.000 .952 5.50 5.10 3B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 1940 30 NYG NL 3B 74 68 130 11 5 .947 .948 2.68 2.82 2B 57 164 200 5 45 .986 .964 6.39 5.14 SS 4 6 6 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 5.00 1941 31 NYG NL 2B 104 288 285 18 60 .970 .962 5.51 5.25 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.20 1946 36 PIT NL 2B 30 66 64 5 14 .963 .970 4.33 5.09 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 2.85 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1933 23 STL NL 2B 3 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 5.40 1934 24 STL NL 2B 48 88 140 9 27 .962 .965 4.75 5.45 1935 25 STL NL 2B 80 172 218 8 43 .980 .963 4.88 5.37 1936 26 NYG NL 2B 153 442 552 32 107 .969 .963 6.50 5.30 1937 27 NYG NL 2B 152 394 514 24 106 .974 .959 5.97 5.33 1939 29 NYG NL 2B 91 232 320 17 60 .970 .968 6.07 5.42 1940 30 NYG NL 2B 57 164 200 5 45 .986 .964 6.39 5.14 1941 31 NYG NL 2B 104 288 285 18 60 .970 .962 5.51 5.25 1946 36 PIT NL 2B 30 66 64 5 14 .963 .970 4.33 5.09 1934 24 STL NL 3B 28 30 47 3 6 .963 .945 2.75 2.73 1935 25 STL NL 3B 8 7 12 1 2 .950 .941 2.38 2.71 1939 29 NYG NL 3B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 1940 30 NYG NL 3B 74 68 130 11 5 .947 .948 2.68 2.82 1941 31 NYG NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.20 1946 36 PIT NL 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.25 2.85 1933 23 STL NL SS 9 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 4.94 1934 24 STL NL SS 29 40 33 4 5 .948 .951 2.52 5.14 1935 25 STL NL SS 6 9 10 1 2 .950 .945 3.17 5.10 1939 29 NYG NL SS 4 7 15 0 2 1.000 .952 5.50 5.10 1940 30 NYG NL SS 4 6 6 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 5.00 1946 36 PIT NL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 2B 718 1847 2297 118 462 .972 .963 5.77 5.31 3B 116 106 191 15 14 .952 .946 2.56 2.79 SS 53 65 68 5 10 .964 .951 2.51 5.08 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 887 2018 2556 138 486 .971 .962 5.16 4.97
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1934   WS    STL DET     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1936   WS    NYG NYY     L   6  21   1   1  0  0  0   2   1   3  .048  .091  .048   0  1   0   0   0 
 1937   WS    NYG NYY     L   5  16   1   4  2  0  0   0   2   0  .250  .333  .375   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        1-2  12  37   2   5  2  0  0   2   3   3  .135  .200  .189   1  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1935   STL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1937   NYG NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1935 *
1937 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1936-NL-11-0.08
Car-943-0.08 shares

Games
1936 NL-154-5
1937 NL-152-5

At Bats
1936 NL-632-6
1937 NL-574-10
1940 NL-568-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1936 NL-685-6

Stolen Bases
1936 NL-14-8

Singles
1936 NL-138-9
1937 NL-138-5
1940 NL-141-1

Hit By Pitch
1934 NL-4-10
1936 NL-7-3
1937 NL-4-8
1939 NL-5-6
1940 NL-5-8

Sac. Hits
1936 NL-17-3

Grounded into Double Plays
1936 NL-18-4
1939 NL-15-9
1940 NL-16-5
1941 NL-18-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1937 NL-28.7-4
1940 NL-33.4-3
1941 NL-40.3-2
Car-24.0-54

Outs
1936 NL-491-2
1937 NL-428-6
1940 NL-431-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 7 (1562) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.0 (1030) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  4. Eddie Kasko (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Eddie Kasko (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Wally Gerber (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Boileryard Clarke (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

December 9, 1935: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants for Roy Parmelee, Phil Weintraub, and cash.

January 24, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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