Art Whitney

Full Name: Arthur Wilson Whitney

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb

Team: Cleveland Blues

Born: January 16, 1858 in Brockton, MA

Died: August 15, 1943 in Lowell, MA

League Debut: April 16, 1885 (DTN @ NYG, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1891 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

🏆 1885 NL Gold Glove Award (SS)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.7
0.3
AB
275
724
H
70
180
HR
2
2
BA
.255
.249
R
40
106
RBI
36
83
SB
2
34
OBP
.313
.296
SLG
.313
.289
OPS
.626
.585
OPS+
86
73

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188527DTNNL 134474449 66110 730 473216 2417 .245.285.274.559 65123 1 SS-RF-2BGG
188628CLVNL 67300275 4070 812 3620 229 .255.313.313.626 8686 122010 3B-SS
2 Yrs 201774724106180 1542833416 4626.249.296.289.585 73209123 010
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188527DTNNL474 -22.3-2.34.3-20.3-1.816.2-4.1-0.4-0.40.4 SS-RF-2BGG
188628CLVNL300 -5.11.11.4-2.6-0.210.27.60.70.70.1 3B-SS
2 Yrs774 -27.4-1.25.7-22.9-2.026.43.50.30.30.5
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188527DTNNL474 .255.0290.03.65.1 2.19.1 66.7
188628CLVNL300 .257.0580.73.07.3 3.715.7 1.2555.6100.0 3.0625.6 .31421.90.7
2 Yrs774 .255.0400.33.45.9 2.711.71.2555.6 68.01.1825.60.7
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home351571452639 3022220 115.269.325.331.656.268
1886Away321431301431 5101400 114.238.301.292.593.244
1886vs LH Starter16181504 000000 30.267.389.267.656.267
1886vs RH Starter67279260066 812000 199.254.305.315.620.257
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188527DTNNL134124134134 1812134
188628CLVNL67676767 662
2 Yrs201191201201 186612334
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188527 DTN NL2B18018.0 114611 .909.9345.005.79 0.5600
188527 DTN NLSS1211191006.0 6752323915219 .923.8705.575.37 5.15010
188527 DTN NLCF3112.0 54010 .800.9053.002.79 1.3300
188527 DTN NLRF4435.0 44000 1.000.8921.031.68 1.0001
188628 CLV NL3B6665594.3 33980235246 .929.9194.774.04 4.7740
188628 CLV NLSS2218.0 166913 .938.8957.505.63 7.5000
Career2B18018.0 114611 .9095.00 0.5600
Career3B6665594.3 33980235246 .9294.77 4.7740
CareerSS1231211024.0 6912384005322 .9235.61 5.19010
CareerCF3112.0 54010 .8003.00 1.3300
CareerRF4435.0 44000 1.0001.03 1.0001
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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