David Whatley
Career 246 G · 318 H · 13 HR · 114 RBI · .335 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
14
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1942
Best season
Spanning 1942–1942, peaking at 1 titles in 1942.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,906th League titles 1
- 1,845th Best in baseball 1
- 2,083rd Top-5 finishes 14
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
No top-500 all-time placing
His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked
category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection
on the season titles alongside.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outfield Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1942 1.000 |
| Outfield Range Factor | — | #2 | — | 1937 #2 |
| Outfield Assists | — | #3 | — | 1937 #3 1942 #3 |
| Triples | — | #2 | — | 1937 #3 1939 #2 |
| Doubles | — | #2 | — | 1941 #2 |
| Stolen Bases | — | #3 | — | 1940 #3 |
| Home Runs | — | #2 | — | 1937 #2 |
Title Seasons
1 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 1 | OF FPCT 1.000 |
Batting
7 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | NAL | 27 | 112 | 25 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .385 | .679 | 1.063 |
| 1938 | BBB +1 | NAL | 27 | 106 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | .396 | .439 | .491 | .929 |
| 1939 | HG +1 | NN2 | 30 | 110 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .436 | .461 | .600 | 1.061 |
| 1940 | HG | NN2 | 53 | 217 | 42 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 9 | .295 | .360 | .392 | .752 |
| 1941 | HG | NN2 | 47 | 185 | 37 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .314 | .371 | .487 | .858 |
| 1942 | HG | NN2 | 51 | 189 | 39 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .384 | .397 | .781 |
| 1944 | HG +1 | NN2 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .333 | .276 | .609 |
| Career | — | — | 246 | 948 | 193 | 318 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 114 | 76 | 19 | 28 | .335 | .389 | .477 | .866 |
Fielding
2 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | NAL | OF | 27 | 27 | 223.2 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 46 | .913 | 1.56 |
| 1938 | BBB | NAL | OF | 28 | 27 | 216.0 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 52 | .904 | 1.68 |
| 1939 | HG | NN2 | OF | 30 | 25 | 226.2 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | .950 | 1.27 |
| 1940 | HG | NN2 | OF | 53 | 53 | 444.0 | 75 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 83 | .928 | 1.45 |
| 1941 | HG | NN2 | OF | 47 | 46 | 382.2 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 59 | .898 | 1.13 |
| 1942 | HG | NN2 | OF | 49 | 46 | 386.2 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 1.000 | 1.31 |
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 6.00 | |||
| 1944 | HG | NN2 | OF | 8 | 8 | 62.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.25 |
| Career | — | — | OF | 242 | 232 | 1941.2 | 314 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 354 | .935 | 1.37 |
| — | — | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 6.00 |