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John Whitehead

John Whitehead

1935–1942  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 195 lb  ·  b. 1909 Coleman, TX

Career 49–54 · 4.60 ERA · 254 SO · 944.0 IP · 172 G · 55 H · 30 RBI · .169 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
7 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1936 Best season

Spanning 1936–1936, peaking at 1 titles in 1936.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 3,236th Top-5 finishes 7

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
Pitcher Assists 1 1st — 1936 AL 60
Pitcher Range Factor — #2 — 1935 #2 1936 #2
Shutouts — #3 — 1937 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1936 1 P A 60

Pitching

7 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1935 CHA AL 13 13 3.72 28 27 0 222.1 209 92 17 101 72 1.39
1936 CHA AL 13 13 4.64 34 32 1 230.2 254 119 9 98 70 1.53
1937 CHA AL 11 8 4.07 26 24 0 165.2 191 75 14 56 45 1.49
1938 CHA AL 10 11 4.76 32 24 2 183.1 218 97 12 80 38 1.63
1939 SLA +1 AL 1 6 6.61 33 8 1 98.0 148 72 14 22 18 1.73
1940 SLA AL 1 3 5.40 15 4 0 40.0 46 24 3 14 11 1.50
1942 SLA AL 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 4.0 8 3 0 1 0 2.25
Career — — 49 54 4.60 172 119 4 944.0 1,074 482 69 372 254 1.53

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1935 CHA AL 28 82 7 12 0 0 0 9 4 9 0 .146 .186 .146 .332
1936 CHA AL 34 87 6 21 1 0 0 9 5 9 0 .241 .283 .253 .535
1937 CHA AL 26 58 7 13 1 0 0 5 4 10 0 .224 .286 .241 .527
1938 CHA AL 32 60 3 6 0 0 0 5 5 15 0 .100 .169 .100 .269
1939 SLA +1 AL 33 26 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 .038 .107 .038 .146
1940 SLA AL 15 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1942 SLA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 172 325 24 55 2 0 0 30 20 54 0 .169 .220 .175 .395

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1935 CHA AL P 28 — — 7 56 1 6 64 .984 2.25
1936 CHA AL P 34 — — 10 60 5 4 75 .933 2.06
1937 CHA AL P 26 — — 6 27 1 1 34 .971 1.27
1938 CHA AL P 32 — — 4 35 1 3 40 .975 1.22
1939 SLA AL P 33 — — 7 20 0 2 27 1.000 0.82
1940 SLA AL P 15 — — 1 6 1 0 8 .875 0.47
1942 SLA AL P 4 — — 0 2 0 0 2 1.000 0.50
Career — — P 172 — — 35 206 9 16 250 .964 1.40