Matthew
Whitesell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 14, 1944 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 CHI JL $ 1,295,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1974 29 CHI JL $ 1,295,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1975 30 CHI JL $ 1,295,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1976 31 MON FL   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1977 32 AUS FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
1978 33 AUS FL   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,295,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 28 CHI JL 5 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 .067 .176 .067 .243 -0.8 0.0
    AAA   144 551 77 139 25 4 11 59 11 5 69 124 .252 .335 .372 .708 71.8  
1974 29 CHI JL 34 83 8 13 3 1 3 12 1 0 9 19 .157 .237 .325 .562 6.9 0.0
    AAA   108 395 55 117 24 2 10 59 9 4 55 70 .296 .382 .443 .825 66.6  
1975 30 CHI JL 15 38 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .237 .310 .263 .573 3.4 0.2
    AAA   116 431 69 125 24 5 17 74 12 9 68 84 .290 .387 .487 .874 79.5  
1976 31 AAA   136 531 67 117 27 2 6 70 10 8 64 121 .220 .304 .313 .617 52.4  
1977 32 MON FL 12 17 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 .294 .381 .412 .793 3.0 0.6
    AAA   51 187 36 48 11 1 8 31 4 4 31 57 .257 .362 .455 .817 31.1  
    AA   31 122 26 44 7 1 4 26 3 2 14 32 .361 .426 .533 .959 25.0  
1978 33 AAA   138 498 82 147 28 4 13 72 13 9 67 115 .295 .379 .446 .825 82.6  
4 Years Sim 66 153 19 28 4 2 3 13 1 1 18 32 .183 .266 .294 .560 12.6 0.8
6 Years AAA 693 2593 386 693 139 18 65 365 59 39 354 571 .267 .358 .410 .768 384.0  
1 Years AA 31 122 26 44 7 1 4 26 3 2 14 32 .361 .428 .533 .960 25.0  
7 Years Minors 724 2715 412 737 146 19 69 391 62 41 368 603 .271 .361 .415 .777 409.0  
162 Game Average 375 46 68 9 4 7 31 2 2 44 78 .183 .266 .294 .560 30.8  
Career Highs 34 83 8 13 3 1 3 12 1 1 9 19 .294 .381 .412 .793 6.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   126 16 21 4 2 3 13 1 1 13 26 .167 .241 .302 .543 9.5
vs LH   27 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 .259 .375 .259 .634 3.3
Home 33 78 9 15 3 0 2 6 1 0 10 17 .192 .281 .308 .589 7.6
Away 33 75 10 13 1 2 1 7 0 1 8 15 .173 .250 .280 .530 5.2
RISP   27 0 4 1 0 2 11 0 0 2 5 .148 .194 .407 .601 2.6
Pinch Hitting   14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .071 .188 .071 .259 -0.1
Close/Late   23 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .130 .231 .130 .361 0.6
Mar/Apr 40 103 14 23 4 2 2 9 1 0 13 17 .223 .308 .359 .667 12.3
May 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 1.4
Sep/Oct 21 45 4 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 15 .067 .125 .133 .258 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 28 CHI JL LF 4 4 34.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.38   0.1
1974 29 CHI JL LF 11 11 99.0 23 0 1 0 .958 2.09   0.3
    RF 11 9 73.3 18 1 1 0 .950 2.33    
    SS 2 1 17.7 3 5 0 2 1.000 4.08   0.1
1975 30 CHI JL RF 11 10 92.7 22 2 1 0 .960 2.33   0.1
1977 32 MON FL 1B 4 3 26.0 31 1 0 2 1.000 11.08   0.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 23 19 168.0 40 3 2 0 .956 2.30   0.1
  LF 15 15 133.0 32 0 1 0 .970 2.17   0.3
  1B 4 3 26.0 31 1 0 2 1.000 11.08   0.1
  SS 2 1 17.7 3 5 0 2 1.000 4.08   0.1
Career Totals   44 38 344.7 106 9 3 4 .975 3.00   0.6
Career Highs   24 21 190.0 44 6 2 2 1.000 10.29    
History
Drafted in 29th round, 677th overall pick, by Chicago in 1973
Had first career hit on 9/23/1973, off Pete Picarski (HON)
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1974, off Aaron McCutchan (VAN)
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 3/1/1976 to a minor league contract.Traded from Montreal to Austin on 7/31/1977 (Going to MON: LF J. Beasley. Going to AUS: LF J. Ridgway, 1B M. Whitesell, P B. Perez, P F. Quintana)
Injured on 6/26/1978 with a Spasms Back, out for 3-4 weeks