CF John Whitaker #29
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry    
09/27/2005
CF JOHN WHITAKER #29 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 425 118 15 1 13 64 51 111 .278 .363 .409 23 1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/15/2005 @ ELG Win, 11-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
08/14/2005 @ ELG Loss, 4-9 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/13/2005 @ ELG Loss, 4-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/11/2005 @ AKR Win, 11-7 6 3 4 3 1 0 0 1
08/10/2005 @ AKR Loss, 9-11 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/09/2005 @ AKR Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/2005 EC Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/2005 EC Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/05/2005 COL Loss, 5-8 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
08/04/2005 COL Win, 4-2 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Very Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:06/09/1978
Born in:Lakewood, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 42 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 41 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 1st Pick in Round 4
HBL TRIPLE A 2005 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 425 118 15 1 13 64 62 51 111 .278 .363 .409 .773 .347 .132 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 492 9 4 0 12 2 5 174 29 23 12 65.7 63.9 5.10 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   119 39 5 0 6 17 20 15 29 1 1 1 .328 .404 .521 .925
Versus Right   306 79 10 1 7 47 42 36 82 4 1 8 .258 .347 .366 .713
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   93 23 3 0 2 18 8 9 24 2 1 1 .247 .314 .344 .658
May   93 26 4 1 1 12 9 16 23 1 0 1 .280 .387 .376 .764
June   86 22 3 0 3 10 18 9 29 2 0 3 .256 .340 .395 .735
July   101 27 3 0 4 13 16 12 24 0 1 3 .267 .362 .416 .778
August   52 20 2 0 3 11 11 5 11 0 0 1 .385 .448 .596 1.044
Last Year   339 108 18 3 15 68 70 42 66 4 4 10 .319 .405 .522 .927
Career   936 268 38 5 33 158 158 109 226 12 9 21 .286 .369 .443 .813
Home   208 57 9 0 3 27 30 27 44 1 0 4 .274 .367 .361 .727
Road   217 61 6 1 10 37 32 24 67 4 2 5 .281 .360 .456 .816
Grass   425 118 15 1 13 64 62 51 111 5 2 9 .278 .363 .409 .773
Day   10 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 .700 .583 .700 1.283
Night   415 111 15 1 13 62 60 51 110 3 2 9 .267 .358 .402 .760
As Starter   425 118 15 1 13 64 62 51 111 5 2 9 .278 .363 .409 .773
Close/Late   62 16 1 0 1 5 4 7 16 0 1 1 .258 .343 .323 .665
Inning 1-3   139 44 10 0 3 23 24 22 30 2 0 3 .317 .416 .453 .869
Inning 4-6   153 41 4 1 6 27 22 18 43 3 1 4 .268 .354 .425 .779
Inning 7-9   131 33 1 0 4 14 16 10 37 0 1 2 .252 .315 .351 .666
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   149 51 6 0 3 11 28 18 37 1 2 4 .342 .424 .443 .867
1 Outs   132 32 2 0 6 25 24 17 30 4 0 3 .242 .333 .394 .727
2 Outs   144 35 7 1 4 28 10 16 44 0 0 2 .243 .327 .389 .716
Scoring Position   133 30 4 0 3 47 15 18 34 5 1 2 .226 .316 .323 .640
Bases Empty   215 67 8 0 5 5 34 25 59 0 0 7 .312 .401 .419 .819
Runner on 1st   77 21 3 1 5 12 13 8 18 0 1 0 .273 .341 .532 .874
Runner on 2nd   40 4 2 0 0 3 2 6 12 0 0 1 .100 .234 .150 .384
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 1 5 4 3 3 2 0 0 .100 .267 .400 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 10 2 0 2 10 4 7 9 0 1 1 .263 .391 .474 .865
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .364 .385 .364 .748
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 0 0 0 9 1 1 5 1 0 0 .385 .400 .385 .785
Bases Loaded   21 6 0 0 0 15 4 0 4 1 0 0 .286 .273 .286 .558
Two Strikes   218 34 6 1 3 17 19 24 111 3 0 5 .156 .252 .234 .486
First Pitch   53 22 1 0 3 14 8 0 0 1 1 2 .415 .429 .604 1.032
Count 0-1   32 13 2 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .406 .424 .656 1.080
Count 0-2   50 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 36 0 0 1 .120 .137 .180 .317
Count 1-0   35 8 0 0 2 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .229 .222 .400 .622
Count 1-1   32 15 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 .469 .469 .594 1.063
Count 1-2   60 10 3 1 1 6 5 0 32 0 0 3 .167 .206 .300 .506
Count 2-0   21 15 1 0 2 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.048 1.762
Count 2-1   28 8 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .310 .429 .739
Count 2-2   65 10 3 0 1 3 5 0 27 0 0 1 .154 .167 .246 .413
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 .500 .842 .500 1.342
Full Count   43 8 0 0 0 4 8 24 16 3 0 0 .186 .457 .186 .643
Behind in Count   142 29 5 1 4 18 13 0 68 0 0 5 .204 .231 .338 .569
Ahead in Count   90 34 2 0 5 25 24 27 0 1 0 1 .378 .521 .567 1.088
Batting Leadoff   15 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 .067 .222 .067 .289
Batting 2nd   13 5 3 0 0 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 .385 .467 .615 1.082
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   80 25 3 0 3 8 15 5 17 1 0 2 .313 .364 .463 .826
Batting 6th   177 49 6 0 7 32 27 27 50 4 1 4 .277 .377 .429 .807
Batting 7th   106 34 3 1 2 18 11 8 23 0 1 3 .321 .385 .425 .809
Batting 8th   30 3 0 0 1 3 1 6 12 0 0 0 .100 .250 .200 .450
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2004 Lafayette - HBL 25 8 30 8 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 5 2 1 .267 .290 .300 .590 57 62 -0.2
Total HBL 8 30 8 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 5 2 1 .267 .290 .300 .590 57 62 -0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1994 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS 15 60 212 62 6 2 8 33 44 38 3 0 58 8 3 .292 .407 .453 .860 109 115 0.0
1995 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS 16 60 223 63 12 2 11 35 45 27 14 4 50 5 3 .283 .388 .502 .890 116 117 0.0
1996 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS 17 60 257 74 12 1 11 64 52 43 3 2 72 7 5 .288 .393 .471 .864 101 94 0.0
1997 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS 18 60 234 65 12 2 7 44 53 49 6 3 67 17 5 .278 .411 .436 .847 106 108 0.0
1998 Metamora - A 19 48 126 35 2 1 12 31 25 12 3 1 40 10 3 .278 .352 .595 .947 150 149 0.0
1999 Metamora - A 20 40 121 32 7 0 5 13 19 14 4 1 34 7 5 .264 .357 .446 .803 107 111 0.0
2000 Metamora - A 21 77 309 78 12 2 6 29 51 34 7 3 89 28 18 .252 .337 .362 .700 82 83 0.0
2001 Metamora - A 22 61 214 65 6 1 5 27 33 17 7 2 65 16 9 .304 .371 .411 .782 100 105 0.0
2001 South Euclid - AA 22 21 69 16 4 0 1 8 7 6 0 1 17 2 4 .232 .289 .333 .623 53 51 0.0
2001 St. Cloud - AAA 22 9 32 13 1 0 3 7 6 2 1 0 5 0 4 .406 .457 .719 1.176 166 170 0.0
2002 South Euclid - AA 23 37 143 35 7 1 4 19 32 27 4 2 43 13 4 .245 .375 .392 .767 90 92 0.0
2002 St. Cloud - AAA 23 38 140 29 4 1 2 19 20 14 1 3 44 6 3 .207 .278 .293 .571 35 30 0.0
2003 Mount Pleasant - A 24 19 67 24 5 2 2 8 12 7 6 0 15 5 2 .358 .463 .582 1.045 172 174 0.0
2003 Kokomo - AA 24 63 215 51 9 2 6 29 34 27 7 3 49 10 4 .237 .337 .381 .719 81 79 0.0
2004 Fond du Lac - AAA 25 98 339 108 18 3 15 68 70 42 10 4 66 28 14 .319 .405 .522 .927 114 118 0.0
2005 Fond du Lac - AAA 26 117 425 118 15 1 13 64 62 51 9 5 111 23 12 .278 .363 .409 .773 80 80 0.0
Total HBLAAA 262 936 268 38 5 33 158 158 109 21 12 226 57 33 .286 .369 .443 .813 89 90
Total HBLAA 121 427 102 20 3 11 56 73 60 11 6 109 25 12 .239 .343 .377 .720 80 79
Total HBLHS 240 926 264 42 7 37 176 194 157 26 9 247 37 16 .285 .400 .465 .865 108 108
Total HBLA 245 837 234 32 6 30 108 140 84 27 7 243 66 37 .280 .361 .440 .801 107 110
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Poplar Bluffs HS - HBLHS 17 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0.0
Total HBLHS 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 -6 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS CF 60 60 151 1 0 159 7 .956 488.0 2.80 +2.6 1.020
1994 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.3 1.113
1995 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS CF 60 60 124 3 1 139 12 .914 534.2 2.14 -6.3 .938
1996 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS CF 60 60 135 5 0 146 6 .959 541.0 2.33 +7.0 1.067
1997 Poplar Bluffs HS - HS CF 60 60 126 2 0 134 6 .955 530.0 2.17 -3.7 .964
1998 Metamora - A CF 46 40 83 0 0 84 1 .988 333.2 2.24 -0.5 .992
1999 Metamora - A CF 39 36 66 1 0 68 1 .985 310.2 1.94 -2.2 .960
2000 Metamora - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Metamora - A CF 76 76 202 2 1 204 0 1.000 683.0 2.69 +12.7 1.087
2001 South Euclid - AA 2B 8 8 23 19 8 45 3 .933 70.0 5.40 -1.9 .845
2001 Metamora - A 2B 9 9 10 15 3 30 5 .833 74.0 3.04 -3.7 .734
2001 St. Cloud - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.034
2001 South Euclid - AA SS 6 6 9 26 6 37 2 .946 53.0 5.94 -0.4 .974
2001 Metamora - A SS 27 26 38 47 13 95 10 .895 217.0 3.53 -5.6 .855
2001 St. Cloud - AAA CF 9 9 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 75.0 2.40 +0.9 1.062
2001 South Euclid - AA CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.018
2001 Metamora - A CF 26 26 58 2 0 63 3 .952 219.0 2.47 +3.5 1.084
2002 St. Cloud - AAA 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.5 .703
2002 St. Cloud - AAA SS 11 9 9 27 5 40 4 .900 80.0 4.05 -1.3 .926
2002 South Euclid - AA SS 29 29 49 67 20 126 10 .921 252.0 4.14 -9.1 .837
2002 St. Cloud - AAA CF 25 25 66 2 0 69 1 .986 209.0 2.93 +2.0 1.040
2002 South Euclid - AA CF 8 8 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 72.0 2.25 +0.3 1.022
2003 Kokomo - AA 2B 6 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 8.1 6.48 +0.1 1.056
2003 Kokomo - AA SS 6 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 9.1 3.86 -1.1 .515
2003 Kokomo - AA CF 11 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 +0.1 1.027
2003 Mount Pleasant - A CF 19 19 40 0 0 41 1 .976 163.0 2.21 +3.7 1.134
2003 Kokomo - AA RF 59 59 83 3 1 90 4 .956 482.2 1.60 -2.3 .963
2004 Fond du Lac - AAA 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
2004 Lafayette - ML SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.031
2004 Fond du Lac - AAA SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.055
2004 Lafayette - ML LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 +0.0 1.048
2004 Fond du Lac - AAA CF 96 96 214 5 1 224 5 .978 823.2 2.39 +11.9 1.073
2004 Lafayette - ML RF 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 44.0 1.23 -1.2 .801
2005 Fond du Lac - AAA 2B 2 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 5.1 8.44 -0.5 .809
2005 Fond du Lac - AAA CF 108 108 267 4 0 274 3 .989 926.0 2.63 +10.7 1.053
2005 Fond du Lac - AAA RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 +0.2 1.049
TOTAL 2B 28 18 38 44 14 91 9 .901 169.2 4.35 -7.1 .783
TOTAL SS 84 70 110 169 44 306 27 .912 619.2 4.05 -17.4 .869
TOTAL LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 +0.0 1.048
TOTAL CF 706 683 1574 28 3 1648 46 .972 5937.2 2.43 +42.6 1.034
TOTAL RF 70 66 97 3 1 104 4 .962 550.2 1.63 -3.1 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
12/01/1993 Joined the Poplar Bluffs HS Purple Knights.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/09/1994 Wins the HBLHS Red Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/27/1995 Wins the HBLHS Red Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/23/1996 Won the 1996 Heartland High School Baseball League HLHS Championship with the Poplar Bluffs HS Purple Knights!
08/03/1996 Wins the 1996 HBLHS Red Glove Wizard Award at CF.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/23/1997 Released by the Poplar Bluffs HS Purple Knights.
12/01/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 37th overall pick) by the South Bend Silver Sox.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/09/2000 Wins the 2000 HBLA DEV Glove Wizard Award at CF.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/01/2001 Named the #94 prospect in the HBL
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/15/2002 Became a minor league free agent.
11/16/2002 Signed a minor league contract with the Lafayette Stars organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/25/2003 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Lafayette Stars organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/15/2004 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Lafayette Stars organization.
08/25/2004 Wins the 2004 HBLAAA Blue Glove Wizard Award at CF.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/25/2005 Wins the 2005 HBLAAA Blue Glove Wizard Award at CF.
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