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Joe Whelan |
Nickname: Two Dogs Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 190 Born: December 29, 1923 in Usa |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Series of the Wests Won | 1952 1954 |
All-Star Selections | 1952 1953 1954 1955 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1952 | 28 | DEN | PL | $ 10,270,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1953 | 29 | DEN | PL | $ 10,270,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1954 | 30 | DEN | PL | $ 10,270,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 31 | OKC | PL | $ 10,270,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 10,270,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 10,270,000 |
Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1952 | 28 | DEN | PL | 139 | 491 | 107 | 152 | 31 | 5 | 35 | 112 | 30 | 17 | 83 | 73 | .310 | .410 | .607 | 1.016 | 116.4 | 21.3 |
1953 | 29 | DEN | PL | 135 | 476 | 103 | 144 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 81 | 42 | 20 | 84 | 52 | .303 | .408 | .540 | .948 | 101.7 | 18.3 |
1954 | 30 | DEN | PL | 137 | 507 | 119 | 155 | 31 | 10 | 24 | 85 | 29 | 17 | 107 | 57 | .306 | .432 | .548 | .980 | 114.6 | 20.7 |
1955 | 31 | DEN | PL | 53 | 187 | 50 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 48 | 25 | .332 | .469 | .647 | 1.116 | 53.6 | 10.2 |
OKC | PL | 85 | 322 | 68 | 100 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 30 | 9 | 54 | 48 | .311 | .412 | .537 | .949 | 69.3 | 12.0 | ||
TOT | 138 | 509 | 118 | 162 | 34 | 10 | 26 | 104 | 47 | 14 | 102 | 73 | .318 | .434 | .578 | 1.011 | 122.9 | 22.3 | |||
4 Years Sim | 549 | 1983 | 447 | 613 | 124 | 30 | 110 | 382 | 148 | 68 | 376 | 255 | .309 | .421 | .568 | .990 | 455.6 | 82.6 | |||
162 Game Average | 585 | 131 | 180 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 112 | 43 | 20 | 110 | 75 | .309 | .421 | .568 | .990 | 134.4 | |||||
Career Highs | 139 | 509 | 119 | 162 | 34 | 10 | 35 | 112 | 47 | 20 | 107 | 73 | .318 | .434 | .607 | 1.016 | 122.9 |
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 | 1573 | 348 | 497 | 99 | 21 | 90 | 310 | 116 | 57 | 294 | 191 | .316 | .427 | .577 | 1.004 | 365.5 | |
vs LH | 410 | 99 | 116 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 72 | 32 | 11 | 82 | 64 | .283 | .400 | .534 | .934 | 89.1 | |
Home | 279 | 978 | 230 | 312 | 55 | 18 | 68 | 207 | 77 | 40 | 183 | 110 | .319 | .429 | .621 | 1.050 | 241.1 |
Away | 270 | 1005 | 217 | 301 | 69 | 12 | 42 | 175 | 71 | 28 | 193 | 145 | .300 | .413 | .517 | .931 | 213.5 |
RISP | 524 | 0 | 162 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 82 | .309 | .448 | .592 | 1.039 | 137.7 | |
Pinch Hitting | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .160 | .250 | .280 | .530 | 1.9 | |
Close/Late | 217 | 47 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 32 | .336 | .488 | .627 | 1.114 | 60.9 | |
Mar/Apr | 56 | 208 | 42 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 42 | 28 | .308 | .430 | .534 | .964 | 46.3 |
May | 112 | 405 | 101 | 130 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 84 | 34 | 11 | 96 | 58 | .321 | .451 | .598 | 1.049 | 106.1 |
June | 102 | 354 | 89 | 120 | 24 | 8 | 28 | 95 | 26 | 14 | 67 | 41 | .339 | .448 | .689 | 1.137 | 96.4 |
July | 100 | 374 | 76 | 119 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 30 | 16 | 72 | 56 | .318 | .428 | .586 | 1.014 | 88.0 |
August | 104 | 382 | 77 | 111 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 54 | 46 | .291 | .383 | .497 | .880 | 70.2 |
Sep/Oct | 75 | 260 | 62 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 45 | 26 | .265 | .373 | .465 | .839 | 47.6 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1952 | 28 | DEN | PL | 2B | 131 | 130 | 1161.3 | 240 | 402 | 10 | 73 | .985 | 4.98 | 5.9 | ||||
SS | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
3B | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.16 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1953 | 29 | DEN | PL | 2B | 126 | 115 | 1031.0 | 209 | 366 | 8 | 61 | .986 | 5.02 | 5.1 | ||||
3B | 6 | 0 | 20.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.61 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1954 | 30 | DEN | PL | SS | 132 | 131 | 1176.3 | 176 | 416 | 22 | 83 | .964 | 4.53 | 9.7 | ||||
3B | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.35 | 0.1 | ||||||||
2B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1955 | 31 | DEN | PL | 2B | 32 | 31 | 282.7 | 52 | 92 | 2 | 18 | .986 | 4.58 | 1.7 | ||||
SS | 21 | 20 | 186.1 | 31 | 66 | 2 | 13 | .980 | 4.69 | 0.4 | ||||||||
3B | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
OKC | PL | 2B | 51 | 50 | 452.8 | 83 | 147 | 4 | 28 | .983 | 4.57 | 1.2 | ||||||
SS | 33 | 33 | 298.1 | 50 | 106 | 4 | 21 | .975 | 4.71 | 3.0 | ||||||||
3B | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.50 | 0.0 | ||||||||
2B | 342 | 327 | 2937.8 | 586 | 1009 | 24 | 180 | .985 | 4.89 | 14.0 | ||||||||
SS | 190 | 184 | 1666.5 | 257 | 590 | 28 | 117 | .968 | 4.57 | 13.1 | ||||||||
3B | 13 | 2 | 47.0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.30 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 545 | 513 | 4651.4 | 849 | 1605 | 53 | 297 | .979 | 4.75 | 27.2 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 138 | 134 | 1221.7 | 241 | 420 | 22 | 83 | .985 | 4.97 |
Post-Season Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award. | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 28 | DEN | PL | 11 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .349 | .440 | .767 | 1.207 |
1954 | 30 | DEN | PL | 11 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .175 | .340 | .200 | .540 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 22 | 83 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 9 | .265 | .390 | .494 | .884 |
Batting Leaderboards Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold. (*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances. Season Rankings are League Based. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Black Ink Test: 0 Gray Ink Test: 62 Hall of Fame Standards: 49 |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Denver in 1952 |
Had first career hit (double) on 4/19/1952, off Angelo Castro (OKC) |
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1952, off Kenneth Thompson (NO) |
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 5/2/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game |
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1952 |
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game |
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game |
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1954 |
Traded from Denver to Oklahoma on 6/16/1955 (Going to OKC: 2B Joe Whelan, 1B August Jones, LF Carl Benda. Going to DEN: 1B Rod Madera, 3B Joel Monroy, RF Leroy Thornsberry, LF Greg Wampler) |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1955, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 10 RBI |
Drove in 6 runs against Denver on 6/25/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game |
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