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Bats: R Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1927-07-07 Β· Played 1951–1962 Β· College: University of Washington (1947–1948) Β· Career WAR 2.0 (bWAR) Β·

IDsBBREF=whitesa02, LAHMAN=whitesa02, MLBAM=124187, RETROSHEET=whits103

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Batting

YearTeamLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSWAR
1951BOSAL4110200000003.182.182.182.364-0.1
1952BOSAL115381351072021049231643.281.310.423.7331.3
1953BOSAL136476591303421364322948.273.318.435.7531.5
1954BOSAL137493461392521475132150.282.307.426.7330.7
1955BOSAL143544651423041164124458.261.323.392.7151.0
1956BOSAL1143922896152544213540.245.304.332.636-1.4
1957BOSAL1113402473101331012538.215.267.276.543-2.0
1958BOSAL1023282585153635112137.259.305.378.6830.8
1959BOSAL11937734107134142422339.284.324.347.6710.3
1961ML1NL216311410150029.222.242.286.528-0.1
1962PHINL41977214021200216.216.238.320.5580.0
Total1043350232491616720664211415218381.262.305.377.6822.0

Fielding

YearTeamLgPosGGSInnPOAEDP
1951BOSALC415102
1952BOSALC1104645997
1953BOSALC1315886899
1954BOSALC1331241114.0677801611
1955BOSALC1431421255.267171128
1956BOSALC114112973.0547601013
1957BOSALC111105888.048949813
1958BOSALC10291805.24503868
1959BOSALC119111940.15575668
1961ML1NLC2018162.2107530
1962PHINLC4031257.01731954
Total10277346396.147385068483

Ejections (11)

DateAsReason
1952-07-02PlayerBalls and strikes
1952-08-28PlayerField conditions
1953-04-17PlayerFighting with Allie Clark
1956-04-25PlayerBalls and strikes
1956-05-25PlayerArguing balls and strikes
1956-08-28PlayerCall at HP (Threw ball)
1957-05-21PlayerBalls and strikes
1957-09-25PlayerBalls and strikes
1958-05-02PlayerCall at HP
1959-07-16PlayerBalls and strikes
1962-06-29PlayerBalls and strikes