Burgess Whitehead
1933–1946 · bats R / throws R · NLS, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
924G
.266AVG
.304OBP
.331SLG
883H
17HR
243RBI
51SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 924 | 3,565 | 3,316 | 415 | 883 | 101 | 31 | 17 | 243 | 153 | 138 | 51 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 1,097 | .266 | .304 | .331 | .635 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1935-04-21 to 1935-05-08
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1935-07-04 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1935-07-14 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1936-07-04 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 466 | 1762 | 461 | 16 | 137 | 75 | 65 | .282 | .304 | .357 |
| Away | 458 | 1803 | 422 | 1 | 106 | 78 | 73 | .251 | .277 | .305 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 67 | 270 | 69 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | .286 | .319 | .365 |
| May | 174 | 682 | 164 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 24 | .261 | .283 | .337 |
| June | 168 | 638 | 165 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 30 | .270 | .288 | .356 |
| July | 190 | 797 | 199 | 4 | 58 | 31 | 28 | .268 | .289 | .329 |
| August | 172 | 647 | 149 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 24 | .249 | .277 | .297 |
| September | 150 | 520 | 134 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 20 | .276 | .304 | .318 |
| October | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .375 | .545 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 135 | 490 | 124 | 6 | 44 | 20 | 21 | .271 | .294 | .350 |
| chicago-cubs | 134 | 517 | 107 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 16 | .221 | .251 | .268 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 131 | 531 | 142 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 31 | .282 | .299 | .349 |
| boston-braves | 129 | 519 | 141 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 13 | .293 | .308 | .366 |
| cincinnati-reds | 127 | 485 | 127 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 19 | .280 | .299 | .350 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 122 | 477 | 113 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 17 | .261 | .294 | .321 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 100 | 415 | 104 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 14 | .269 | .299 | .319 |
| new-york-giants | 46 | 131 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | .216 | .260 | .293 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 332 | 92 | 1 | 24 | 5 | .277 | – | – |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 338 | 89 | – | 33 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 1936 |  New York Giants | 154 | 632 | 176 | 4 | 46 | 14 | .278 | – | – |
| 1937 | New York Giants | 152 | 574 | 164 | 5 | 51 | 7 | .286 | – | – |
| 1939 | New York Giants | 95 | 335 | 80 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1940 | New York Giants | 133 | 568 | 160 | 4 | 36 | 9 | .282 | – | – |
| 1941 | New York Giants | 116 | 403 | 92 | 1 | 23 | 7 | .228 | – | – |
| 1946 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 127 | 28 | – | 5 | 3 | .220 | – | – |