David Whatley
1937–1944 · bats L / throws R · AST, Birmingham Black Barons, CV9, Homestead Grays, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees, SAS
193G
.355AVG
.393OBP
.535SLG
245H
11HR
68RBI
20SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | 742 | 691 | 137 | 245 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 68 | 42 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 370 | .355 | .393 | .535 | .928 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1938-07-10 to 1939-06-18
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1937-08-16 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1937-05-16 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1941-08-28 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 102 | 415 | 134 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 6 | .349 | .383 | .534 |
| Away | 91 | 327 | 111 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 8 | .362 | .391 | .537 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| May | 59 | 238 | 71 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | .316 | .336 | .467 |
| June | 40 | 157 | 47 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 3 | .326 | .369 | .542 |
| July | 49 | 152 | 51 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .372 | .421 | .562 |
| August | 31 | 135 | 57 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | .442 | .459 | .674 |
| September | 13 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .346 | .393 | .404 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 42 | 167 | 57 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .358 | .383 | .528 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 33 | 124 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .257 | .298 | .398 |
| newark-eagles | 29 | 114 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .368 | .412 | .443 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 15 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .314 | .400 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 14 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .264 | .322 | .302 |
| new-york-cubans | 13 | 58 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .327 | .379 | .577 |
| SSA | 9 | 41 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .590 | .610 | 1.231 |
| chicago-american-giants | 8 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .448 | .778 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 27 | 102 | 44 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .431 | – | – |
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox | 33 | 101 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .436 | – | – |
| 1939 | CV9, Homestead Grays | 24 | 96 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .427 | – | – |
| 1940 |  Homestead Grays | 38 | 152 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .309 | – | – |
| 1941 | Homestead Grays | 37 | 146 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .308 | – | – |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 23 | 75 | 19 | – | 3 | 3 | .253 | – | – |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees | 11 | 19 | 5 | – | 4 | 1 | .263 | – | – |