Fred Whitfield
1962–1970 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals
817G
.253AVG
.298OBP
.443SLG
578H
108HR
356RBI
7SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817 | 2,463 | 2,284 | 243 | 578 | 93 | 8 | 108 | 356 | 137 | 371 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 1,011 | .253 | .298 | .443 | .741 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1968-08-13 to 1968-08-23
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1963-07-04 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1963-07-21 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1962-08-12 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 416 | 1221 | 261 | 58 | 184 | 70 | 199 | .230 | .271 | .426 |
| Away | 401 | 1242 | 317 | 50 | 172 | 67 | 172 | .276 | .309 | .459 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 57 | 169 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 25 | .237 | .290 | .359 |
| May | 144 | 472 | 107 | 16 | 69 | 24 | 71 | .244 | .278 | .425 |
| June | 179 | 570 | 147 | 20 | 73 | 29 | 83 | .275 | .309 | .434 |
| July | 147 | 404 | 86 | 24 | 65 | 20 | 67 | .227 | .262 | .449 |
| August | 162 | 483 | 121 | 26 | 73 | 33 | 62 | .275 | .319 | .509 |
| September | 121 | 346 | 78 | 16 | 58 | 18 | 59 | .245 | .277 | .433 |
| October | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .158 | .278 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 74 | 278 | 72 | 15 | 45 | 8 | 47 | .271 | .288 | .508 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 68 | 232 | 42 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 29 | .194 | .228 | .355 |
| new-york-yankees | 67 | 232 | 62 | 23 | 55 | 8 | 34 | .282 | .302 | .627 |
| detroit-tigers | 62 | 221 | 52 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 42 | .260 | .308 | .425 |
| baltimore-orioles | 61 | 214 | 50 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 29 | .249 | .285 | .418 |
| chicago-white-sox | 61 | 203 | 43 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 31 | .228 | .256 | .354 |
| minnesota-twins | 60 | 204 | 60 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 24 | .305 | .319 | .518 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 57 | 183 | 45 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 22 | .274 | .322 | .445 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 158 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Cleveland Guardians | 109 | 346 | 87 | 21 | 54 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | 101 | 293 | 79 | 10 | 29 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 132 | 468 | 137 | 26 | 90 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | 137 | 502 | 121 | 27 | 78 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | 100 | 257 | 56 | 9 | 31 | 3 | .218 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 171 | 44 | 6 | 32 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 8 | – | .149 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Montreal Expos | 4 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .067 | – | – |