John Whitehead
1935–1942 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns
172G
.169AVG
.220OBP
.175SLG
55H
0HR
30RBI
0SB
49–54W–L
944IP
257K
4.56ERA
119GS
4SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | 366 | 325 | 24 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | .169 | .220 | .175 | .395 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 944.0 | 172 | 119 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 4 | 1,074 | 537 | 478 | 69 | 373 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 1.533 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1936-05-30 to 1936-06-13
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 11 walks allowed | 1938-08-18 | 1 in 11,436 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1936-05-21 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1938-06-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 88 | 171 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 25 | .187 | .222 | .200 |
| Away | 84 | 195 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 28 | .154 | .190 | .154 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .103 | .100 | .103 |
| May | 25 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | .192 | .242 | .192 |
| June | 31 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .179 | .190 | .179 |
| July | 41 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | .167 | .214 | .183 |
| August | 36 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .123 | .145 | .123 |
| September | 19 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .265 | .341 | .294 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 31 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .154 | .161 | .173 |
| boston-red-sox | 29 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .121 | .182 | .121 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 24 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .179 | .243 | .179 |
| new-york-yankees | 24 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .160 | .167 |
| cleveland-guardians | 21 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .133 | .206 | .167 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .257 | .243 | .257 |
| st-louis-browns | 18 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| chicago-white-sox | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Chicago White Sox | 28 | 82 | 12 | – | 9 | – | .146 | 222 | 72 |
| 1936 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 87 | 21 | – | 9 | – | .241 | 230 | 72 |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | 26 | 58 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .224 | 165 | 46 |
| 1938 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 60 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .100 | 183 | 38 |
| 1939 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 33 | 26 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .038 | 98 | 18 |
| 1940 |  St. Louis Browns | 15 | 12 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 40 | 11 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Browns | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |