Larry Whisenton
1977–1982 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves
116G
.234AVG
.326OBP
.371SLG
More career statistics
48H
4HR
21RBI
3SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 237 | 205 | 27 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | .234 | .326 | .371 | .697 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1978-09-29 to 1979-09-13
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 hits | 1982-05-25 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | 1982-07-15 | 1 in 98 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | 1982-07-16 | 1 in 65 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 63 | 114 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 17 | .265 | .360 | .408 |
| Away | 53 | 123 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | .206 | .293 | .336 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .545 | .500 |
| May | 20 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | .314 | .405 | .457 |
| June | 13 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .154 | .267 | .308 |
| July | 13 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | .207 | .343 | .552 |
| August | 17 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .286 | .382 | .429 |
| September | 42 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .186 | .247 | .257 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .172 | .273 | .207 |
| cincinnati-reds | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .259 | .333 | .333 |
| san-francisco-giants | 15 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .219 | .278 | .312 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .100 | .217 | .300 |
| san-diego-padres | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .333 | .692 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .308 | .438 | .538 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .308 | .438 | .385 |
| chicago-cubs | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .350 | .500 | .550 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Atlanta Braves | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1978 | Atlanta Braves | 6 | 16 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1979 | Atlanta Braves | 13 | 37 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1981 | Atlanta Braves | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1982 | Atlanta Braves | 84 | 143 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .238 | – | – |