Pinky Whitney
1928–1939 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
1,539G
.295AVG
.343OBP
.415SLG
More career statistics
1,701H
93HR
927RBI
45SB
1Rare feat
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 5,765 | 5,766 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,701 | 1,699 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 438 | 437 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,317 | 6,315 |
| Batting · RBI | 927 | 937 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 45 | 47 |
| Batting · Triples | 56 | 57 |
| Batting · Walks | 400 | 397 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,539 | 6,317 | 5,765 | 696 | 1,701 | 303 | 56 | 93 | 927 | 400 | 438 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2,395 | .295 | .343 | .415 | .758 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1931-05-15 to 1931-06-05
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1929-07-30 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1932-08-01 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1930-08-03 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 754 | 3066 | 859 | 51 | 498 | 203 | 202 | .308 | .346 | .433 |
| Away | 785 | 3249 | 840 | 42 | 439 | 194 | 235 | .282 | .318 | .399 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 110 | 458 | 117 | 2 | 60 | 32 | 30 | .281 | .325 | .355 |
| May | 278 | 1137 | 284 | 23 | 163 | 85 | 86 | .282 | .325 | .412 |
| June | 280 | 1159 | 352 | 22 | 204 | 60 | 80 | .325 | .355 | .473 |
| July | 315 | 1302 | 345 | 25 | 201 | 81 | 84 | .290 | .327 | .429 |
| August | 279 | 1144 | 308 | 11 | 154 | 67 | 92 | .293 | .328 | .397 |
| September | 272 | 1094 | 288 | 10 | 153 | 72 | 63 | .289 | .329 | .389 |
| October | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .238 | .238 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 227 | 932 | 267 | 7 | 155 | 55 | 38 | .316 | .345 | .453 |
| chicago-cubs | 223 | 925 | 258 | 17 | 121 | 78 | 85 | .310 | .363 | .438 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 221 | 924 | 248 | 12 | 154 | 50 | 66 | .291 | .323 | .401 |
| new-york-giants | 221 | 911 | 224 | 19 | 142 | 63 | 65 | .271 | .315 | .386 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 214 | 863 | 240 | 16 | 126 | 57 | 62 | .304 | .344 | .422 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 213 | 862 | 223 | 11 | 117 | 34 | 60 | .276 | .298 | .391 |
| boston-braves | 161 | 658 | 175 | 7 | 90 | 48 | 45 | .297 | .339 | .414 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 59 | 240 | 64 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 16 | .291 | .317 | .423 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 585 | 176 | 10 | 105 | 2 | .301 | – | – |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 612 | 200 | 8 | 117 | 8 | .327 | – | – |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 607 | 207 | 8 | 123 | 3 | .341 | – | – |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 501 | 144 | 9 | 75 | 6 | .287 | – | – |
| 1932 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 624 | 186 | 13 | 124 | 7 | .298 | – | – |
| 1933 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 131 | 503 | 125 | 11 | 67 | 3 | .249 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Boston Braves | 146 | 563 | 145 | 12 | 78 | 7 | .258 | – | – |
| 1935 | Boston Braves | 126 | 458 | 125 | 4 | 62 | 3 | .273 | – | – |
| 1936 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 124 | 451 | 128 | 6 | 63 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 487 | 166 | 8 | 79 | 6 | .341 | – | – |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 300 | 83 | 3 | 38 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 6 | – | .187 | – | – |