Possum Whitted
1912–1922 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,026G
.269AVG
.313OBP
.361SLG
More career statistics
978H
23HR
451RBI
116SB
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 · Games | 1,026 | 1,024 |
| Batting · At bats | 3,630 | 3,629 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 53 | 106 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 310 | 312 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,041 | 4,040 |
| Batting · RBI | 451 | 467 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 116 | 122 |
| Batting · Walks | 215 | 216 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,026 | 4,041 | 3,630 | 440 | 978 | 145 | 60 | 23 | 451 | 215 | 310 | 116 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 1,312 | .269 | .313 | .361 | .674 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1915-09-23 to 1916-04-19
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1916-06-30 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1916-08-25 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1917-06-20 | 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 | 503 | 1926 | 467 | 12 | 232 | 91 | 141 | .268 | .290 | .370 |
| Away | 521 | 2114 | 511 | 11 | 235 | 125 | 171 | .271 | .301 | .353 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 82 | 333 | 78 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 30 | .259 | .273 | .312 |
| May | 156 | 594 | 138 | 3 | 66 | 32 | 39 | .260 | .286 | .364 |
| June | 161 | 627 | 163 | 7 | 87 | 35 | 46 | .289 | .316 | .392 |
| July | 189 | 740 | 181 | 3 | 83 | 34 | 56 | .272 | .291 | .365 |
| August | 209 | 833 | 194 | 6 | 100 | 41 | 58 | .258 | .282 | .346 |
| September | 204 | 817 | 203 | 1 | 90 | 53 | 73 | .277 | .313 | .362 |
| October | 23 | 96 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | .247 | .302 | .424 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 155 | 597 | 156 | 3 | 70 | 34 | 50 | .291 | .318 | .397 |
| new-york-giants | 153 | 596 | 141 | 6 | 56 | 26 | 42 | .256 | .280 | .356 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 151 | 602 | 140 | 3 | 66 | 41 | 68 | .264 | .301 | .343 |
| boston-braves | 143 | 541 | 128 | 2 | 70 | 28 | 27 | .262 | .288 | .350 |
| cincinnati-reds | 132 | 523 | 124 | 1 | 58 | 21 | 33 | .264 | .277 | .358 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 109 | 451 | 109 | 3 | 46 | 31 | 39 | .273 | .310 | .366 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 108 | 429 | 95 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 33 | .247 | .275 | .310 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 73 | 301 | 85 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 20 | .314 | .322 | .432 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 46 | 12 | – | 7 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1913 | St. Louis Cardinals | 124 | 404 | 89 | – | 44 | 9 | .220 | – | – |
| 1914 | Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 249 | 61 | 2 | 34 | 12 | .245 | – | – |
| 1915 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 128 | 447 | 126 | 1 | 51 | 25 | .282 | – | – |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 526 | 148 | 6 | 68 | 31 | .281 | – | – |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 553 | 155 | 3 | 64 | 11 | .280 | – | – |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 86 | 21 | – | 3 | 4 | .244 | – | – |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 111 | 420 | 123 | 3 | 56 | 13 | .293 | – | – |
| 1920 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 494 | 129 | 1 | 77 | 11 | .261 | – | – |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 403 | 114 | 7 | 63 | 5 | .283 | – | – |
| 1922 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |