Steve Whitaker
1966–1970 · bats L / throws R · New York Yankees, SE1, San Francisco Giants
266G
.230AVG
.283OBP
.367SLG
174H
24HR
84RBI
4SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 824 | 758 | 73 | 174 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 84 | 54 | 174 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 278 | .230 | .283 | .367 | .650 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1967-07-20 to 1967-08-01
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1970-04-14 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1966-08-27 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1967-08-29 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 139 | 436 | 95 | 19 | 55 | 26 | 83 | .235 | .278 | .421 |
| Away | 127 | 388 | 79 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 91 | .223 | .276 | .305 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 112 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | .180 | .241 | .240 |
| May | 59 | 153 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 36 | .230 | .301 | .353 |
| June | 38 | 118 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 19 | .234 | .297 | .411 |
| July | 36 | 119 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 26 | .270 | .311 | .414 |
| August | 22 | 92 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 13 | .322 | .337 | .563 |
| September | 64 | 213 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 49 | .172 | .211 | .268 |
| October | 4 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .438 | .412 | .812 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 34 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | .231 | .276 | .346 |
| minnesota-twins | 32 | 111 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 | .236 | .252 | .368 |
| california-angels | 27 | 90 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | .262 | .289 | .345 |
| detroit-tigers | 27 | 83 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 18 | .292 | .386 | .653 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | .226 | .261 | .310 |
| baltimore-orioles | 24 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | .226 | .314 | .323 |
| cleveland-guardians | 22 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | .182 | .239 | .273 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 20 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | .221 | .274 | .338 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  New York Yankees | 31 | 114 | 28 | 7 | 15 | – | .246 | – | – |
| 1967 | New York Yankees | 122 | 441 | 107 | 11 | 49 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1968 | New York Yankees | 28 | 60 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .117 | – | – |
| 1969 | SE1 | 69 | 116 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 2 | .250 | – | – |
| 1970 |  San Francisco Giants | 16 | 27 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .111 | – | – |