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| Player Report for #2 Bird Whitman | | Thursday, October 1st, 1936 |  | | Name: | Bird Whitman | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $83,569 | | Birthday: | 05-09-1907 | Signed Through: | 1939 Season | | Age: | 29 | Years of Major League Service: | 6 Years, 35 Days | | Born in: | Fort Worth (Texas) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 173 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 6 Years, 168 Days | | Weight: | 183 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 7 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | 3B | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular) |
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| Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | | | Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | Talent | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Third Base 9 | | Stealing Ability: | 2 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 7 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1936 | CAG | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1936 | CAG | Win, 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-17-1936 | CAG | Win, 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-15-1936 | CLV | Loss, 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-14-1936 | CLV | Win, 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-13-1936 | CLV | Win, 6-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-12-1936 | SLS | Win, 8-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-11-1936 | SLS | Win, 7-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-10-1936 | SLS | Win, 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-08-1936 | @ DTS | Loss, 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Independence League 1936 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 146 | 545 | 163 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 94 | 85 | 67 | 103 | .299 | .371 | .440 | .812 | .756 | .141 | 31.0 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 143 | 622 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 240 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 86.9 | 5.61 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 177 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .461 | .525 | .986 | | Versus Right | | 368 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 29 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .323 | .399 | .723 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 96 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .353 | .292 | .645 | | May | | 88 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .316 | .364 | .679 | | June | | 111 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .384 | .423 | .807 | | July | | 92 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .438 | .543 | .981 | | August | | 97 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .349 | .443 | .792 | | September | | 61 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .382 | .656 | 1.038 | | Last Year | | 534 | 156 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 92 | 143 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .292 | .442 | .367 | .809 | | Career | | 1079 | 319 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 166 | 177 | 210 | 181 | 14 | 0 | 5 | .296 | .408 | .404 | .812 | | Home | | 267 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .354 | .419 | .774 | | Road | | 278 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .388 | .460 | .848 | | Grass | | 545 | 163 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 94 | 85 | 67 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .371 | .440 | .812 | | Night | | 545 | 163 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 94 | 85 | 67 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .371 | .440 | .812 | | Pinch Hitting | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Close/Late | | 120 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .441 | .425 | .866 | | Inning 1-3 | | 166 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .410 | .725 | | Inning 4-6 | | 195 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .374 | .467 | .840 | | Inning 7-9 | | 171 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .419 | .450 | .869 | | Extra Innings | | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .308 | .708 | | 0 Outs | | 184 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .305 | .337 | .642 | | 1 Outs | | 205 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 41 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .361 | .416 | .532 | .948 | | 2 Outs | | 156 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .391 | .442 | .833 | | Scoring Position | | 170 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 22 | 27 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .379 | .471 | .849 | | Bases Empty | | 268 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .381 | .437 | .818 | | Runner on 1st | | 107 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .333 | .402 | .735 | | Runner on 2nd | | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .396 | .325 | .721 | | Runner on 3rd | | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .294 | .240 | .534 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 52 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .439 | .692 | 1.131 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .346 | .500 | .846 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .353 | .500 | .853 | | Bases Loaded | | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .375 | .429 | .804 | | Two Strikes | | 234 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .252 | .261 | .513 | | First Pitch | | 72 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .288 | .347 | .635 | | Count 0-1 | | 59 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .350 | .508 | .858 | | Count 0-2 | | 40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .143 | .225 | .368 | | Count 1-0 | | 55 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .436 | .421 | .582 | 1.003 | | Count 1-1 | | 53 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .528 | .528 | .849 | 1.377 | | Count 1-2 | | 78 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .139 | .179 | .319 | | Count 2-0 | | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 | .474 | .526 | 1.000 | | Count 2-1 | | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .438 | .441 | .844 | 1.285 | | Count 2-2 | | 62 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .210 | .323 | .532 | | Count 3-0 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .950 | 1.000 | 1.950 | | Count 3-1 | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .636 | .389 | 1.025 | | Full Count | | 54 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .456 | .333 | .789 | | Behind in Count | | 177 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .210 | .299 | .509 | | Ahead in Count | | 127 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .402 | .546 | .622 | 1.168 |
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| Career Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1935 Kansas City - IND | 28 | 146 | 534 | 156 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 92 | 143 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .442 | .367 | .809 | 29.1 | | 1936 Kansas City - IND | 29 | 146 | 545 | 163 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 94 | 85 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 103 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .371 | .440 | .812 | 31.0 | | Total IND | 2 yrs. | 292 | 1079 | 319 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 166 | 177 | 210 | 5 | 14 | 181 | 1 | 1 | .296 | .408 | .404 | .812 | 60.2 |
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| Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
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| Player History | | 06-27-1935 | Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 07-01-1935 | Was selected to the 1935 Independence League All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1936 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (10). | | 07-27-1936 | Wins the IND IND Player of the Week Award. | | 08-25-1936 | Goes 5-6 against the St Louis Stars, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
| Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | Year | K | Rank | | 1935 | 78 | 2 | | 1936 | 103 | 1 |
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