1909
Born April 27, 1909
Coleman, TX, USA
John Whitehead Notable
John Whitehead divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1935, then the St. Louis Browns through 1942.
He went 49 and 54 with a 4.60 earned run average, pitching 944 innings in 172 games. He struck out 254, completed 52 of his 119 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 172 games he batted .169, with 55 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Coleman, TX, USA on April 27, 1909, and died on October 20, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHW | 28 | 82 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .146 |
| 1936 | CHW | 34 | 87 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .241 |
| 1937 | CHW | 26 | 58 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .224 |
| 1938 | CHW | 32 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .100 |
| 1939 | CHW/SLB | 33 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .038 |
| 1940 | SLB | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1942 | SLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 172 | 325 | 24 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 54 | 0 | .169 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHW | 13 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 222.1 | 209 | 92 | 101 | 72 | 3.72 |
| 1936 | CHW | 13 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 230.2 | 254 | 119 | 98 | 70 | 4.64 |
| 1937 | CHW | 11 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 165.2 | 191 | 75 | 56 | 45 | 4.07 |
| 1938 | CHW | 10 | 11 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 183.1 | 218 | 97 | 80 | 38 | 4.76 |
| 1939 | CHW/SLB | 1 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 98.0 | 148 | 72 | 22 | 18 | 6.61 |
| 1940 | SLB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 40.0 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 5.40 |
| 1942 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 49 | 54 | 172 | 119 | 4 | 944.0 | 1074 | 482 | 372 | 254 | 4.60 |
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