Pinky Whitney
Arthur Carter Whitney
Born: January 2, 1905
San Antonio, TX USA
Deceased: 1987
Center, TX USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1928-1939
Minor League Statistics
Pinky Whitney compiled a career batting average of .295 with 93 home runs and 927 RBI in his 1539-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Boston Bees. He began playing during the 1928 season and last took the field during the 1939 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 636 | 585 | 73 | 176 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 30 | .301 | .342 | .426 | .768 | 249 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 697 | 612 | 89 | 200 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 35 | .327 | .390 | .482 | .872 | 295 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 662 | 606 | 87 | 207 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 41 | .342 | .383 | .465 | .849 | 282 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 541 | 501 | 64 | 144 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 38 | .287 | .331 | .433 | .765 | 217 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 678 | 624 | 93 | 186 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 66 | .298 | .335 | .449 | .784 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 132 | 121 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .264 | .310 | .372 | .682 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | 100 | 414 | 382 | 42 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23 | .246 | .296 | .364 | .660 | 139 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | 146 | 597 | 563 | 58 | 146 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 54 | .259 | .294 | .377 | .671 | 212 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | 126 | 491 | 458 | 41 | 125 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 36 | .273 | .312 | .367 | .679 | 168 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Boston Bees | 10 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .175 | .233 | .175 | .408 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 114 | 464 | 411 | 44 | 121 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 33 | .294 | .354 | .394 | .748 | 162 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 542 | 487 | 56 | 166 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 44 | .341 | .395 | .446 | .841 | 217 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 332 | 300 | 27 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22 | .277 | .336 | .343 | .680 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 88 | 75 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .187 | .256 | .253 | .509 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1539 | 6317 | 5765 | 696 | 1701 | 303 | 56 | 93 | 927 | 45 | 0 | 400 | 438 | .295 | .343 | .415 | .758 | 2395 | 94 | 17 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 171 | 293 | 22 | 27 | .955 | 3.114 | |
| 1929 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 168 | 333 | 17 | 29 | .967 | 3.253 | |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 186 | 313 | 18 | 29 | .965 | 3.372 | |
| 1931 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 217 | 19 | 21 | .948 | 2.719 | |
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | .944 | 6.800 | |
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 177 | 276 | 19 | 31 | .960 | 3.000 | |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 5.111 | |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 77 | 187 | 8 | 15 | .971 | 3.106 | |
| 1933 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 48 | 3 | 6 | .963 | 2.600 | |
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 116 | 6 | 19 | .968 | 5.028 | |
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 105 | 227 | 11 | 11 | .968 | 2.991 | |
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | 161 | 7 | 17 | .975 | 5.592 | |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 144 | 10 | 8 | .958 | 3.068 | |
| 1936 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1936 | NL | Boston Bees | 3B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 3.300 | |
| 1936 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 106 | 212 | 15 | 15 | .955 | 2.865 | |
| 1937 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 130 | 0 | 0.0 | 136 | 238 | 7 | 17 | .982 | 2.877 | |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.750 | |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 75 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 131 | 14 | 8 | .934 | 2.653 | |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 10 | 1 | 11 | .991 | 8.833 | |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.125 | |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
| Totals | 1495 | 0 | 0.0 | 1828 | 3019 | 180 | 288 | .964 | 3.242 |
Awards
1937 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
