John Whitehead
John Henderson Whitehead "Silent John"
Born: April 27, 1909
Coleman, TX US
Deceased: October 20, 1964
Bonham, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1931-1949
Major League Statistics
John Whitehead compiled a career record of 160 wins and 119 losses and a 3.32 ERA in his 372-game pitching career with the Dallas Steers, Toledo Mud Hens, Syracuse Stars, San Antonio Missions, Sherman Twins and Sherman-Denison Twins. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 11.0 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1932 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.87 | 40 | 15 | 185.0 | 165 | 72 | 59 | 72 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.42 | 40 | 226.0 | 222 | 132 | 111 | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 19 | 10 | .655 | 2.39 | 42 | 237.0 | 201 | 85 | 63 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2.70 | 16 | 11 | 80.0 | 86 | 31 | 24 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 9 | .182 | 5.27 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 82.0 | 95 | 58 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.00 | 9 | 71.0 | 78 | 16 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.20 | 17 | 142.0 | 115 | 28 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.20 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 200.0 | 240 | 87 | 71 | 24 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.38 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 173.0 | 185 | 77 | 65 | 17 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.01 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 157.0 | 196 | 91 | 70 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.00 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 111.0 | 142 | 61 | 37 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | C | ETXL | Sherman Twins | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54.0 | 74 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5.81 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 203.0 | 289 | 169 | 131 | 24 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 19 | 6 | .760 | 3.64 | 29 | 21 | 183.0 | 216 | 104 | 74 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.73 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 188.0 | 206 | 71 | 57 | 29 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 160 | 119 | .573 | 3.32 | 372 | 181 | 7 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 2303.0 | 2528 | 1093 | 849 | 0 | 459 | 0 | 370 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 41 | 66 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .152 | .288 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 41 | 87 | 87 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .184 | .218 | .402 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 43 | 88 | 88 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .205 | .386 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 16 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .381 | .381 | .762 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 18 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 18 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .156 | .311 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 28 | 81 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .172 | .243 | .172 | .415 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 25 | 72 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | .255 | .397 | .291 | .688 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 28 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .250 | .338 | .267 | .605 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 20 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .306 | .390 | .306 | .696 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 40 | 110 | 99 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .253 | .308 | .333 | .642 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 32 | 71 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .268 | .268 | .535 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 25 | 79 | 70 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .229 | .289 | .243 | .532 | 17 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 375 | 858 | 786 | 33 | 170 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 44 | .216 | .262 | .239 | .501 | 188 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 18 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 1942 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 28 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 4 | .950 | 2.036 |
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 25 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 2.160 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 23 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 2.000 |
| 1946 | C | ETXL | Sherman Twins | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 20 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.350 |
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | P | 31 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 5 | .965 | 1.774 |
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | P | 23 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 4 | .984 | 2.609 |
| Totals | 330 | 31 | 296 | 8 | 18 | .976 | .991 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1932 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1933 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1934 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1940 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1941 | AA | International League | Syracuse Stars | |||
| 1941 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1942 | A1 | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1946 | C | East Texas League | Sherman Twins | |||
| 1947 | B | Big State League | Sherman-Denison Twins | |||
| 1948 | B | Big State League | Sherman-Denison Twins | WS1 | ||
| 1949 | B | Big State League | Sherman-Denison Twins |
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