#39 Steve Whitaker, Centerfield, 31 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#39 Steve Whitaker, Centerfield, 31 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Thursday, 9/22/2020

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Steve Whitaker

5/7/1989
31
USA,WA,Tacoma
6"1
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Centerfield
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,078,571
2020
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	7	6	2	6
Versus LHP	6	6	6	2	5
Versus RHP	8	7	6	3	6
Talent	7	7	6	3	6

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Fielding Ratings
3B : 4 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 9 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 10 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 9

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/10	@CIN	L 3-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	#1
9/11	@CIN	L 5-9	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#6
9/12	NYM	L 7-12	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	#1
9/13	NYM	L 2-5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
9/14	NYM	W 6-2	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	#5	PoG
9/16	CIN	L 4-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
9/18	CIN	L 5-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
9/19	MIL	L 1-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
9/20	MIL	L 2-9	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	#6
9/21	MIL	L 5-16	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	#1

Batting Stats 2020

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	150	592	174	36	4	12	69	74	30	109	.294	.329	.429	.758	.700	.135
Projected	156	615	181	37	4	12	72	77	31	113	.294	.329	.429	.758	.700	.135

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	133	625	1	0	0	9	1	1	254	52	26	17	60.5	90.6	5.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	100	31	6	0	4	17	17	10	21	0	0	1	.310	.378	.490	.868
vs. RHP	492	143	30	4	8	52	57	20	88	1	1	0	.291	.318	.417	.734
Close/Late	57	20	6	0	1	5	12	1	12	1	1	0	.351	.350	.509	.859
Scoring Position	126	37	9	1	2	51	0	7	16	1	0	1	.294	.333	.429	.762
Pinch Hitting	12	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	1	0	.083	.143	.167	.310

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	77	299	97	26	3	6	43	44	12	55	.324	.349	.492	.841
Road	73	293	77	10	1	6	26	30	18	54	.263	.307	.365	.672
This Week	3	11	3	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	.273	.385	.364	.748
Last Week	5	21	8	2	0	1	3	4	1	3	.381	.409	.619	1.028
March/April	25	85	30	6	2	2	12	15	6	12	.353	.396	.541	.937
May	27	120	37	10	1	3	10	17	6	28	.308	.341	.483	.825
June	25	92	34	8	0	1	15	13	6	18	.370	.414	.489	.903
July	28	118	35	6	1	4	14	15	4	22	.297	.320	.466	.786
August	27	101	19	3	0	1	9	7	4	11	.188	.215	.248	.462
Sept/Oct	18	76	19	3	0	1	9	7	4	18	.250	.287	.329	.616

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1966	31	114	28	3	2	7	15	15	9	1	0	24	0	0	.246	.306	.491	.798	NYA
2015	152	506	136	33	3	11	75	64	22	2	6	104	19	12	.269	.299	.411	.710	PIT
2016	151	577	172	44	10	13	75	91	37	2	1	88	26	14	.298	.342	.477	.819	PIT
2017	152	639	187	44	4	16	99	98	36	2	2	111	35	13	.293	.331	.449	.781	PIT
2018	155	653	203	48	7	13	71	97	30	4	6	104	31	22	.311	.342	.466	.808	PIT
2019	154	602	176	38	6	13	69	93	41	2	5	97	30	17	.292	.337	.440	.777	PIT
2020	150	592	174	36	4	12	69	74	30	1	1	109	26	17	.294	.329	.429	.758	PIT
Total	945	3683	1076	246	36	85	473	532	205	14	21	637	167	95	.292	.330	.448	.778

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009, A	133	503	155	26	4	15	78	86	81	36	30	13	.308	.401	.465	.866
2010, A	10	45	15	3	3	0	2	11	5	5	2	1	.333	.400	.533	.933
2010, AA	24	91	19	0	2	5	18	9	9	17	2	0	.209	.275	.418	.692
2010, AAA	96	420	137	28	2	13	42	71	32	69	24	6	.326	.371	.495	.867
2011, AAA	130	542	176	17	6	33	84	109	41	97	24	5	.325	.368	.561	.929
2012, AAA	129	589	162	28	10	20	69	118	61	100	36	13	.275	.340	.458	.798
2013, AAA	129	514	154	24	7	17	82	85	54	88	25	5	.300	.364	.473	.836
2014, AAA	133	530	154	26	7	18	92	93	63	101	16	5	.291	.361	.468	.829

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2020

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	3.0	9.00
Third Base	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25
Leftfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
Centerfield	96	89	177	4	2	184	3	.984	788.1	2.10
Rightfield	44	44	80	5	2	86	1	.988	382.0	2.03

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/28/2009 to a minor league deal...
Traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh on 4/3/2009 (Going to PIT: CF Steve Whitaker. Going to TB: P Ex Pick)...
Injured on 8/10/2009 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days...
Injured on 5/21/2011 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days...
Injured on 7/18/2011 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
Injured on 8/27/2012 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week...
Injured on 5/6/2014 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 5 days...
Injured on 7/5/2014 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/4/2017, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 3 RBI...
Injured on 7/20/2017 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/8/2017, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 14 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Arizona on 8/21/2017...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2017, hitting .388 with 6 HR, 33 RBI...
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Florida on 4/22/2018...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/15/2018, hitting .563 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
1/29/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 8/20/2019...
1/29/2020: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/25/2020, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Hits
2017 - 187 - 6th
2018 - 203 - 1st

Doubles
2018 - 48 - 10th

Triples
2016 - 10 - 5th

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