RF Spud McWhirter #53
Knoxville Knights (NYI) DIX
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF SPUD MCWHIRTER #53 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 115 41 10 2 6 25 27 12 .357 .476 .635 0 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1975 JAC Loss, 9-13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/07/1975 JAC Win, 4-3 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/05/1975 BIR Loss, 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 BIR Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 BIR Win, 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 @ MTG Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 @ MTG Loss, 6-10 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1975 NAS Loss, 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1975 NAS Loss, 7-12 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 0
07/25/1975 NAS Loss, 1-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/14/1947
Born in:Uvalda, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 1st Pick in Round 18
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 115 41 10 2 6 25 20 27 12 .357 .476 .635 1.110 .466 .278 178
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 143 0 7 0 2 0 1 73 18 0 0 0.0 36.3 12.74 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   48 16 6 1 3 10 7 7 4 0 0 0 .333 .418 .688 1.106
Versus Right   67 25 4 1 3 15 13 20 8 1 0 0 .373 .511 .597 1.108
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .714 1.400 2.114
April   11 2 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 .182 .400 .273 .673
May   35 12 1 0 2 7 5 5 6 1 0 0 .343 .415 .543 .957
June   46 16 4 1 3 9 7 13 6 0 0 0 .348 .492 .674 1.165
July   17 7 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .412 .500 .706 1.206
August   6 4 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
Last Year   154 39 5 1 2 18 25 36 32 1 0 2 .253 .399 .338 .737
2 Years Ago   88 29 4 1 5 20 9 12 13 0 0 0 .330 .410 .568 .978
Career   636 183 32 7 16 91 95 129 99 6 0 4 .288 .408 .436 .843
Home   64 26 9 1 3 16 12 14 7 1 0 0 .406 .506 .719 1.225
Road   51 15 1 1 3 9 8 13 5 0 0 0 .294 .438 .529 .967
Grass   115 41 10 2 6 25 20 27 12 1 0 0 .357 .476 .635 1.110
Day   17 10 4 0 2 4 6 7 2 0 0 0 .588 .708 1.176 1.885
Night   98 31 6 2 4 21 14 20 10 1 0 0 .316 .429 .541 .969
As Starter   88 33 7 1 5 19 18 24 7 1 0 0 .375 .504 .648 1.152
As Reliever / Substitution   27 8 3 1 1 6 2 3 5 0 0 0 .296 .367 .593 .959
CENTURY LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 .091 .286 .091 .377 .174 .000 -12
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 1.17 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Versus Right   5 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   10 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
2 Years Ago   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Career   30 6 1 0 0 1 6 4 5 0 0 0 .200 .294 .233 .527
Home   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Road   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Grass   11 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .377
Day   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Night   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
As Starter   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Burlington - R 17 21 65 13 2 0 0 5 5 7 0 0 27 0 0 .200 .278 .231 .509 21 7 -0.7
1965 Winston-Salem - A 17 15 43 13 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 7 0 0 .302 .326 .372 .698 73 67 -0.1
1965 Wichita - A 17 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .077 -79 -104 -0.3
1966 Burlington - R 18 17 28 11 1 0 0 5 6 8 0 0 4 0 0 .393 .528 .429 .956 123 152 0.2
1966 Winston-Salem - A 18 4 10 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900 135 141 0.0
1967 Burlington - R 19 35 102 30 5 2 0 6 6 18 0 0 30 1 1 .294 .400 .382 .782 109 114 0.0
1967 Winston-Salem - A 19 28 59 13 0 2 1 6 11 16 0 3 16 0 0 .220 .372 .339 .711 115 113 0.4
1968 Burlington - R 20 23 62 15 1 0 0 4 3 14 0 0 15 0 0 .242 .382 .258 .640 72 85 0.0
1968 Winston-Salem - A 20 39 120 23 2 0 3 14 15 20 0 0 28 0 0 .192 .307 .283 .590 76 61 -0.3
1968 Wichita - A 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 107 106 0.0
1969 Knoxville - AA 21 43 122 35 5 2 2 12 21 19 0 3 18 1 0 .287 .375 .410 .785 126 113 0.6
1970 Knoxville - AA 22 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 1 0 .000 .294 .000 .294 -11 28 -0.1
1971 Knoxville - AA 23 7 19 6 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 3 0 0 .316 .536 .316 .852 151 150 0.1
1972 Knoxville - AA 24 52 126 33 8 1 1 14 18 21 2 1 18 0 1 .262 .373 .365 .738 117 120 0.8
1972 Little Rock - AAA 24 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664 94 104 0.0
1973 Wichita - A 25 32 105 30 4 2 3 14 19 18 0 2 22 0 0 .286 .384 .448 .832 127 122 0.3
1973 Knoxville - AA 25 38 88 29 4 1 5 20 9 12 0 0 13 0 0 .330 .410 .568 .978 163 161 1.0
1973 Little Rock - AAA 25 7 9 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556 45 41 -0.1
1974 Wichita - A 26 63 208 62 14 3 6 27 44 50 3 2 50 0 0 .298 .437 .481 .918 150 142 1.6
1974 Knoxville - AA 26 54 154 39 5 1 2 18 25 36 2 1 32 0 0 .253 .399 .338 .737 93 89 -0.4
1975 Knoxville - AA 27 55 115 41 10 2 6 25 20 27 0 1 12 0 0 .357 .476 .635 1.110 184 178 1.4
1975 Little Rock - AAA 27 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .377 -2 -12 -0.1
Total DIX 255 636 183 32 7 16 91 95 129 4 6 99 2 1 .288 .408 .436 .843 130 126
Total HL 102 328 93 18 5 9 41 63 69 3 4 82 0 0 .284 .408 .451 .860 135 128
Total SEL 86 232 53 3 2 5 25 31 38 0 4 54 0 0 .228 .332 .323 .655 89 80
Total UMVA 96 257 69 9 2 0 20 20 47 0 0 76 1 1 .268 .382 .319 .701 80 86
Total CL 27 30 6 1 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 5 0 0 .200 .294 .233 .527 42 40
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Wichita - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Winston-Salem - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Burlington - R LF 9 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 66.0 2.45 -0.7 .952
1965 Wichita - A RF 5 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 30.2 0.88 -0.1 1.045
1965 Winston-Salem - A RF 13 12 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 95.1 1.98 -0.1 1.013
1965 Burlington - R RF 10 10 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 85.0 3.07 -0.0 .999
1966 Burlington - R 1B 9 6 54 7 5 63 2 .968 57.2 9.52 -0.5 .906
1966 Burlington - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Winston-Salem - A RF 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 23.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1967 Winston-Salem - A 1B 16 9 75 3 7 79 1 .987 84.0 8.36 -0.5 .948
1967 Burlington - R 1B 29 28 182 9 14 194 3 .985 234.1 7.34 -2.4 .855
1967 Winston-Salem - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1967 Burlington - R LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.5 .707
1967 Winston-Salem - A RF 9 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 67.2 1.60 +1.5 1.069
1967 Burlington - R RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1968 Winston-Salem - A 1B 25 23 166 14 17 181 1 .994 176.1 9.19 -0.1 .959
1968 Burlington - R 1B 14 13 94 9 12 103 0 1.000 114.2 8.08 +0.9 1.065
1968 Winston-Salem - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.047
1968 Burlington - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Wichita - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.029
1968 Winston-Salem - A RF 11 11 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 77.0 1.05 -0.3 1.053
1968 Burlington - R RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1969 Knoxville - AA 1B 17 16 127 6 10 134 1 .993 135.2 8.82 -0.0 .956
1969 Knoxville - AA LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1969 Knoxville - AA RF 19 14 26 0 0 27 1 .963 139.1 1.68 -0.1 .952
1970 Knoxville - AA 1B 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.1 1.062
1970 Knoxville - AA RF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.1 1.026
1971 Knoxville - AA 1B 1 1 11 1 1 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.1 1.046
1971 Knoxville - AA RF 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 45.0 1.00 -1.0 .871
1972 Knoxville - AA 1B 18 17 138 12 17 151 1 .993 139.0 9.71 +1.4 1.014
1972 Little Rock - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Little Rock - AAA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1972 Knoxville - AA RF 16 14 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 122.1 1.77 -0.4 1.002
1973 Knoxville - AA C 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 5.2 11.12 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1973 Little Rock - AAA 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.047
1973 Knoxville - AA 1B 13 13 109 4 11 113 0 1.000 109.0 9.33 -0.2 .895
1973 Wichita - A 1B 21 21 164 9 22 174 1 .994 173.0 9.00 -0.9 .971
1973 Little Rock - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Knoxville - AA LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.4 1.024
1973 Wichita - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Little Rock - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Little Rock - AAA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 -0.3 .999
1973 Knoxville - AA RF 10 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 43.2 1.65 +0.4 1.030
1973 Wichita - A RF 8 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 53.0 1.53 -1.6 .931
1974 Knoxville - AA 1B 22 21 176 13 18 191 2 .990 175.0 9.72 -1.5 .920
1974 Wichita - A 1B 18 18 139 10 16 150 1 .993 161.0 8.33 +0.1 1.050
1974 Knoxville - AA LF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.5 1.034
1974 Wichita - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Knoxville - AA RF 23 17 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 150.1 1.50 -1.9 .885
1974 Wichita - A RF 35 35 53 5 0 59 1 .983 304.1 1.72 -1.8 .944
1975 Little Rock - AAA 1B 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 +0.0 .000
1975 Knoxville - AA 1B 18 17 123 11 25 135 1 .993 134.2 8.96 +0.8 1.066
1975 Knoxville - AA LF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 43.0 1.67 -0.2 1.013
1975 Little Rock - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1975 Knoxville - AA RF 6 4 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 35.0 1.29 -0.9 .806
TOTAL C 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 5.2 11.12 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 224 205 1577 109 175 1700 14 .992 1720.1 8.82 -2.6 .968
TOTAL LF 29 22 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 190.2 1.79 -0.8 .962
TOTAL RF 189 153 235 9 0 246 2 .992 1333.1 1.65 -8.4 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Estill; Estill, SC) by the New York Imperials. (Round 18, Pick 1, 343rd overall pick).
09/08/1968 Wins the 1968 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
08/15/1970 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 8-9 weeks.
05/02/1972 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/08/1975 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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