RF Spud McWhirter #28
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
RF SPUD MCWHIRTER #28 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
63 208 62 14 3 6 27 50 50 .298 .437 .481 0 1.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/1974 @ MEM Win, 9-6 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/18/1974 @ NAS Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ NAS Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/16/1974 @ NAS Win, 15-8 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/15/1974 JAC Loss, 3-6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/1974 JAC Loss, 1-9 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/12/1974 JAC Win, 10-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 BIR Win, 6-3 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 0
09/09/1974 BIR Loss, 4-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/08/1974 BIR Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 2 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:9 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 54 154 39 5 1 2 18 25 36 32 .253 .399 .338 .737 .332 .084 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 193 2 9 0 1 0 1 52 8 0 0 0.0 23.7 5.46 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 17 3 0 1 8 9 10 7 0 0 0 .405 .519 .548 1.067
Versus Right   112 22 2 1 1 10 16 26 25 1 0 2 .196 .355 .259 .614
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   23 5 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 .217 .308 .261 .569
June   41 13 0 0 0 6 7 12 10 1 0 0 .317 .463 .317 .780
July   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 .083 .353 .083 .436
August   24 8 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 .333 .429 .458 .887
September   54 12 4 1 1 10 9 13 11 0 0 1 .222 .382 .389 .771
Last Year   88 29 4 1 5 20 9 12 13 0 0 0 .330 .410 .568 .978
2 Years Ago   126 33 8 1 1 14 18 21 18 1 0 2 .262 .373 .365 .738
Career   521 142 22 5 10 66 75 102 87 5 0 4 .273 .392 .392 .784
Home   82 21 3 1 1 11 11 21 16 1 0 0 .256 .404 .354 .758
Road   72 18 2 0 1 7 14 15 16 0 0 2 .250 .393 .319 .713
Grass   154 39 5 1 2 18 25 36 32 1 0 2 .253 .399 .338 .737
Day   24 5 1 0 0 2 5 7 6 1 0 0 .208 .375 .250 .625
Night   130 34 4 1 2 16 20 29 26 0 0 2 .262 .404 .354 .758
As Starter   141 33 5 1 2 18 23 32 29 1 0 2 .234 .381 .326 .707
As Reliever / Substitution   13 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 .462 .588 .462 1.050
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 208 62 14 3 6 27 44 50 50 .298 .437 .481 .918 .416 .183 142
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 263 3 9 0 12 0 2 100 23 0 0 0.0 44.1 7.43 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   54 23 6 1 2 8 12 15 13 0 0 0 .426 .551 .685 1.236
Versus Right   154 39 8 2 4 19 32 35 37 2 0 3 .253 .397 .409 .806
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   21 7 1 0 2 4 2 1 8 0 0 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
May   66 21 5 2 2 9 14 12 15 0 0 2 .318 .438 .545 .983
June   34 10 3 0 1 3 7 15 11 1 0 0 .294 .500 .471 .971
July   55 13 4 0 0 3 12 14 9 1 0 1 .236 .394 .309 .703
August   32 11 1 1 1 8 9 8 7 0 0 0 .344 .475 .531 1.006
Last Year   105 30 4 2 3 14 19 18 22 2 0 0 .286 .384 .448 .832
Career   328 93 18 5 9 41 63 69 82 4 0 3 .284 .408 .451 .860
Home   72 22 6 1 1 9 12 20 17 1 0 0 .306 .452 .458 .910
Road   136 40 8 2 5 18 32 30 33 1 0 3 .294 .429 .493 .922
Grass   208 62 14 3 6 27 44 50 50 2 0 3 .298 .437 .481 .918
Day   44 13 4 1 0 4 13 11 14 0 0 2 .295 .456 .432 .888
Night   164 49 10 2 6 23 31 39 36 2 0 1 .299 .432 .494 .926
As Starter   200 59 14 2 6 27 44 49 47 2 0 3 .295 .437 .475 .912
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
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 .918 143 142 1.6
1974 Knoxville - AA 26 54 154 39 5 1 2 18 25 36 2 1 32 0 0 .253 .399 .338 .737 86 89 -0.4
Total DIX 200 521 142 22 5 10 66 75 102 4 5 87 2 1 .273 .392 .392 .784 115 114
Total HL 102 328 93 18 5 9 41 63 69 3 4 82 0 0 .284 .408 .451 .860 131 128
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 16 19 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .263 .300 .316 .616 72 76
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 Wichita - A 1B 18 18 139 10 16 150 1 .993 161.0 8.33 +0.1 1.050
1974 Wichita - A RF 35 35 53 5 0 59 1 .983 304.1 1.72 -1.8 .944
1974 Knoxville - AA RF 23 17 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 150.1 1.50 -1.9 .885
1974 Knoxville - AA 1B 22 21 176 13 18 191 2 .990 175.0 9.72 -1.5 .920
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
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 205 187 1447 98 150 1558 13 .992 1579.2 8.80 -3.4 .959
TOTAL LF 24 17 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 147.2 1.83 -0.6 .952
TOTAL RF 182 149 231 8 0 241 2 .992 1296.1 1.66 -7.5 .962
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.
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