LF Mike Whisman #14
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/08/1963
LF MIKE WHISMAN #14 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 4 4 4
Gap 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: 1 1 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 5
1st Base: - Center Field: 3
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/05/1963 DET Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/04/1963 @ BOS Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/03/1963 @ MIN Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/1963 CHI Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/01/1963 @ STL Loss, 6-7 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/31/1963 LAF Win, 16-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/30/1963 NYG Win, 8-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
03/29/1963 @ WAS Win, 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/27/1963 PHI Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/26/1963 @ DET Loss, 3-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/02/1937
Born in:Dayton, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$85,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 114 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 114 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 12th Pick in Round 1
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
1959 Cleveland - FABL 21 99 347 96 27 2 7 48 46 32 1 5 66 3 3 .277 .335 .427 .762 107 100 1.1
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 22 152 618 162 43 13 16 70 88 44 0 2 106 5 11 .262 .310 .451 .762 104 101 1.6
1961 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 150 631 170 34 11 15 84 100 46 3 4 86 9 6 .269 .320 .429 .750 102 102 0.6
1962 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 136 504 155 27 13 22 99 84 67 1 7 41 4 5 .308 .385 .544 .929 142 133 3.6
Total FABL 537 2100 583 131 39 60 301 318 189 5 18 299 21 25 .278 .336 .463 .799 113 109 6.9
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
1954 Total - 16 40 177 80 21 2 4 50 68 19 2 2 8 5 4 .452 .505 .661 1.166 100 100 3.2
1955 Total - 17 42 179 85 20 1 11 54 79 24 2 3 6 6 4 .475 .534 .782 1.316 100 100 4.2
1956 Total - 18 42 177 78 21 4 6 47 76 29 2 3 8 44 17 .441 .517 .706 1.223 100 100 3.6
1956 Ottumwa - C 18 25 90 25 4 0 2 16 11 22 1 1 19 4 4 .278 .421 .389 .810 112 118 0.3
1956 Savannah - B 18 49 198 57 11 5 3 18 27 25 2 3 32 8 4 .288 .368 .439 .808 116 110 1.3
1957 Savannah - B 19 44 171 43 9 0 5 20 25 28 1 1 29 3 2 .251 .358 .392 .750 101 98 0.8
1957 Wilmington - A 19 55 205 56 15 0 3 22 30 52 1 0 39 6 8 .273 .422 .390 .813 123 125 1.4
1958 Savannah - B 20 40 143 51 17 1 5 27 30 39 2 1 28 2 7 .357 .497 .594 1.092 183 188 1.8
1958 Wilmington - A 20 87 319 96 30 13 3 42 54 65 1 4 47 8 1 .301 .416 .505 .921 172 165 4.6
1958 Youngstown - AA 20 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .154 .167 .321 -4 -10 -0.1
1959 Youngstown - AA 21 39 147 37 9 3 0 9 25 25 1 0 34 3 1 .252 .364 .354 .718 114 119 1.6
Total EA 42 159 38 10 3 0 9 25 26 1 0 36 3 1 .239 .349 .340 .689 106 110
Total MAL 142 524 152 45 13 6 64 84 117 2 4 86 14 9 .290 .419 .460 .879 152 149
Total SEL 133 512 151 37 6 13 65 82 92 5 5 89 13 13 .295 .404 .467 .871 131 130
Total UMVA 25 90 25 4 0 2 16 11 22 1 1 19 4 4 .278 .421 .389 .810 112 118
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1959 Cleveland - FABL 21 5 17 7 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .412 .444 .529 .974 166 173 -0.3
Total FABL 5 17 7 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .412 .444 .529 .974 166 173
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Savannah - B CF 48 47 127 4 0 131 0 1.000 412.2 2.86 -3.2 .955
1956 Ottumwa - C CF 24 24 53 0 0 53 0 1.000 208.0 2.29 -1.1 .961
1956 Ottumwa - C RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Wilmington - A CF 53 53 179 3 1 185 3 .984 485.2 3.37 +5.5 1.039
1957 Savannah - B CF 42 42 124 9 1 136 3 .978 370.0 3.24 +1.3 1.051
1958 Wilmington - A LF 10 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 96.0 1.78 +0.1 .993
1958 Savannah - B LF 13 12 22 0 0 23 1 .957 105.2 1.87 +0.3 .968
1958 Youngstown - AA CF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 +0.1 1.017
1958 Wilmington - A CF 75 72 174 5 2 181 2 .989 648.2 2.48 +0.5 1.008
1958 Savannah - B CF 22 21 54 2 0 58 2 .966 193.1 2.61 -2.5 .983
1958 Wilmington - A RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 +0.1 .964
1958 Savannah - B RF 5 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 38.1 2.82 -0.5 .899
1959 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Youngstown - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Cleveland - MLB CF 98 96 237 8 0 246 1 .996 844.2 2.61 -4.6 .973
1959 Youngstown - AA CF 38 34 96 5 2 102 1 .990 324.2 2.80 +4.1 1.055
1959 Cleveland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Youngstown - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 23 22 37 1 0 38 0 1.000 189.2 1.80 +1.9 1.054
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 127 122 267 18 3 292 7 .976 1101.2 2.33 -5.1 .970
1961 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 6 6 8 0 0 10 2 .800 52.0 1.38 +0.7 1.246
1961 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 144 140 319 12 2 343 12 .965 1243.0 2.40 -16.9 .932
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 109 108 194 3 0 203 6 .970 946.0 1.87 +5.3 1.036
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 25 21 42 3 0 46 1 .978 187.1 2.16 -3.8 .869
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 162 158 280 4 0 293 9 .969 1393.1 1.83 +8.3 1.035
TOTAL CF 699 675 1677 69 11 1778 32 .982 6044.2 2.60 -25.6 .980
TOTAL RF 8 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 50.2 2.66 -0.5 .911
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Bluffton; Bluffton, IN) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick).
09/12/1956 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Charleston Seagulls, with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored.
03/13/1957 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/15/1957 Named the #54 prospect in the FABL
04/30/1957 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
10/12/1957 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
04/14/1958 Named the #96 prospect in the FABL
05/13/1958 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
08/18/1958 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
10/27/1959 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with 1B Norm Smith, RP Hank Cook, SP Pat Simon, and 2B Sam Peterson, in exchange for RF Paul Williams and RF Howie Taylor.
05/08/1962 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
06/11/1962 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/02/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Minutemen, with 1 3B, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 146 10
Year PA Rank
1961 684 2
Year AB Rank
1960 618 3
1961 631 3
Year H Rank
1961 170 10
Year K Rank
1960 106 5
Year TB Rank
1960 279 9
Year 2B Rank
1960 43 2
1961 34 7
Year 3B Rank
1960 13 2
1961 11 6
1962 13 4
Year R Rank
1961 100 9
Year IBB Rank
1962 8 2
Year SH Rank
1960 13 9
1961 13 4
Year SF Rank
1962 7 1
Year EBH Rank
1960 72 1
1961 60 8
1962 62 6
Year SLG Rank
1962 .544 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 8.01 10
Year ISO Rank
1960 .189 10
1962 .236 6
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .395 10
Year OPS Rank
1962 .929 9
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