LF Walter 'Big Thunder' Wheatley #11
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/28/1965
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LF WALTER 'BIG THUNDER' WHEATLEY #11 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/03/1936
Born in:Brattleboro, VT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 170 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 12th Pick in Round 14
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
1951 Total - 14 21 87 39 7 1 4 29 35 14 2 2 7 0 0 .448 .524 .690 1.213 100 100 1.7
1952 Total - 15 38 158 68 13 1 7 44 61 25 2 3 8 0 0 .430 .505 .658 1.164 100 100 2.8
1953 Total - 16 39 162 73 16 0 8 48 74 28 2 3 7 0 0 .451 .528 .698 1.226 100 100 3.4
1954 Total - 17 38 167 74 15 0 7 50 66 19 2 2 11 0 0 .443 .500 .659 1.159 100 100 2.9
1954 Jackson - C 17 53 153 52 10 3 10 42 31 45 2 2 31 8 6 .340 .490 .641 1.131 211 219 3.7
1955 Jackson - C 18 46 129 29 6 1 6 23 20 29 2 1 30 2 1 .225 .373 .426 .799 126 133 1.4
1956 Jackson - C 19 55 157 37 6 1 5 26 29 43 0 1 35 4 3 .236 .398 .382 .780 123 131 2.7
1957 Jackson - C 20 39 78 23 2 0 2 13 14 13 1 1 18 1 0 .295 .398 .397 .795 118 121 1.1
1958 Spokane - B 21 56 195 50 9 2 6 27 17 6 1 3 49 2 0 .256 .278 .415 .693 97 99 1.8
1958 Gary - A 21 56 165 39 10 2 8 20 28 40 0 0 55 1 0 .236 .385 .467 .852 130 118 0.7
1959 Gary - A 22 89 318 98 15 2 21 73 57 65 0 5 88 2 2 .308 .420 .566 .986 161 165 4.9
1959 Birmingham - AA 22 45 152 33 7 1 7 22 19 29 0 1 43 1 1 .217 .341 .414 .755 101 102 1.2
1960 Spokane - B 23 16 65 20 7 0 3 12 9 2 0 0 12 0 0 .308 .328 .554 .882 144 143 0.7
1960 Gary - A 23 6 16 6 1 1 4 11 7 7 0 0 3 0 0 .375 .565 1.312 1.878 382 355 0.7
1961 Dayton - AA 24 136 488 117 25 4 21 91 68 93 1 4 156 2 3 .240 .360 .436 .797 130 135 4.2
1962 Dayton - AA 25 136 509 128 26 9 18 95 62 74 2 2 124 3 1 .251 .348 .444 .792 131 135 4.1
1963 Dayton - AA 26 133 492 99 18 2 20 81 65 79 1 4 154 4 3 .201 .311 .368 .679 100 102 2.4
1964 Dayton - AA 27 126 462 128 19 5 26 92 66 78 2 4 124 6 2 .277 .381 .509 .890 154 156 4.8
Total DIX 45 152 33 7 1 7 22 19 29 0 1 43 1 1 .217 .341 .414 .755 101 102
Total EA 531 1951 472 88 20 85 359 261 324 6 14 558 15 9 .242 .349 .438 .788 128 132
Total HL 151 499 143 26 5 33 104 92 112 0 5 146 3 2 .287 .414 .557 .971 159 156
Total COW 72 260 70 16 2 9 39 26 8 1 3 61 2 0 .269 .290 .450 .740 108 110
Total GSL 193 517 141 24 5 23 104 94 130 5 5 114 15 10 .273 .420 .472 .892 150 157
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Jackson - C LF 22 20 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 177.1 2.03 +2.5 1.044
1954 Jackson - C CF 30 23 53 0 0 53 0 1.000 204.1 2.33 +2.2 1.013
1954 Jackson - C RF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 33.0 1.09 -0.0 .931
1955 Jackson - C LF 24 22 36 0 0 37 1 .973 183.0 1.77 +1.9 1.049
1955 Jackson - C CF 24 19 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 156.2 1.95 +0.3 1.034
1956 Jackson - C 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .000
1956 Jackson - C LF 37 37 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 289.0 2.06 +5.0 1.105
1956 Jackson - C CF 16 16 42 0 0 42 0 1.000 134.1 2.81 +2.5 1.089
1957 Jackson - C 1B 4 2 16 1 2 17 0 1.000 19.0 8.05 +0.4 1.570
1957 Jackson - C LF 9 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +1.1 1.918
1957 Jackson - C CF 24 21 51 0 0 52 1 .981 161.1 2.85 +0.9 1.019
1957 Jackson - C RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Gary - A LF 18 17 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 149.2 1.20 -0.0 1.027
1958 Gary - A CF 36 33 77 0 0 80 3 .963 287.2 2.41 +1.2 1.028
1958 Spokane - B CF 55 53 131 0 0 133 2 .985 458.0 2.57 +5.2 1.056
1959 Gary - A 1B 4 3 27 0 1 28 1 .964 30.1 8.01 -0.5 .863
1959 Birmingham - AA LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 .976
1959 Gary - A LF 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1959 Birmingham - AA CF 35 29 91 1 0 92 0 1.000 267.2 3.09 +4.2 1.051
1959 Gary - A CF 25 19 65 2 1 69 2 .971 181.2 3.32 +4.3 1.080
1959 Birmingham - AA RF 13 13 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 100.0 1.35 +0.7 1.011
1959 Gary - A RF 62 62 89 1 0 91 1 .989 516.2 1.57 +5.8 1.091
1960 Spokane - B LF 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 50.0 1.80 +0.3 1.076
1960 Gary - A CF 5 4 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 37.0 4.14 +0.3 .984
1960 Spokane - B CF 10 10 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 81.1 3.65 +2.2 1.146
1960 Gary - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .970
1961 Dayton - AA LF 110 109 210 1 0 216 5 .977 907.1 2.09 +6.1 1.043
1961 Dayton - AA CF 52 20 95 3 2 100 2 .980 250.1 3.52 +4.4 1.049
1961 Dayton - AA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .986
1962 Dayton - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Dayton - AA LF 122 116 222 1 1 231 8 .965 1062.2 1.89 +6.1 1.033
1962 Dayton - AA CF 14 12 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 110.1 2.12 +0.4 .980
1963 Dayton - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Dayton - AA LF 122 120 224 5 2 233 4 .983 1066.1 1.93 +9.7 1.067
1963 Dayton - AA CF 11 7 12 0 0 13 1 .923 72.0 1.50 +0.2 .991
1963 Dayton - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.1 .987
1964 Dayton - AA LF 112 111 194 5 0 203 4 .980 972.0 1.84 +4.8 1.029
1964 Dayton - AA CF 19 8 17 3 0 20 0 1.000 102.2 1.75 -1.0 1.022
1964 Dayton - AA RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.2 1.060
TOTAL 1B 8 5 43 1 3 45 1 .978 49.1 8.03 -0.1 1.039
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 597 559 1026 12 3 1060 22 .979 4893.2 1.91 +37.4 1.048
TOTAL CF 356 274 743 10 3 764 11 .986 2505.1 2.71 +27.2 1.045
TOTAL RF 86 80 113 1 0 115 1 .991 675.1 1.52 +6.4 1.069
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Enfield; Enfield, NH) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 14, Pick 12, 220th overall pick).
09/12/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
08/02/1956 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/1957 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/28/1957 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/12/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
04/24/1958 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
04/23/1960 Goes 5-5 against the Vancouver Mounties, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
04/30/1960 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 4 months.
04/12/1961 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
04/17/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
07/17/1961 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1961 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1961 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Dayton Dukes development complex.
05/21/1962 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
09/01/1963 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
09/23/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Dayton Dukes!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/11/1964 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/13/1964 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
08/10/1964 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/31/1964 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1964 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
09/13/1964 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/01/1965 Released by the Dallas organization.
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