Matt Whisenant was born on Tuesday, June 8, 1971, in Los Angeles, California. Whisenant was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 4, 1997, with the Florida Marlins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Whisenant baseball stats page.
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Matt Whisenant![]() Matt Whisenant Autograph on a 1993 Classic Best (#149) |
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Matt WhisenantMatt Whisenant Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1997 | 26 | Marlins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1997 | 26 | Royals | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 86 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1998 | 27 | Royals | 70 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60.2 | 267 | 61 | 33 | 37 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1999 | 28 | Royals | 48 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6.35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 184 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 1999 | 28 | Padres | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 60 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | 29 | Padres | 24 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 95 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 189 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.96 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 158.0 | 711 | 146 | 87 | 96 | 8 | 104 | 5 | 114 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||
Matt WhisenantMatt Whisenant Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1997 | 26 | Marlins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | 26 | Royals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | 27 | Royals | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 28 | Royals | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 28 | Padres | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | 29 | Padres | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Matt WhisenantMatt Whisenant Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1997 Marlins | P | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1997 Royals | P | 24 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.42 |
| 1998 Royals | P | 70 | 0 | 182 | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
| 1999 Royals | P | 48 | 0 | 119 | 8 | 0.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.59 |
| 1999 Padres | P | 19 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 2000 Padres | P | 24 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 189 | 0 | 474 | 34 | 0.2 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 1.77 | |
| 4 Years | 189 | 0 | 474 | 34 | 0.2 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 1.77 | |
Matt WhisenantMatt Whisenant Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1997 Marlins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 13.50 | 20.25 |
| 1997 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 7.58 | 5.68 |
| 1998 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.36 | 6.68 | 4.90 |
| 1999 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.04 | 6.13 | 5.90 |
| 1999 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| 2000 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 5.06 | 7.17 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.10 | 6.49 | 5.92 |
Matt WhisenantMatt Whisenant Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1997 Florida Marlins | 30 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Kansas City Royals | 56 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Kansas City Royals | 56 | $185,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Kansas City Royals | 56 | $270,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 San Diego Padres | 50 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 San Diego Padres | 50 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
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