Whitey Wietelmann was born on Saturday, March 15, 1919, in Zanesville, Ohio. Wietelmann was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1939, with the Boston Bees. 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 Whitey Wietelmann baseball stats page.
"He (Whitey Wietelmann) was old school. He believed players should have a reverence for the history of the game. And he kept track of everything, down to every baseball in batting practice." - Padres' Equipment Manager Brian Prilaman
Whitey Wietelmann![]() Whitey Wietelmann Autograph on a 1944 Play Ball Reprint (#38) |
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Whitey WietelmannWhitey Wietelmann 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 |
| 1945 | 26 | Braves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1946 | 27 | Braves | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 2 Years | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
Whitey WietelmannWhitey Wietelmann 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 |
| 1939 | 20 | Bees | 23 | 69 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | .203 | .225 | .217 |
| 1940 | 21 | Bees | 35 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .195 | .283 | .220 |
| 1941 | 22 | Braves | 16 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .118 | .091 |
| 1942 | 23 | Braves | 13 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .289 | .265 |
| 1943 | 24 | Braves | 153 | 534 | 33 | 115 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 46 | - | 40 | 8 | - | 3 | 9 | .215 | .281 | .245 |
| 1944 | 25 | Braves | 125 | 417 | 46 | 100 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 33 | - | 25 | 10 | - | 3 | 5 | .240 | .300 | .302 |
| 1945 | 26 | Braves | 123 | 428 | 53 | 116 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 39 | - | 27 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | .271 | .335 | .348 |
| 1946 | 27 | Braves | 44 | 78 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .205 | .326 | .205 |
| 1947 | 28 | Pirates | 48 | 128 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | .234 | .300 | .305 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 580 | 1,762 | 170 | 409 | 55 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 122 | 156 | - | 131 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 29 | .232 | .298 | .282 | ||
Whitey WietelmannWhitey Wietelmann Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1939 Bees | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1939 Bees | SS | 22 | 17 | 333 | 107 | 4.9 | 102 | 36 | 66 | 5 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 8.27 |
| 1940 Bees | 2B | 15 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 1.7 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 25.00 |
| 1940 Bees | 3B | 9 | 5 | 108 | 13 | 1.4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 3.00 |
| 1940 Bees | SS | 3 | 0 | - | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1941 Braves | 2B | 10 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 3.0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 30.00 |
| 1941 Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1941 Braves | SS | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 4.4 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 22.00 |
| 1942 Braves | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1942 Braves | SS | 11 | 9 | 153 | 51 | 4.6 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 8.47 |
| 1943 Braves | SS | 153 | 153 | 3,969 | 928 | 6.1 | 888 | 307 | 581 | 40 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 6.04 |
| 1944 Braves | 2B | 23 | 20 | 417 | 122 | 5.3 | 116 | 54 | 62 | 6 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 7.51 |
| 1944 Braves | 3B | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1944 Braves | SS | 103 | 98 | 2,109 | 526 | 5.1 | 502 | 215 | 287 | 24 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 6.43 |
| 1945 Braves | 2B | 87 | 77 | 1,881 | 467 | 5.4 | 454 | 222 | 232 | 13 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 6.52 |
| 1945 Braves | 3B | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1945 Braves | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1945 Braves | SS | 39 | 30 | 774 | 191 | 4.9 | 183 | 79 | 104 | 8 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 6.38 |
| 1946 Braves | 2B | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.55 |
| 1946 Braves | 3B | 8 | 3 | 78 | 16 | 2.0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.19 |
| 1946 Braves | P | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.70 |
| 1946 Braves | SS | 16 | 12 | 312 | 59 | 3.7 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 4.67 |
| 1947 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
| 1947 Pirates | 2B | 14 | 10 | 249 | 57 | 4.1 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 5.86 |
| 1947 Pirates | 3B | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 1.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 6.75 |
| 1947 Pirates | SS | 22 | 18 | 426 | 78 | 3.5 | 69 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 4.37 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 374 | 341 | 8,103 | 1,972 | 5.3 | 1,878 | 730 | 1,148 | 94 | 201 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 6.26 | |
| 2B Totals | 155 | 115 | 2,634 | 715 | 4.6 | 692 | 341 | 351 | 23 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 7.09 | |
| 3B Totals | 28 | 10 | 246 | 45 | 1.6 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 4.61 | |
| P Totals | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.35 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 | |
| 9 Years | 562 | 466 | 11,018 | 2,743 | 4.9 | 2,622 | 1,091 | 1,531 | 121 | 292 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 6.43 | |
Whitey WietelmannWhitey Wietelmann 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 |
| 1939 Bees | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.7 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Bees | 0 | - | - | 6 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.2 | 41.0 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Braves | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1943 Braves | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| 1944 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 208.5 | 16.7 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1945 Braves | 4 | - | - | 0 | 2 | n/a | 107.0 | 15.9 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| 1946 Braves | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.8 | 15.6 | 0.50 | 2.70 | 5.40 |
| 1947 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 | n/a | 128.0 | 12.8 | 18.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 14 | - | - | 29 | 8 | n/a | 251.7 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 0.33 | 2.35 | 7.04 |
Whitey WietelmannWhitey Wietelmann Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1939 Boston Bees | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 Boston Bees | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 Boston Braves | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 Boston Braves | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1943 Boston Braves | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1944 Boston Braves | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1945 Boston Braves | 7 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1946 Boston Braves | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
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