#73 Mark "Hard hittin'" Whiten, Leftfield, 31 yrs, Houston Astros Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mark Whiten Hard hittin' 11/25/1966 31 USA,FL,PENSACOLA 6"3 215
Leftfield S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,000,000 2000 7 Year(s), 161 Days (1365 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 5 4 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/26 | @CIN | L 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | MON | W 8-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @COL | W 7-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | SF | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/5 | STL | L 8-13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/8 | @NYM | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/11 | NYM | W 16-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/12 | NYM | L 9-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/13 | NYM | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/16 | @NYM | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 124 | 215 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 55 | .288 | .390 | .526 | .915 | .915 | .237 |
Projected | 124 | 215 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 55 | .288 | .390 | .526 | .915 | .915 | .237 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 35 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 43.7 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 109 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .357 | .450 | .806 |
vs. RHP | 106 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .424 | .604 | 1.028 |
Close/Late | 37 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .432 | .511 | .919 | 1.430 |
Scoring Position | 61 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .361 | .453 | .590 | 1.043 |
Pinch Hitting | 78 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .419 | .667 | 1.085 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 61 | 105 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 25 | .305 | .413 | .543 | .956 |
Road | 63 | 110 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 30 | .273 | .367 | .509 | .876 |
March/April | 19 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .346 | .469 | .462 | .930 |
May | 26 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | .455 | .538 | .909 | 1.448 |
June | 23 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | .231 | .340 | .333 | .674 |
July | 16 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .152 | .243 | .242 | .486 |
August | 18 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .171 | .286 | .371 | .657 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .342 | .432 | .711 | 1.142 |
Postseason | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1991 | 100 | 340 | 93 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 46 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 2 | .274 | .322 | .424 | .746 | TOR |
1992 | 42 | 102 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .245 | .284 | .530 | TOR |
1993 | 108 | 369 | 110 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .349 | .442 | .791 | TOR |
1994 | 149 | 508 | 144 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 88 | 87 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 100 | 7 | 1 | .283 | .356 | .526 | .882 | TOR |
1995 | 149 | 553 | 144 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 100 | 93 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 2 | 3 | .260 | .337 | .495 | .832 | TOR |
1996 | 146 | 520 | 139 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 88 | 105 | 71 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 7 | 5 | .267 | .357 | .477 | .834 | TOR |
1997 | 117 | 323 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 4 | 3 | .245 | .329 | .412 | .741 | TOR HOU |
1998 | 124 | 215 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .390 | .526 | .915 | HOU |
Total | 935 | 2930 | 790 | 162 | 25 | 123 | 467 | 491 | 321 | 20 | 18 | 617 | 26 | 16 | .270 | .344 | .468 | .812 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1990, AAA | 138 | 562 | 182 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 101 | 8 | 2 | .324 | .366 | .445 | .811 |
1991, AAA | 34 | 131 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .354 | .504 | .858 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1994 | 16 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .279 | .313 | .492 | .804 |
1995 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .250 | .294 | .544 |
1996 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .414 | .538 | .952 |
1998 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
Total | 34 | 116 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .312 | .440 | .752 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 3.75 | | | | |
Centerfield | 71 | 35 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 3 | .967 | 371.1 | 2.18 | | | | |
Rightfield | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 1.20 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Toronto in 1990... Had first career hit (double) on 5/13/1991, off Rickey Keeton (MIN)... Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1991, off Jim Gott (CAL)... Injured on 6/13/1993 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Baltimore on 4/18/1994... 2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1995, hitting .458 with 6 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1995, hitting .407 with 12 HR, 29 RBI... 6/5/1995: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Traded from Toronto to Houston on 7/30/1997 (Going to HOU: 2B Gary Bennett, LF Mark Whiten, P Jason Bere. Going to TOR: CF Barry Bonds)...
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