Whitey Lockman

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945-1960)

Whitey Lockman was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1960 for 5 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,666 career games, he hit .279 with 1,658 hits, 114 home runs, and 563 RBI. Whitey Lockman was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,209.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .279
HR 114
RBI 563
H 1,658
OPS .732
PIV 2,209
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
7/25/1926 in Lowell, NC, USA
Died
3/17/2009 in Scottsdale, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1945-07-05
Last Game
1960-06-24
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Carroll Walter Lockman

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Career Batting Statistics

Whitey Lockman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,666 5,940 836 1,658 222 49 114 563 43 552 383 .279 .342 .391 .732 2,209

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .732 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Whitey Lockman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1945 NY1 NL 32 129 16 44 9 0 3 18 1 13 10 .341 .260 (+31%) .328 (+25%) .354 (+35%) .683 (+30%) 651.0
1947 NY1 NL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1948 NY1 NL 146 584 117 167 24 10 18 59 8 68 63 .286 .263 (+8%) .340 (+6%) .379 (+20%) .719 (+13%) 1522.7
1949 NY1 NL 151 617 97 186 32 7 11 65 12 62 31 .301 .262 (+15%) .343 (+7%) .384 (+12%) .727 (+10%) 1180.2
1950 NY1 NL 129 532 72 157 28 5 6 52 1 42 29 .295 .265 (+11%) .346 (+1%) .401 (avg) .747 (avg) -34.4
1951 NY1 NL 153 614 85 173 27 7 12 73 4 50 32 .282 .260 (+8%) .336 (+1%) .385 (+6%) .721 (+3%) 318.6
1952 NY1 NL 154 606 99 176 17 4 13 58 2 67 52 .290 .252 (+15%) .326 (+11%) .369 (+7%) .696 (+9%) 1212.7
1953 NY1 NL 150 607 85 179 22 4 9 61 3 52 36 .295 .264 (+12%) .335 (+4%) .397 (-2%) .733 (+1%) 136.8
1954 NY1 NL 148 570 73 143 17 3 16 60 2 59 31 .251 .261 (-4%) .333 (-5%) .390 (-4%) .723 (-4%) -393.1
1955 NY1 NL 147 576 76 157 19 0 15 49 3 39 34 .273 .258 (+5%) .332 (-3%) .393 (-3%) .726 (-3%) -302.2
1956 NY1 NL 48 169 13 46 7 1 1 10 0 16 17 .272 .258 (+5%) .331 (+1%) .397 (-14%) .728 (-7%) -178.4
1956 SLN NL 70 193 14 48 0 2 0 10 2 18 8 .249 .258 (-4%) .331 (-6%) .397 (-32%) .728 (-20%) -178.4
1957 NY1 NL 133 456 51 113 9 4 7 30 5 39 19 .248 .257 (-4%) .323 (-5%) .391 (-15%) .715 (-11%) -733.3
1958 SFN NL 92 122 15 29 5 0 2 7 0 13 8 .238 .257 (-8%) .324 (-4%) .394 (-17%) .719 (-11%) -193.4
1959 BAL AL 38 69 7 15 1 1 0 2 0 8 4 .217 .256 (-15%) .323 (-8%) .392 (-33%) .715 (-22%) -221.3
1959 CIN NL 52 84 10 22 5 1 0 7 0 4 6 .262 .256 (+2%) .323 (-10%) .392 (-12%) .715 (-11%) -221.3
1960 CIN NL 21 10 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,666 5,940 836 1,658 222 49 114 563 43 552 383 .279 — — — — 2,566

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Whitey Lockman — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 43 3 8 2 0 1 4 2 4 .186

Playoff Batting by Year

Whitey Lockman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1954 WS NY1 4 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111
1951 WS NY1 6 25 1 6 2 0 1 4 1 2 .240

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Whitey Lockman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home818283242477483295.273
Away845309741288131266.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

Whitey Lockman — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1960-06-24 CINSFGL 010000000
1960-06-21 CINLADW 100000000
1960-06-19 CINCHCW 010000000
1960-06-16 CINSTLL 000000000
1960-06-14 CINSTLL 010000010
1960-06-09 CINSFGW 111001100
1960-06-08 CINSFGL 000000000
1960-06-07 CINSFGW 010000000
1960-06-03 CINATLL 100000001
1960-05-31 CINPITL 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Whitey Lockman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 771 332 6716 510 80 672
2B 26 11 41 38 3 13
3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
OF 752 176 1660 43 41 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Whitey Lockman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1945 NY1 OF 32 0 72 1 3 1
1948 NY1 OF 144 0 388 6 5 0
1949 NY1 OF 151 0 353 10 10 1
1950 NY1 OF 128 0 305 11 7 3
1951 NY1 1B 119 0 1045 89 16 113
1951 NY1 OF 34 0 75 3 1 2
1952 NY1 1B 154 0 1435 111 13 155
1953 NY1 1B 120 0 1042 100 13 96
1953 NY1 OF 30 0 64 2 0 0
1954 NY1 1B 145 138 1261 88 18 122
1954 NY1 OF 2 2 4 0 0 0
1955 NY1 1B 68 66 613 34 3 61
1955 NY1 OF 81 77 167 4 3 1
1956 NY1 1B 7 5 48 2 1 1
1956 NY1 OF 39 34 69 3 3 1
1956 SLN 1B 2 1 14 0 2 1
1956 SLN OF 57 46 103 2 5 0
1957 NY1 1B 102 97 981 71 10 94
1957 NY1 OF 27 11 41 1 4 0
1958 SFN 1B 7 5 59 2 0 5
1958 SFN 2B 15 6 24 19 2 5
1958 SFN OF 25 6 17 0 0 0
1959 BAL 1B 22 12 116 3 1 13
1959 BAL 2B 5 0 8 6 1 4
1959 BAL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CIN 1B 20 8 92 10 3 9
1959 CIN 2B 6 5 9 13 0 4
1959 CIN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1959 CIN OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1960 CIN 1B 5 0 10 0 0 2

Career Games by Position

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Whitey Lockman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 771
Second Base 27
Left Field 579
Center Field 168
Right Field 21

Award Voting History

Whitey Lockman — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1952 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 18.0 336 0
1949 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 9.0 336 0
1948 Most Valuable Player NL 30th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Whitey Lockman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Fred Luderus
    .277 avg, 84 HR
  2. 95
    Johnny Logan
    .268 avg, 93 HR
  3. 94
    Jorge Orta
    .278 avg, 130 HR
  4. 93
    Marco Scutaro
    .277 avg, 77 HR
  5. 92
    Yunel Escobar
    .282 avg, 90 HR
  6. 91
    Tony Cuccinello
    .280 avg, 94 HR

Whitey Lockman: the record in brief

Whitey Lockman's major league career runs from a debut on July 5, 1945 to a final game on June 24, 1960. The season rows list, in order, the New York Giants (1945 to 1957), the St. Louis Cardinals (1956), the San Francisco Giants (1958), the Baltimore Orioles (1959), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1959), and the Cincinnati Reds (1960). Lockman played primarily as a first baseman and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Born on July 25, 1926, in Lowell, NC, USA, Lockman was listed at 175 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The bio records the death on March 17, 2009, in Scottsdale, AZ, USA. On the record, Whitey Lockman was born Carroll Walter Lockman.

In 1,666 games and 5,940 at bats, Lockman batted .279 with 1,658 hits, plus 114 home runs, 563 runs batted in, and 43 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .342 and .391 give Lockman a career OPS of .732. Lockman's .279 average ran 7.4% above the .260 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitey Lockman

What years did Whitey Lockman play?
Whitey Lockman played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1960.
Was Whitey Lockman a pitcher?
No. Whitey Lockman was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Whitey Lockman hit?
Whitey Lockman hit 114 career home runs with 1658 hits.
What was Whitey Lockman's career batting average?
Whitey Lockman batted .279 over his career, with 1,658 hits in 5,940 at bats.
How many RBI did Whitey Lockman have?
Whitey Lockman drove in 563 runs in his career.
Is Whitey Lockman in the Hall of Fame?
No. Whitey Lockman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.