David Whatley

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .335
HR 13
RBI 114
H 318
OPS .866
PIV 3,390
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
11/10/1914 in Griffin, GA, USA
Died
3/13/1961 in Oakland, CA, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: David Samuel Whatley

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1093.0 1012.0 213.0 358.0 60.0 27.0 15.0 83.0 66.0 18.0 29.0 .354 .396 .511 .907

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
246 948 193 318 51 22 13 114 28 76 19 .335 .389 .477 .866 3,390

Career AVG .335 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +25.7% above league average.

Career OBP .389 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +16.2% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — +25.8% above league average.

Career OPS .866 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — +21.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 BBB NAL 27 112 25 40 7 7 5 31 3 3 2 .357 .276 (+29%) .342 (+12%) .398 (+70%) .740 (+44%) 733.4
1938 BBB NAL 24 94 20 39 6 2 0 9 4 7 7 .415 .272 (+52%) .341 (+35%) .392 (+33%) .734 (+34%) 545.2
1938 MRS NAL 3 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 545.2
1939 CBR NAL 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1939 HG NN2 28 102 25 45 6 4 1 17 2 5 4 .441 .274 (+61%) .342 (+37%) .393 (+55%) .735 (+46%) 0.0
1940 HG NN2 53 217 42 64 7 4 2 21 9 22 3 .295 .267 (+10%) .335 (+7%) .387 (+1%) .722 (+4%) 168.6
1941 HG NN2 47 185 37 58 14 3 4 16 5 16 3 .314 .262 (+20%) .332 (+12%) .373 (+30%) .705 (+22%) 636.3
1942 HG NN2 51 189 39 59 9 2 1 14 3 19 0 .312 .253 (+23%) .323 (+19%) .349 (+13%) .672 (+16%) 541.9
1944 HG NN2 8 24 3 6 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 246 948 193 318 51 22 13 114 28 76 19 .335 — — — — 3,170

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 35 4 10 1 1 0 4 1 0 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1942 NWS HG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1941 NLC HG 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143
1939 NLC HG 5 20 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 .300
1939 NLP2 HG 2 7 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .429

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9736669127735.347
Away8829565108432.366

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.00000—

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1944-08-17 NY5PH5L 100000000
1944-07-23 NY5BLGL 100000000
1944-07-21 NY5BLGL 301000010
1944-07-16 NY5NW2L 000000000
1944-07-04 NY5PH5L 011000000
1944-07-02 NY5BLGL 000000000
1944-06-19 HOMNW2L 401100000
1944-05-14 HOMBLGL 101000200
1944-05-13 HOMBLGW 411000210
1944-05-07 HOMNY5W 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 1 2 4 1 0
OF 242 232 314 17 23 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 BBB OF 27 27 38 4 4 0
1938 BBB OF 25 24 38 1 3 0
1938 MRS OF 3 3 7 1 2 1
1939 CBR OF 2 2 2 1 1 0
1939 HG OF 28 23 35 0 1 0
1940 HG OF 53 53 75 2 6 0
1941 HG OF 47 46 51 2 6 1
1942 HG 2B 1 1 2 4 1 0
1942 HG OF 49 46 58 6 0 1
1944 HG OF 6 6 8 0 0 0
1944 NBY OF 2 2 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1
Left Field 4
Center Field 3
Right Field 235

Frequently Asked Questions about David Whatley

Was David Whatley a pitcher?
No. David Whatley was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did David Whatley hit?
David Whatley hit 13 career home runs with 318 hits.