Matt Whisenant

Q: How old is Matt Whisenant?

Matt Whisenant is 53 years old.

Q: When was Matt Whisenant born?

Matt Whisenant was born on June 8, 1971.

Q: Where was Matt Whisenant born?

Matt Whisenant was born in Los Angeles, CA .

Q: How tall is Matt Whisenant?

Matt Whisenant is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Matt Whisenant weigh when playing?

Matt Whisenant weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Matt Whisenant play?

Matt Whisenant played 4 seasons.

Q: Is Matt Whisenant in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Whisenant has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Matt Whisenant drafted?

Matt Whisenant was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Canada HS (La Canada, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Matt Whisenant have?

Matt Whisenant had 114 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Matt Whisenant played for?

Matt Whisenant played for 3 teams; the Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: June 8, 1971 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Canada HS (La Canada, CA).

High School: La Canada HS (La Canada, CA)

School: Glendale Community College (Glendale, CA)

Debut: July 4, 1997 (Age 26-026d, 17,091st in major league history)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 29, 2000 (Age 28-356d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Matthew Michael Whisenant

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.96

189

158.0

114

WHIP

1.582

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1991	20	PHI-min	A-	2	1	.667	2.45	11	10	1	0	0	0	47.2	31	19	13	2	42	0	55	0	2	4	208			1.531	5.9	0.4	7.9	10.4	1.31	BAT NYPL
1992	21	PHI-min	A	11	7	.611	3.23	27	27	0	2	0	0	150.2	117	69	54	9	85	0	151	10	6	10	652			1.341	7.0	0.5	5.1	9.0	1.78	SPB SALL
1993	22	FLA-min	A	2	6	.250	4.69	15	15	0	0	0	0	71.0	68	45	37	3	56	0	74	3	3	8	331			1.746	8.6	0.4	7.1	9.4	1.32	KNC MIDW
1994	23	FLA-min	A+	6	9	.400	3.38	28	26	0	5	1	0	160.0	125	71	60	7	82	2	103	9	1	18	679			1.294	7.0	0.4	4.6	5.8	1.26	BRE FLOR
1995	24	FLA-min	AA	10	6	.625	3.50	23	22	0	2	0	0	128.2	106	57	50	8	65	3	107	9	0	8	544			1.329	7.4	0.6	4.5	7.5	1.65	PRT EL
1996	25	FLA-min	AAA	8	10	.444	6.92	28	22	1	1	0	0	121.0	149	107	93	15	101	3	97	3	0	30	590			2.066	11.1	1.1	7.5	7.2	0.96	CHR IL
1997	26	FLA-min	AAA,A+	2	1	.667	7.36	18	1	4	0	0	0	18.1	19	15	15	0	15	0	23	0	0	5	88			1.855	9.3	0.0	7.4	11.3	1.53	CHR,BRE IL,FLOR
1997	26	TOT	MLB	1	0	1.000	4.57	28	0	5	0	0	0	21.2	19	13	11	0	18	0	20	3	0	3	105	103	4.17	1.708	7.9	0.0	7.5	8.3	1.11
1997	26	FLA	NL	0	0		16.88	4	0	2	0	0	0	2.2	4	6	5	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	19	27	6.86	3.750	13.5	0.0	20.3	13.5	0.67
1997	26	KCR	AL	1	0	1.000	2.84	24	0	3	0	0	0	19.0	15	7	6	0	12	0	16	3	0	3	86	167	3.79	1.421	7.1	0.0	5.7	7.6	1.33
1998	27	KCR	AL	2	1	.667	4.90	70	0	23	0	0	2	60.2	61	37	33	3	33	2	45	3	0	9	267	98	4.08	1.549	9.0	0.4	4.9	6.7	1.36
1999	28	TOT	MLB	4	5	.444	5.63	67	0	25	0	0	1	54.1	50	34	34	4	36	2	37	7	0	1	244	86	5.10	1.583	8.3	0.7	6.0	6.1	1.03
1999	28	KCR	AL	4	4	.500	6.35	48	0	21	0	0	1	39.2	40	28	28	4	26	1	27	7	0	1	184	79	5.58	1.664	9.1	0.9	5.9	6.1	1.04
1999	28	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	3.68	19	0	4	0	0	0	14.2	10	6	6	0	10	1	10	0	0	0	60	117	3.82	1.364	6.1	0.0	6.1	6.1	1.00
2000	29	SDP-min	AAA	0	3	.000	5.31	33	0	8	0	0	0	39.0	49	26	23	3	26	2	24	3	0	4	190			1.923	11.3	0.7	6.0	5.5	0.92	LVG PCL
2000	29	SDP	NL	2	2	.500	3.80	24	0	12	0	0	0	21.1	16	12	9	1	17	1	12	0	0	5	95	114	5.01	1.547	6.8	0.4	7.2	5.1	0.71
2001	30	LAD-min	AAA	1	7	.125	7.31	24	10	4	0	0	1	60.1	83	49	49	5	36	2	42	3	0	3	287			1.972	12.4	0.7	5.4	6.3	1.17	LVG PCL
4 Yrs				9	8	.529	4.96	189	0	65	0	0	3	158.0	146	96	87	8	104	5	114	13	0	18	711	95	4.57	1.582	8.3	0.5	5.9	6.5	1.10
162 Game Avg.				3	3	.529	4.96	68	0	23	0	0	1	57	53	35	31	3	37	2	41	5	0	6	256	95	4.57	1.582	8.3	0.5	5.9	6.5	1.10

KCR (3 yrs)				7	5	.583	5.05	142	0	47	0	0	3	119.1	116	72	67	7	71	3	88	13	0	13	537	96	4.53	1.567	8.7	0.5	5.4	6.6	1.24
SDP (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	3.75	43	0	16	0	0	0	36.0	26	18	15	1	27	2	22	0	0	5	155	115	4.52	1.472	6.5	0.3	6.8	5.5	0.81
FLA (1 yr)				0	0		16.88	4	0	2	0	0	0	2.2	4	6	5	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	19	27	6.86	3.750	13.5	0.0	20.3	13.5	0.67

AL (3 yrs)				7	5	.583	5.05	142	0	47	0	0	3	119.1	116	72	67	7	71	3	88	13	0	13	537	96	4.53	1.567	8.7	0.5	5.4	6.6	1.24
NL (3 yrs)				2	3	.400	4.66	47	0	18	0	0	0	38.2	30	24	20	1	33	2	26	0	0	5	174	93	4.68	1.629	7.0	0.2	7.7	6.1	0.79

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1997	26	2TM	2LG	0.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
1997	26	FLA	NL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1H
1997	26	KCR	AL	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	27	KCR	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	28	2TM	2LG	0.0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	28	KCR	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	28	SDP	NL	0.0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	29	SDP	NL	0.0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4 Yrs				0.0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

KCR (3 Yrs)				0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
SDP (2 Yrs)				0.0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
FLA (1 Yr)				0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1H

NL (3 Yrs)				0.0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
AL (3 Yrs)				0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1997	26	2TM	2LG	P	28	0	0	21.2	5	0	3	2	1	.600	.954	1.25	1.74	0.11	1.71	3	0	0			0
1997	26	FLA	NL	P	4	0	0	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.950	0.00	2.03	0.00	1.85	0	0	0			0
1997	26	KCR	AL	P	24	0	0	19.0	4	0	3	1	1	.750	.955	1.42	1.71	0.13	1.69	3	0	0			0
1998	27	KCR	AL	P	70	0	0	60.2	13	3	10	0	1	1.000	.958	1.93	1.78	0.19	1.76	9	2	1	33.3	31.3	1
1999	28	2TM	2LG	P	67	0	0	54.1	12	4	7	1	0	.917	.952	1.82	1.71	0.16	1.67	1	3	1	25.0	32.0	0
1999	28	KCR	AL	P	48	0	0	39.2	8	2	5	1	0	.875	.953	1.59	1.70	0.15	1.66	1	3	0	0.0	33.0	0
1999	28	SDP	NL	P	19	0	0	14.2	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	.950	2.45	1.72	0.21	1.71	0	0	1	100.0	29.0	0
2000	29	SDP	NL	P	24	0	0	21.1	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	.963	1.69	1.73	0.17	1.72	5	2	0	0.0	32.0	0
4 Yrs					189	0	0	158.0	34	8	23	3	2	.912	.956	1.77	1.74	0.16	1.72	18	7	2	22.2	31.8	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matt Whisenant?

Matt Whisenant is 53 years old.

When was Matt Whisenant born?

Matt Whisenant was born on June 8, 1971.

Where was Matt Whisenant born?

Matt Whisenant was born in Los Angeles, CA.

How tall is Matt Whisenant?

Matt Whisenant is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Matt Whisenant weigh when playing?

Matt Whisenant weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Matt Whisenant play?

Matt Whisenant played 4 seasons.

Is Matt Whisenant in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Whisenant has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Matt Whisenant drafted?

Matt Whisenant was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Canada HS (La Canada, CA).

What position did Matt Whisenant play?

Matt Whisenant was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Matt Whisenant have?

Matt Whisenant had 114 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Matt Whisenant played for?

Matt Whisenant played for 3 teams; the Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres.

When did Matt Whisenant retire?

Matt Whisenant last played in 2000.

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