John Whitehead

Q: When was John Whitehead born?

John Whitehead was born on April 27, 1909.

Q: Where was John Whitehead born?

John Whitehead was born in Coleman, TX .

Q: How tall was John Whitehead?

John Whitehead was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did John Whitehead weigh when playing?

John Whitehead weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did John Whitehead play?

John Whitehead played 7 seasons.

Q: Is John Whitehead in the Hall of Fame?

John Whitehead has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did John Whitehead have?

John Whitehead had 254 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has John Whitehead played for?

John Whitehead played for 2 teams; the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns.

Q: When did John Whitehead retire?

John Whitehead last played in 1942.

Q: What are John Whitehead's nicknames?

Silent John is a nickname for John Whitehead.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: April 27, 1909 in Coleman, TX us

Died: October 20, 1964 in Bonham, TX

Buried: Carson Cemetery, Ector, TX

Debut: April 19, 1935 (Age 25-357d, 7,851st in major league history)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: May 13, 1942 (Age 33-016d)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: John Henderson Whitehead

Nicknames: Silent John

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

ERA

4.60

172

119

944.0

254

WHIP

1.532

Standard Pitching

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
1935	26	CHW	AL	13	13	.500	3.72	28	27	1	18	1	0	222.1	209	101	92	17	101	8	72	2	0	3	949	123	4.92	1.394	8.5	0.7	4.1	2.9	0.71	MVP-19
1936	27	CHW	AL	13	13	.500	4.64	34	32	1	15	1	1	230.2	254	137	119	10	98	7	70	5	0	10	1035	112	4.61	1.526	9.9	0.4	3.8	2.7	0.71
1937	28	CHW	AL	11	8	.579	4.07	26	24	2	8	4	0	165.2	191	84	75	14	56	5	45	5	0	3	718	114	4.86	1.491	10.4	0.8	3.0	2.4	0.80
1938	29	CHW	AL	10	11	.476	4.76	32	24	6	10	2	2	183.1	218	108	97	12	80	6	38	3	0	1	830	104	4.85	1.625	10.7	0.6	3.9	1.9	0.48
1939	30	TOT	AL	1	6	.143	6.61	33	8	12	0	0	1	98.0	148	79	72	14	22	3	18	2	0	2	460	73	4.82	1.735	13.6	1.3	2.0	1.7	0.82
1939	30	CHW	AL	0	3	.000	8.16	7	4	0	0	0	0	32.0	60	30	29	4	5	1	9	0	0	0	158	59	4.12	2.031	16.9	1.1	1.4	2.5	1.80
1939	30	SLB	AL	1	3	.250	5.86	26	4	12	0	0	1	66.0	88	49	43	10	17	2	9	2	0	2	302	83	5.15	1.591	12.0	1.4	2.3	1.2	0.53
1940	31	SLB-min	AA	6	7	.462	2.70	16	11					80.0	86	31	24		12									1.225	9.7		1.4			TOL AA
1940	31	SLB	AL	1	3	.250	5.40	15	4	7	1	1	0	40.0	46	25	24	3	14	6	11	0	0	3	177	86	4.47	1.500	10.4	0.7	3.2	2.5	0.79

1941	32	SLB-min	AA	2	9	.182	5.27	18	13	3	5	1		82.0	95	58	48		20		11	1	0	1				1.402	10.4		2.2	1.2	0.55	TOL AA
1942	33	SLB-min	A1	10	3	.769	1.20	17						142.0	115	28	19		6									0.852	7.3		0.4			SAN TL
1942	33	SLB	AL	0	0		6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	61	3.57	2.250	18.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00
1943	34	SLB-min	AA	13	12	.520	3.20	28	28	0	17	1		200.0	240	87	71		24		62	0	0	0				1.320	10.8		1.1	2.8	2.58	TOL AA
1944	35	SLB-min	AA	13	8	.619	3.38	25	24	1	11	3		173.0	185	77	65		17		47	2	0	0				1.168	9.6		0.9	2.4	2.76	TOL AA
1945	36	SLB-min	AA	8	12	.400	4.01	23	23	0	11	1		157.0	196	91	70		14		45	2	0	2				1.338	11.2		0.8	2.6	3.21	TOL AA
1946	37	SLB-min	AA	7	9	.438	3.00	20	17	3	8	1		111.0	142	61	37		13		33	4	0	0				1.396	11.5		1.1	2.7	2.54	SAN TL
1948	39	WSH-min	B	19	6	.760	3.64	29	21		15	1		183.0	216	104	74		37		67	1	0	2				1.383	10.6		1.8	3.3	1.81	SHD BSTL
7 Yrs				49	54	.476	4.60	172	119	30	52	9	4	944.0	1074	537	482	70	372	35	254	18	0	22	4190	105	4.78	1.532	10.2	0.7	3.5	2.4	0.68
162 Game Avg.				11	13	.476	4.60	40	28	7	12	2	1	221	251	125	113	16	87	8	59	4	0	5	979	105	4.78	1.532	10.2	0.7	3.5	2.4	0.68

CHW (5 yrs)				47	48	.495	4.45	127	111	10	51	8	3	834.0	932	460	412	57	340	27	234	15	0	17	3690	109	4.78	1.525	10.1	0.6	3.7	2.5	0.69
SLB (3 yrs)				2	6	.250	5.73	45	8	20	1	1	1	110.0	142	77	70	13	32	8	20	3	0	5	500	83	4.85	1.582	11.6	1.1	2.6	1.6	0.63

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Pitching

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

Advanced Pitching

See More Advanced Pitching

Compare John Whitehead to

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Player News

Standard Batting

✨Upgraded✨

Show Non-Major

Regular Season

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1935	26	CHW	AL	-0.6	28	90	82	7	12	0	0	0	9	0	0	4	9	.146	.186	.146	.332	-14	.166	-33	12		0	4	0	1	MVP-19
1936	27	CHW	AL	-0.1	34	99	87	6	21	1	0	0	9	0	0	5	9	.241	.283	.253	.535	32	.260	21	22		0	7	0	1
1937	28	CHW	AL	0.1	26	67	58	7	13	1	0	0	5	0	0	4	10	.224	.286	.241	.527	34	.255	26	14		1	4	0	1
1938	29	CHW	AL	-0.5	32	70	60	3	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	15	.100	.169	.100	.269	-32	.138	-60	6		0	5	0	1
1939	30	2TM	AL	-0.4	33	28	26	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	.038	.107	.038	.146	-62	.078	-83	1	1	0	0	0	1
1939	30	CHW	AL	-0.2	7	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.036	-157	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1939	30	SLB	AL	-0.2	26	19	17	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.059	.158	.059	.217	-43	.132	-48	1	1	0	0	0	1
1940	31	SLB	AL	-0.1	15	12	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	-14	.147	-34	2	1	0	0	0	1

1942	33	SLB	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	/1
7 Yrs				-1.5	172	366	325	24	55	2	0	0	30	0	0	20	54	.169	.220	.175	.395	0	.194	-16	57	2	1	20	0	1
162 Game Avg				-1.4	162	345	306	23	52	2	0	0	28	0	0	19	51	.169	.220	.175	.395	0	.194	-16	54		1	19	0

CHW (5 Yrs)				-1.2	127	335	296	23	52	2	0	0	28	0	0	18	50	.176	.225	.182	.408	3	.200	-14	54	0	1	20	0	1
SLB (3 Yrs)				-0.3	45	31	29	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.103	.161	.103	.265	-31	.138	-43	3	2	0	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

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

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Appearances

Standard Fielding

✨Upgraded✨

Regular Season

Standard Fielding Table
					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
1935	26	CHW	AL	P	28	27	18	222.0	64	7	56	1	6	.984	.949	2.55	2.15	2.25	2.14	3	7	7	50.0	43.0	1	MVP-19
1936	27	CHW	AL	P	34	32	15	231.0	75	10	60	5	4	.933	.956	2.73	1.99	2.06	1.96	10	9	6	40.0	37.0	0
1937	28	CHW	AL	P	26	24	8	166.0	34	6	27	1	1	.971	.954	1.79	2.05	1.27	2.01	3	4	6	60.0	39.1	1
1938	29	CHW	AL	P	32	24	10	183.0	40	4	35	1	3	.975	.952	1.92	2.11	1.22	2.06	1	6	4	40.0	36.8	0
1939	30	2TM	AL	P	33	8	0	98.0	27	7	20	0	2	1.000	.951	2.48	1.92	0.82	1.89	2	3	2	40.0		0
1939	30	CHW	AL	P	7	4	0	32.0	8	3	5	0	0	1.000	.951	2.25	1.91	1.14	1.89	0	1	2	66.7		0
1939	30	SLB	AL	P	26	4	0	66.0	19	4	15	0	2	1.000	.951	2.59	1.92	0.73	1.89	2	2	0	0.0		0
1940	31	SLB	AL	P	15	4	1	40.0	8	1	6	1	0	.875	.956	1.58	2.05	0.47	2.01	3	2	1	33.3	42.0	0

1942	33	SLB	AL	P	4	0	0	4.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.955	4.50	2.25	0.50	2.30	0	0	1	100.0		0
7 Yrs					172	119	52	944.0	250	35	206	9	16	.964	.953	2.30	2.06	1.40	2.01	22	31	27	46.6	35.2	2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Name + "Statistics" Translations

Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please report any suggested corrections. "Statistics" is included to allow non-English speakers to find our pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was John Whitehead born?

John Whitehead was born on April 27, 1909.

Where was John Whitehead born?

John Whitehead was born in Coleman, TX.

How tall was John Whitehead?

John Whitehead was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did John Whitehead weigh when playing?

John Whitehead weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Whitehead play?

John Whitehead played 7 seasons.

Is John Whitehead in the Hall of Fame?

John Whitehead has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did John Whitehead play?

John Whitehead was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did John Whitehead have?

John Whitehead had 254 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has John Whitehead played for?

John Whitehead played for 2 teams; the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns.

When did John Whitehead retire?

John Whitehead last played in 1942.

What are John Whitehead's nicknames?

Silent John is a nickname for John Whitehead.

Other Resources & Links

More Whitehead Pages

John Whitehead Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More John Whitehead Pages at Baseball Reference

John Whitehead page at the Bullpen Wiki