Whitey Witt
Lawton Walter Witt
Born: September 28, 1895
Orange, MA USA
Deceased: 1988
Salem County, NJ USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150
Career: 1916-1926
Minor League Statistics
Whitey Witt compiled a career batting average of .287 with 18 home runs and 302 RBI in his 1139-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees and Brooklyn Robins. He began playing during the 1916 season and last took the field during the 1926 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 143 | 626 | 563 | 64 | 138 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 71 | .245 | .315 | .337 | .652 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 128 | 530 | 452 | 62 | 114 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 45 | .252 | .346 | .299 | .645 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 122 | 518 | 460 | 56 | 123 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 26 | .267 | .334 | .326 | .660 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 65 | 253 | 218 | 29 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | .321 | .396 | .413 | .809 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 154 | 726 | 629 | 100 | 198 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 77 | 52 | .315 | .390 | .418 | .809 | 263 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | 140 | 628 | 528 | 98 | 157 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 29 | .297 | .400 | .364 | .763 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | 146 | 685 | 596 | 113 | 187 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 67 | 42 | .314 | .386 | .408 | .794 | 243 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | 147 | 660 | 600 | 88 | 178 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 20 | .297 | .346 | .362 | .707 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | 31 | 46 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .200 | .304 | .300 | .604 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 63 | 99 | 85 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .259 | .351 | .294 | .645 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1139 | 4771 | 4171 | 632 | 1195 | 144 | 62 | 18 | 302 | 78 | 41 | 489 | 309 | .287 | .362 | .364 | .726 | 1517 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 299 | 423 | 78 | 59 | .903 | 5.085 | |
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 3.000 | |
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 2.429 | |
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 190 | 354 | 38 | 41 | .935 | 4.901 | |
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 162 | 15 | 25 | .951 | 5.250 | |
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 134 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .972 | 2.322 | |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 5 | .966 | 5.600 | |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .960 | 1.440 | |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1921 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 15 | 13 | 3 | .959 | 1.968 | |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 312 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .976 | 2.309 | |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 357 | 14 | 8 | 4 | .979 | 2.576 | |
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 362 | 11 | 9 | 1 | .976 | 2.590 | |
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .920 | 2.091 | |
| Totals | 1058 | 0 | 0.0 | 2256 | 1041 | 184 | 140 | .947 | 3.116 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .263 | .389 | .652 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .269 | .320 | .589 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .233 | .267 | .349 | .616 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 39.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.846 | 1.600 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.288 | 3.167 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 91.0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.670 | 2.455 |
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