2008 West Michigan Whitecaps Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 3rd in the MWL's Eastern Division
Manager: Joe Depastino (72-65)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Attendance: 367,532, Avg. 5,569 in 66 home dates
2008 West Michigan Whitecaps Roster

Playoffs - South Bend Silver Hawks 2 games, West Michigan Whitecaps 1

The West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League ended the 2008 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's Eastern Division.

The Whitecaps scored 581 runs and surrendered 544 runs. Kody Kaiser led West Michigan with 11 home runs and drove in 57 runs. Justin Henry paced all regular hitters with a .295 average. Jon Kibler topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.75 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Alex Avila, Andy Dirks, Alfredo Fígaro, Curtis Granderson, Magglio Ordóñez, Mauricio Robles, Brayan Villarreal, Thad Weber and Casper Wells were all players from the 2008 West Michigan Whitecaps who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Joe Depastino served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jon Kibler145.7371.7523230210154.310339304320126346585
Alfredo Fígaro122.8572.0519190220123.0993528030096407493
Wilton Garcia94.6924.404701300173.76541365280546010318
Mauricio Robles53.6252.662316300091.3542727254079408367
Paul Nardozzi55.5003.953211600093.31055141930076433409
Emmanuel Miguelez56.4554.3929193200123.012570607550866112544
Rudy Darrow42.6671.853301600448.73913101150434014202
Ramon Garcia43.5712.8177011048.043161535038053189
Noah Krol43.5713.9347040001550.3392822228149507219
Kelvin Cedano21.6675.35250900037.0432522531041206181
Brett Jacobson22.5001.52210700129.7267505131203120
Andrew Hess23.4003.193361000184.7774230636164733374
Scott Green12.3333.571501000217.714971511511473
Santo Mieses13.2504.74170800024.7241413412020234110
Thad Weber14.2002.561111000056.3462016311049315225
L. J. Gagnier18.1114.421414000075.3714837433079217326
Orlando Perdomo003.5290400015.321106230600367
Aaron Fuhrman01.0004.2232000010.718751301100152
Brayan Villarreal01.00016.201100003.3776110010018
Matt Hoffman02.0004.6052100015.71910811402000382
Brandon Hamilton05.0005.0186000032.3342518228022001151
Totals7265.5263.2942213713074241208.31072544442634594100556221105105

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Justin Henry120532475741402421462774436.295.356.360.716171143732
Joseph Tucker9641336746105171342582248.286.341.362.7041331313380
Kyle Peter1034653966410411103442125780.263.359.295.65411765250
Kody Kaiser11044639255102246115730645114.260.342.436.77917194502
Audy Ciriaco107444417471001257501261668.240.269.343.612143192541
Chris Carlson9439835837991731049112971.277.334.425.759152145060
Jordan Newton9539736348972110748822097.267.310.438.74815935450
Ron Bourquin1184854094996221346666693.235.339.315.654129152171
Roger Tomas58237210286512120641732.310.362.348.7107362530
Alex Avila582442132165140122012741.305.383.385.7688281120
Cory Middleton76279247334890625212461.194.280.304.5837526021
Casper Wells5021117930437010261752239.240.351.447.7988029010
Chris White2379741121802550513.284.329.473.8023500000
Brandon Douglas9413951730180012.436.463.5901.0532311000
Adrian Casanova29104886171019111030.193.282.239.5202112131
Mark McBratney249686916420503824.186.260.279.5392401010
Angel Flores269989516100800818.180.242.191.4331720020
Joe Bowen2286744132006001227.176.291.203.4931500000
Hayden Parrott165755211011601216.200.228.291.5191610000
Curtis Granderson312111402010012.364.417.7271.144800000
Keith Stein13514334001600612.093.216.163.378711010
Joaquin Guzman412112200010012.182.250.182.432220000
Magglio Ordóñez1441100000000.250.250.250.500100000
Andy Dirks311100100020012.100.182.100.282100000
Totals1258520346105811187198366652216264444928.257.328.359.68716551196234538


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Chris Carlson1B76635531058.9869.053
Ron Bourquin1B4038015440.9909.875
Joseph Tucker1B1914312111.9948.158
Cory Middleton1B6594071.0001.500
Justin Henry2B1152133321978.9664.739
Joseph Tucker2B173540110.9874.412
Roger Tomas2B451014.9383.750
Kody Kaiser2B311112.9234.000
Joaquin Guzman2B121001.0003.000
Ron Bourquin3B575498146.9162.667
Roger Tomas3B422775510.9532.429
Cory Middleton3B21224865.9213.333
Kody Kaiser3B15112232.9172.200
Joseph Tucker3B406011.0001.500
Joaquin Guzman3B21320.6672.000
Alex AvilaC423133031.9918.1674371832.7
Adrian CasanovaC291801510.9956.7241191136.7
Angel FloresC261691421.9897.038229514.7
Joe BowenC2218513001.0009.000420520.0
Jordan NewtonC211571972.9628.381232820.0
Kyle PeterCF1012351042.9842.426
Chris WhiteCF13230001.0001.769
Keith SteinCF1116110.9441.545
Jordan NewtonCF491001.0002.500
Mark McBratneyCF330001.0001.000
Curtis GrandersonCF360001.0002.000
Casper WellsCF230001.0001.500
Joseph TuckerCF250001.0002.500
Kody KaiserCF250001.0002.500
Jordan NewtonLF52100420.9812.000
Joseph TuckerLF3351432.9481.667
Mark McBratneyLF21292011.0001.476
Kody KaiserLF1325110.9632.000
Cory MiddletonLF11180001.0001.636
Hayden ParrottLF450001.0001.250
Chris WhiteLF311001.000.667
Keith SteinLF110001.0001.000
Kyle PeterOF1012351042.9842.426
Kody KaiserOF76128622.9851.763
Jordan NewtonOF56109520.9832.036
Casper WellsOF4892813.9902.083
Joseph TuckerOF3969533.9611.897
Cory MiddletonOF26362001.0001.462
Mark McBratneyOF24322011.0001.417
Chris WhiteOF22341001.0001.591
Keith SteinOF1318110.9501.462
Hayden ParrottOF11150001.0001.364
Curtis GrandersonOF360001.0002.000
Andy DirksOF230001.0001.500
Noah KrolP47111413.962.532
Wilton GarciaP477611.929.277
Andrew HessP3351341.818.545
Rudy DarrowP332721.818.273
Paul NardozziP32116021.000.531
Emmanuel MiguelezP2951630.875.724
Kelvin CedanoP252711.900.360
Mauricio RoblesP2332610.9671.261
Jon KiblerP2322942.8861.348
Brett JacobsonP2133001.000.286
Alfredo FígaroP1991821.9311.421
Santo MiesesP170510.833.294
Scott GreenP1513001.000.267
L. J. GagnierP1441210.9411.143
Thad WeberP112310.833.455
Orlando PerdomoP903001.000.333
Brandon HamiltonP81211.750.375
Ramon GarciaP702001.000.286
Matt HoffmanP515001.0001.200
Aaron FuhrmanP301001.000.333
Brayan VillarrealP102001.0002.000
Kody KaiserRF6198512.9901.689
Casper WellsRF4689813.9902.109
Cory MiddletonRF15182001.0001.333
Chris WhiteRF7100001.0001.429
Hayden ParrottRF7100001.0001.429
Joseph TuckerRF4131011.0003.500
Andy DirksRF230001.0001.500
Keith SteinRF110001.0001.000
Audy CiriacoSS1071343354169.9204.383
Joseph TuckerSS12152347.9053.167
Roger TomasSS111824041.0003.818
Brandon DouglasSS8201814.9744.750
Joaquin GuzmanSS10000.000
Totals196644021484175357.9712.994131374725.5

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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