#44 Mark "Hard Hittin'" Whiten, Shortstop, 36 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
 | Name :
Nickname :
Birthday :
Age :
Born in :
Height :
Weight :
Position :
Bats :
Throws :
| Mark Whiten
Hard Hittin'
11/25/1966
36
USA,FL,Pensacola
6"3
210
Shortstop
S
R
| Desire for Winner :
Loyalty :
Team Leader Skills :
National Popularity :
Local Popularity :
Consistency :
Clutch Performance :
Injury Rating :
Overall Rating :
| Minimal
Average
None at all
4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Normal
Normal
4.0 Stars
| |
|
|
Contract :
Salary :
Signed Through :
Years of MLB Service :
MLB Service Days this Year :
Years on 40-Man Roster :
Years of Pro Service :
Arbitration Eligibility :
Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
2003
11 Year(s), 114 Days (2006 total Days)
77 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 67 Days (2131 total Days)
18 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
| | |
|
|
| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
|
Running & Bunting Ratings
Running Speed :
Stealing Ability :
Baserunning Instincts :
Sacrifice Bunt :
Bunt for Hit :
Hitter Type :
|
7
4
8
3
1
Normal
| Fielding Ratings
SS : 2 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 3 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 1 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 3 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
|
|
|
| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/1 | @DET | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | #5 | | |
| 6/2 | @CHW | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 6/3 | @CHW | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 6/4 | CLE | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 6/6 | CLE | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
| 6/7 | @STL | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 6/8 | @STL | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | #5 | | |
| 6/9 | @STL | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 6/11 | @PIT | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 6/12 | @PIT | W 12-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | #5 | | |
|
|
| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 60 | 218 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 79 | .252 | .361 | .546 | .907 | .929 | .294 |
| Projected | 154 | 561 | 141 | 23 | 13 | 39 | 118 | 95 | 95 | 203 | .252 | .361 | .546 | .907 | .929 | .294 |
|
| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 57 | 255 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 44.5 | 7.2 |
|
| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 43 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .333 | .465 | .798 |
| vs. RHP | 175 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .368 | .566 | .933 |
| Close/Late | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .276 | .375 | .651 |
| Scoring Position | 53 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .515 | .981 | 1.496 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
|
| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 24 | 81 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | .272 | .379 | .543 | .922 |
| Road | 36 | 137 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 47 | .241 | .350 | .547 | .897 |
| This Week | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .105 | .190 | .158 | .348 |
| Last Week | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .217 | .280 | .739 | 1.019 |
| March/April | 23 | 89 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 28 | .270 | .363 | .607 | .969 |
| May | 27 | 92 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 34 | .283 | .411 | .576 | .987 |
| June | 10 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .135 | .220 | .324 | .544 |
|
|
| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1991 | 130 | 474 | 117 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 66 | 70 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 19 | 11 | .247 | .319 | .473 | .791 | SD |
| 1992 | 150 | 521 | 157 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 120 | 111 | 94 | 3 | 5 | 94 | 24 | 11 | .301 | .408 | .576 | .984 | SD |
| 1993 | 25 | 93 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .280 | .349 | .527 | .876 | SD |
| 1994 | 158 | 564 | 140 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 109 | 98 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 15 | 10 | .248 | .346 | .520 | .865 | SD |
| 1995 | 154 | 557 | 142 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 87 | 101 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 157 | 12 | 15 | .255 | .346 | .454 | .800 | SD |
| 1996 | 153 | 553 | 151 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 10 | 7 | .273 | .385 | .533 | .919 | SD PIT |
| 1997 | 144 | 534 | 164 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 117 | 124 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 11 | 12 | .307 | .406 | .622 | 1.027 | PIT,NL |
| 1998 | 156 | 531 | 128 | 31 | 8 | 33 | 115 | 94 | 80 | 2 | 5 | 159 | 5 | 11 | .241 | .340 | .516 | .856 | PIT |
| 1999 | 151 | 524 | 143 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 103 | 110 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 7 | 10 | .273 | .397 | .523 | .919 | PIT |
| 2000 | 155 | 558 | 169 | 40 | 12 | 44 | 134 | 130 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 5 | 8 | .303 | .411 | .654 | 1.065 | PIT,NL |
| 2001 | 129 | 465 | 141 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 128 | 120 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 130 | 7 | 6 | .303 | .420 | .656 | 1.076 | PIT,NL |
| 2002 | 156 | 582 | 147 | 26 | 7 | 43 | 119 | 108 | 86 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 2 | 12 | .253 | .346 | .543 | .889 | PIT,AL |
| 2003 | 60 | 218 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .361 | .546 | .907 | MIN |
| Total | 1721 | 6174 | 1680 | 340 | 124 | 377 | 1276 | 1231 | 1023 | 8 | 40 | 1646 | 119 | 116 | .272 | .374 | .551 | .925 | |
|
Career Minor League Batting Stats |
|
| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1986, A | 76 | 295 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 6 | .308 | .403 | .546 | .949 |
| 1986, AA | 39 | 150 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 8 | .320 | .385 | .553 | .938 |
| 1986, AAA | 15 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .298 | .600 | .898 |
| 1987, AAA | 136 | 485 | 137 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 77 | 73 | 57 | 82 | 17 | 13 | .282 | .355 | .439 | .794 |
| 1988, AAA | 133 | 504 | 159 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 109 | 102 | 59 | 82 | 25 | 12 | .315 | .382 | .563 | .945 |
| 1989, AAA | 124 | 501 | 181 | 27 | 4 | 62 | 163 | 129 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 10 | .361 | .428 | .802 | 1.231 |
| 1990, AAA | 124 | 477 | 160 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 152 | 141 | 98 | 73 | 20 | 10 | .335 | .446 | .816 | 1.261 |
| 1991, AAA | 21 | 82 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .330 | .561 | .891 |
|
Career Postseason Batting Stats |
|
| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1991 | 14 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .190 | .217 | .362 | .579 |
| 1992 | 11 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .327 | .395 | .722 |
| 1994 | 13 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .397 | .408 | .805 |
| 1995 | 15 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .250 | .469 | .719 |
| 1997 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .353 | .591 | .944 |
| 1998 | 17 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .310 | .516 | .825 |
| 1999 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .615 | .600 | 1.215 |
| 2001 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| Total | 87 | 343 | 82 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 38 | 98 | 6 | 9 | .239 | .315 | .455 | .770 |
|
|
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Shortstop | 58 | 57 | 81 | 226 | 48 | 313 | 6 | .981 | 509.2 | 5.53 | | | | |
|
|
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/11/1986 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year...
Traded from Toronto to San Diego on 3/4/1986 (Going to SD: RF Mark Whiten. Going to TOR: CF Kevin McReynolds)...
Injured on 7/27/1989 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/28/1991, off Bruce Ruffin (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1991, off Kevin J. Brown (ATL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1991, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Won World Series with San Diego in 1991...
Injured on 4/28/1992 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1992, hitting .368 with 8 HR, 21 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1992, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1992, hitting .351 with 12 HR, 28 RBI...
Injured on 4/29/1993 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (C), driving in 5 runs on 10/4/1994...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/9/1994, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won World Series with San Diego in 1994...
2/2/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 7 runs against Atlanta on 6/8/1995...
8/8/1995: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $3,820,000 per year, for 2 years.
Traded from San Diego to Pittsburgh on 2/2/1996 (Going to SD: LF Barry Bonds. Going to PIT: P Jeff Ballard, P Doug Drabek, RF Mark Whiten, P Todd Worrell, 3B Ken Caminiti)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1996, hitting .393 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 4/25/1997...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1997, hitting .367 with 10 HR, 36 RBI...
5/11/1997: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,000,000 per year, for 6 years.
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/16/1997 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 8 runs against Chicago (C) on 6/7/1998...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 4/28/1999...
Drove in 7 runs against Houston on 4/14/2000...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/2000, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2000, hitting .345 with 11 HR, 31 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/2000, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2000, hitting .315 with 11 HR, 31 RBI...
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Los Angeles on 5/6/2001...
Injured on 5/19/2001 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 6/13/2001...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/25/2001 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 9/14/2001...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/2001, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/2002, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2002, hitting .353 with 11 HR, 29 RBI...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 5/31/2003...
|
|
| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
|
AVG
1992 - .301 - 8th
1997 - .307 - 6th
| OBP
1992 - .408 - 2nd
1997 - .406 - 4th
1999 - .397 - 10th
2000 - .411 - 8th
2001 - .420 - 9th
| SLG
1992 - .576 - 4th
1994 - .520 - 9th
1997 - .622 - 4th
2000 - .654 - 6th
2001 - .656 - 8th
| OPS
1992 - .984 - 3rd
1997 - 1.027 - 6th
2000 - 1.065 - 4th
2001 - 1.076 - 8th
| Homeruns
1992 - 31 - 8th
1994 - 35 - 7th
1997 - 34 - 8th
1998 - 33 - 8th
2000 - 44 - 5th
2001 - 38 - 10th
2002 - 43 - 8th
|
RBI
1992 - 120 - 1st
1994 - 109 - 7th
1996 - 112 - 6th
1997 - 117 - 5th
1998 - 115 - 5th
2000 - 134 - 2nd
2001 - 128 - 6th
| Runs
1992 - 111 - 5th
1996 - 110 - 9th
1997 - 124 - 4th
2000 - 130 - 3rd
| BB
1992 - 94 - 5th
1996 - 104 - 3rd
1997 - 90 - 7th
1999 - 108 - 6th
2000 - 104 - 7th
| | |
|