Mel Whitlock
Pitcher · b. 1899 · 1921–1931
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Fairhaven Herons | 22 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 256 | 260 | 22 | 113 | 211 | 3.94 | 1.46 | 3.0 |
| 1922 | Fairhaven Herons | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 202 | 199 | 15 | 83 | 172 | 3.61 | 1.40 | 3.5 |
| 1923 | Fairhaven Herons | 24 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 273 | 290 | 25 | 102 | 197 | 4.09 | 1.44 | 2.9 |
| 1924 | Fairhaven Herons | 25 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 256 | 255 | 18 | 108 | 208 | 3.80 | 1.42 | 4.0 |
| 1925 | Fairhaven Herons | 26 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 267 | 267 | 24 | 104 | 219 | 3.98 | 1.39 | 3.5 |
| 1926 | Fairhaven Herons | 27 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 248 | 243 | 17 | 89 | 168 | 2.98 | 1.34 | 6.3 |
| 1927 | Fairhaven Herons | 28 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 259 | 252 | 16 | 94 | 203 | 3.44 | 1.34 | 5.0 |
| 1928 | Fairhaven Herons | 29 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 196 | 202 | 20 | 85 | 138 | 4.36 | 1.46 | 1.7 |
| 1929 | Fairhaven Herons | 30 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 265 | 282 | 20 | 121 | 208 | 4.01 | 1.52 | 4.0 |
| 1930 | Fairhaven Herons | 31 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 153 | 188 | 15 | 45 | 106 | 5.36 | 1.53 | -0.2 |
| 1931 | Fairhaven Herons | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 77 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 4.91 | 1.55 | 0.3 |
| Career | 280 | 142 | 138 | 2439 | 2515 | 202 | 969 | 1879 | 3.93 | 1.43 | 34.0 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 18 | 23 | 54 | 30/54 | 84.5 | 20/58 | 20/49 |
| 1918 | 19 | 26 | 53 | 37/54 | 85.1 | 21/57 | 20/49 |
| 1919 | 20 | 31 | 53 | 41/54 | 85.5 | 27/57 | 24/49 |
| 1920 | 21 | 34 | 53 | 45/54 | 86.0 | 30/57 | 26/48 |
| 1921 | 22 | 40 | 53 | 47/54 | 86.1 | 40/57 | 34/48 |
| 1922 | 23 | 43 | 53 | 48/54 | 86.3 | 44/57 | 37/48 |
| 1923 | 24 | 44 | 53 | 49/53 | 86.3 | 45/57 | 38/48 |
| 1924 | 25 | 45 | 53 | 49/53 | 86.4 | 47/57 | 40/48 |
| 1925 | 26 | 46 | 52 | 49/53 | 86.4 | 48/56 | 41/48 |
| 1926 | 27 | 47 | 52 | 49/53 | 86.4 | 49/56 | 42/48 |
| 1927 | 28 | 46 | 52 | 48/52 | 86.3 | 49/56 | 42/48 |
| 1928 | 29 | 46 | 52 | 47/50 | 86.1 | 49/56 | 43/49 |
| 1929 | 30 | 46 | 51 | 45/49 | 86.0 | 49/56 | 43/49 |
| 1930 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 44/48 | 85.9 | 50/56 | 43/49 |
| 1931 | 32 | 44 | 50 | 42/46 | 85.7 | 48/55 | 42/48 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | draft | Fairhaven Herons | round 1 |
Injury history (5 stints, 247 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Shoulder | long IL | 36 | |
| 1926 | Elbow | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1928 | Hamstring | long IL | 31 | |
| 1930 | Back | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1931 | Elbow | short IL | 13 |