Buster
Whitaker
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 160
 
Born: April 10, 1981 in USA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 23 ESS VL     0 1 0 0 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2005 24 ESS VL     0 3 2 2 5 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2006 25 ESS VL     0 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2007 26 ESS VL $ 100,000   1 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
2008 27 ESS VL     1 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3
2009 28 ESS VL $ 100,000   0 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
2010 29 ESS VL $ 100,000   1 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2011 30 ESS VL     1 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2012 31 ESS VL     1 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2013 32 ESS VL     1 5 4 4 7 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2014 33 ESS VL     1 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Min Ratings     0 1 0 0 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Max Ratings $ 100,000   1 5 4 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 23 A   10 7 .588 25 25 0 0 0 160.3 128 52 10 47 77 2.92 .213 .270 .319 .589  
2005 24 AA   3 4 .429 10 10 0 0 0 60.3 49 27 4 21 37 4.03 .216 .282 .335 .617  
    A   6 6 .500 15 15 0 0 0 98.3 88 35 6 23 51 3.20 .240 .285 .361 .646  
2006 25 AA   9 10 .474 29 29 0 0 0 173.0 156 76 20 54 102 3.95 .239 .297 .410 .707  
2007 26 ESS VL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 6 3 3 3 2 4.03 .261 .370 .652 1.023 0.3
    AA   7 8 .467 21 21 1 1 0 129.7 110 56 13 34 75 3.89 .228 .279 .382 .661  
2008 27 AA   12 9 .571 27 25 0 0 0 172.7 107 48 19 50 87 2.50 .174 .236 .306 .542  
2009 28 ESS VL 4 5 .444 13 8 0 0 0 42.7 55 25 7 17 20 5.27 .311 .374 .520 .894 0.9
    AA   4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 60.7 41 11 3 18 30 1.63 .189 .251 .290 .541  
2010 29 AA   8 10 .444 27 27 1 1 0 165.3 134 74 20 54 84 4.03 .219 .282 .374 .655  
2011 30 AA   7 8 .467 29 29 0 0 0 188.0 148 72 25 58 99 3.45 .216 .277 .384 .661  
2012 31 AAA   4 5 .444 12 12 0 0 0 67.7 55 29 15 26 56 3.86 .218 .291 .437 .728  
    AA   6 2 .750 12 12 0 0 0 80.7 47 12 6 28 57 1.34 .169 .245 .263 .508  
2013 32 AAA   8 5 .615 25 25 0 0 0 139.0 154 65 13 57 103 4.21 .281 .349 .418 .767  
2014 33 AAA   6 11 .353 21 21 0 0 0 120.0 110 68 20 52 86 5.10 .239 .316 .433 .749  
2 Years Sim 4 5 .444 14 9 0 0 0 49.4 61 28 10 20 22 5.11 .305 .374 .535 .909 1.2
3 Years AAA 18 21 .462 58 58 0 0 0 326.7 319 162 48 135 245 4.46 .253 .325 .427 .752  
8 Years AA 56 54 .509 165 163 2 2 0 1030.3 792 376 110 317 571 3.28 .210 .271 .356 .628  
2 Years A 16 13 .552 40 40 0 0 0 258.7 216 87 16 70 128 3.03 .223 .276 .335 .610  
13 Years Minors 90 88 .506 263 261 2 2 0 1615.6 1327 625 174 522 944 3.48 .221 .284 .368 .651  
Season Average 2 2 .500 7 4 0 0 0 24.7 30 14 5 10 11 5.11 .305 .374 .535 .909  
Career Highs 4 5 .444 13 8 0 0 0 42.7 55 25 7 17 20 5.27 .311 .374 .652 1.023  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   59 28 10 20 19   .331 .399 .590 .989
vs LH   2 0 0 0 3   .091 .091 .091 .182
Home 2 4 .333 7 5 0 0 0 24.3 36 20 6 9 9 7.40 .343 .395 .619 1.014
Away 2 1 .667 7 4 0 0 0 25.0 25 8 4 11 13 2.88 .263 .340 .442 .782
May 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 6 3 3 3 2 4.05 .261 .346 .652 .998
August 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 12.3 18 11 4 3 6 8.03 .346 .382 .712 1.093
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 10 5 0 0 0 30.3 37 14 3 14 14 4.15 .296 .367 .440 .807
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 26 ESS VL P 1 1 6.7 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.34    
2009 28 ESS VL P 13 8 42.7 5 5 0 1 1.000 2.11    
Career Totals   14 9 49.4 5 6 0 2 1.000 2.01    
Career Highs   13 8 42.7 5 5 0 1 1.000 2.11    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 64th overall pick, by Essex (from Davenport) in 2004
Injured on 7/30/2006 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 4/16/2007 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/9/2007 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/27/2008 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 5/5/2009 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/26/2009
Injured on 5/18/2010 with a Strained Back, out for 3 weeks