How David Whatley's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

David Whatley totaled 1,950 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 810.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1940, posting 444. The lowest point came in 1944 at 62, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 382 in 1941 to 395 in 1942 and 62 in 1944, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 62 to 444 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

David Whatley Lifetime Inning Played

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David Whatley Inning Played Per Season

David Whatley's Inning Played for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
David Whatley Inning Played per season line chart

David Whatley Inning Played by Team

David Whatley's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
David Whatley career Inning Played by team bar chart

David Whatley Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of David Whatley's career Inning Played, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
David Whatley Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

David Whatley Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Whatley's seasonal Inning Played alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
David Whatley Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Whatley Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Whatley's MLB career with Inning Played alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
David Whatley Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table