#66 Zachary Whipkey, Catcher, 37 yrs, Houston Armadillos
Monday, 10/14/2012 |
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| Zachary Whipkey
3/24/1975
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USA
6"1
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Catcher
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2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
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1.0 Stars
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$ 300,000
2012
15 Year(s), 117 Days (2697 total Days)
172 Day(s)
17 Year(s), 5 Days (2929 total Days)
19 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 22 | 30 | 43 | 34 | 40 |
| Versus LHP | 14 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 40 |
| Versus RHP | 26 | 32 | 47 | 37 | 40 |
| Talent | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 2 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 4
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/12 | SAS | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/13 | SAS | L 4-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/14 | @HAR | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/15 | @HAR | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/17 | @BRK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 9/23 | HIK | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/25 | @HAR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/28 | BRK | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/1 | SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 10/2 | @SEA | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 105 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 41 | .198 | .239 | .385 | .624 | .544 | .187 |
| Projected | 105 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 41 | .198 | .239 | .385 | .624 | .544 | .187 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 37 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 18.7 | 3.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .364 | .581 |
| vs. RHP | 165 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .241 | .388 | .629 |
| Close/Late | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .250 | .406 |
| Scoring Position | 53 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .167 | .321 | .487 |
| Pinch Hitting | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .174 | .227 | .401 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 49 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 | .153 | .207 | .294 | .501 |
| Road | 56 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 25 | .235 | .264 | .461 | .725 |
| March/April | 20 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .147 | .171 | .382 | .554 |
| May | 16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .095 | .174 | .143 | .317 |
| June | 17 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .283 | .313 | .609 | .921 |
| July | 17 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .161 | .188 | .258 | .446 |
| August | 18 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .243 | .275 | .432 | .707 |
| Sept/Oct | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .250 | .222 | .472 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2002 | 161 | 598 | 153 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 77 | 75 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19 | 3 | .256 | .312 | .433 | .745 | VIR |
| 2003 | 160 | 561 | 156 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 91 | 78 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 16 | 5 | .278 | .351 | .433 | .784 | VIR,ZL |
| 2004 | 152 | 556 | 136 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 81 | 96 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 24 | 9 | .245 | .315 | .437 | .752 | VIR,ZL |
| 2005 | 154 | 551 | 159 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 96 | 92 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 26 | 8 | .289 | .362 | .494 | .855 | VIR STO |
| 2006 | 157 | 557 | 137 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 69 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 37 | 11 | .246 | .323 | .386 | .709 | DEN |
| 2007 | 149 | 529 | 133 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 91 | 85 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 115 | 41 | 13 | .251 | .342 | .459 | .801 | DEN |
| 2008 | 25 | 99 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | .293 | .346 | .414 | .760 | DEN |
| 2009 | 160 | 601 | 129 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 76 | 84 | 66 | 4 | 7 | 118 | 20 | 10 | .215 | .294 | .354 | .648 | NY |
| 2010 | 133 | 429 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 113 | 17 | 10 | .212 | .279 | .322 | .601 | NY |
| 2011 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 | NY HOU |
| 2012 | 105 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 5 | .198 | .239 | .385 | .624 | HOU |
| Total | 1370 | 4684 | 1161 | 189 | 37 | 172 | 668 | 656 | 485 | 17 | 19 | 903 | 211 | 81 | .248 | .320 | .414 | .734 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .214 | .527 |
| Total | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .214 | .527 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 34 | 29 | 202 | 10 | 0 | 215 | 3 | .986 | 262.0 | 7.39 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 15.4 |
| Centerfield | 38 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1.000 | 121.1 | 3.26 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 24th overall pick, by Virginia in 2002... Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/2002, off Casey Plunk (STO)... Hit first career homerun on 4/7/2002, off Gene Icenhour (KNG)... Wo
n Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2002, hitting .323 with 7 HR, 20 RBI... Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/13/2004 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against Stockholm on 6/4/2005...
Traded from River Cities to Stockholm on 7/22/2005 (Going to STO: CF Z. Whipkey. Going to RIV: 2B R. Allred, P L. Dull, P F. Mahurin)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York on 9/9/2005...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/2005, hitting .529 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2005, hitting .419 with 11 HR, 34 RBI...
Won World Championship with Stockholm in 2005...
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 2/4/2006 to a 3-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 2006...
Injured on 7/17/2007 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week...
Injured on 4/28/2008 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season...
Signed as a free agent by New York on 2/9/2009 to a 2-year deal worth $2,800,000 per year...
6/10/2010: Signed a contract extension with New York , $510,000 per year, for 2 years.
Released by New York on 5/28/2011...
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 10/7/2011 to a minor league contract...
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 3/1/2012 to a minor league contract.
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
2003 - .351 - 9th
2005 - .362 - 9th
| SLG
2005 - .494 - 6th
| OPS
2005 - .855 - 6th
| Doubles
2005 - 32 - 8th
| Triples
2006 - 9 - 4th
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Homeruns
2003 - 20 - 10th
2004 - 25 - 4th
2005 - 27 - 6th
2007 - 26 - 10th
| RBI
2003 - 91 - 8th
2005 - 96 - 7th
2007 - 91 - 9th
| Runs
2004 - 96 - 5th
2005 - 92 - 7th
| BB
2003 - 63 - 8th
2006 - 63 - 9th
2007 - 70 - 9th
| SB
2003 - 16 - 9th
2005 - 26 - 7th
2006 - 37 - 5th
2007 - 41 - 4th
2009 - 20 - 10th
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