| DOC WHYTE | Height: | Weight: | College: | |||||||||
| Born: | Hometown: | |||||||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | ||
| 1927-28 | Philadelphia | ABL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
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JOHNNY WHITTY
Johnny Whittey was never a star player, yet over a fourteen year period he was integral part of one of the most important teams in the history of basketball. Whitty joined Frank McCormick’s New York Celtics in 1914. He was a tenacious, hardscrabble player of limited skills, but valued for his toughness and constant hustle. McCormick’s Celtics were successful, but not distinguishable from a dozen other pre-war New York teams. When McCormick went into the service during World War I, he lost control of the team to promoter Jim Furey and his brother Tom. In the years immediately after the war, the Celtics continued to grow in stature. By the 1919-20 season they, were considered to be the best team in New York City. The Celtics won 65 of 69 games and played to crowds of over 4,000 fans (a huge number at the time). By the early 1920’s, Furey had signed Dutch Dehnert and Johnny Beckman and the Celtics had begun to barnstorm extensively into the Midwest and South. Furey did not travel with the team, so he appointed Whitty (who had become his brother-in- law) to manage and coach the team on the road. Whitty no longer played except in emergencies. In 1925-26, Whitty took leave of the Celtics, and signed at mid-season to coach the struggling Fort Wayne team in the American Basketball League. The following season, he was back with the Celtics when they joined the ABL and was at their helm for two consecutive championship seasons.
| JOHNNY WHITTY | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 175 | College: | None | |||||
| John Joseph Whitty | Born: Feb 2, 1896 | Died: Dec 26, 1965 | Hometown: | Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1914-15 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1915-16 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1916-17 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1917-18 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1918-19 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1920-21 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1920-21 | Pittsfield | NYSL | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1921-22 | New York Celtics | EBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1921-22 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1922-23 | Atlantic City | EBL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | |
| 1922-23 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1923-24 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | Original Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Fort Wayne | ABL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1.3 | ||||
| 1926-27 | Brooklyn | ABL | Voluntarily Retired – Coach | ||||||||
| 1927-28 | New York | ABL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 40 | 29 | 25 | 83 | 2.1 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1927-28 | New York | ABL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
SAP WHITTEMORE
| SAP WHITTEMORE | Height: | 5:11 | Weight: | 170 | College: | None | |||||
| Howard Madison Whittmore | Born: Sep 24, 1884 | Died: Sep, 1976 | Hometown: | Westfield, Ma. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1913-14 | Westfield Whip City AC | Indep | |||||||||
| 1914-15 | Westfield Whip City AC | Indep | |||||||||
| 1915-16 | Westfield Whip City AC | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Westfield | IL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||
| 1920-21 | Westfield | IL | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 2.5 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 18 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 1.4 | ||||||
WARREN WHITLINGER
Warren Whitlinger was a baseball and basketball star at Ohio State. In his senior year of basketball, Whitlinger led the Big Ten in scoring and earned All-Conference honors. Whitlinger’s had limited success in the pro game. He was a starter for the 1937-38 Akron Firestones who posted a 14-4 record, the best in the National Basketball League, but Whitlinger was not offered a contract for the following season. In 1939, he was hired by Kimberly Clark Corporation in Neenah, Wisconsin, where worked for for the next 35 years. He retired in 1975 as Director of Quality Assurance. Later in life he found success in another sport, tennis, not a player, but as a widely renowned coach. His son, John won 109 consecutive matches en route to singles state championships in each of his four years in high school. A two-time All-American at Stanford, John led his team to NCAA team championships in 1973 and 1974. Also in 1974, he captured both the NCAA singles and doubles titles himself, then played professionally for six years. before returning to Stanford as the men’s tennis coach. Warren’s grandaughter, Teri, helped Stanford win four straight NCAA team championships. Whitlinger remained active coaching tennis until just before his death in 2012, at the age of 98.
| WARREN WHITLINGER | Height: | 5:06 | Weight: | 155 | College: | Ohio State’36 | |||||
| Warren Wayne Whitlinger | Born: Apr 4, 1914 | Died: Apr 30, 2012 | Hometown: | Zanesville, Oh. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1932-33 | Ohio State (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | Ohio State | College | |||||||||
| 1034-35 | Ohio State | College | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | Ohio State | College | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Columbus | MBC | 1 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 | ||||
| 1936-37 | Zanesville Greys | Indep | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | Akron Firestone | NBL | 13 | 17 | 25 | 59 | 4.5 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Columbus Bobb Chevrolet | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Columbus Hilltop Merchants | Indep | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Neenah Kimbertly- Clark Ramblers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Neenah Kimbertly- Clark Ramblers | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 14 | 26 | 27 | 79 | 5.6 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1937-38 | Akron Firestone | NBL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | ||||||
JOE WHITING
| JOE WHITING | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 160 | College: | None | ||||
| Joseph Preston Whiting | Born: May 30, 1879 | Died: | Hometown: | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||||||
| Twin Brother of Jess Whiting | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1898-99 | Tremont AC | Indep | ||||||||
| 1899-00 | Nashua | NEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1902-03 | Tremont AC | Indep | ||||||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
JESS WHITING
Whiting played major league baseball. He appeared in five games over three seasons (1902, 1906, 1907) and compiled a 1-2 record.
| JESS WHITING | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 160 | College: | None | ||||
| Jesse Way Whiting | Born: May 30, 1879 | Died: Oct 28, 1937 | Hometown: | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||||||
| Twin Brother of Joe Whiting | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1898-99 | Tremont AC | Indep | ||||||||
| 1899-00 | Tremont AC | Indep | ||||||||
| 1900-01 | North Philadelphia | Indep | ||||||||
| 1902-03 | Manchester | NEL | 9 | 26 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 | |||
| 1903-04 | Manchester | NEL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | |||
| 1903-04 | Major League Totals | 12 | 33 | 0 | 66 | 5.5 | ||||
STEVE WHITE
Steve White, a Philadelphia native, ranked as one the best set-shooters in the early years of professional basketball. In his first pro season, White finished second in scoring in the minor-league American Basketball League. His contract was purchased by Philadelphia of the National Basketball League where he quickly made his mark with 12 points a game, good for fourth-best in league scoring. White starred for the powerful Conshohocken team for four seasons during which they won two Philadelphia League titles. At at end of the 1906-07 Philadelphia League season, White was lured to the the higher-paying Central Basketball League were he joined Greensburg team for the second half of the Central League season. White led the CBL in scoring in for the 1907-08 and 1908-09 seasons. Despite his small stature, White was a feisty and aggressive player. Fearless and combative, White received a great deal of punishment from larger players. As a result, injuries nagged him throughout his career and by his last two seasons in the CBL he was crippled to the point that he managed to play in only a third of the games.
| STEVE WHITE | Height: | 5:06 | Weight: | 140 | College: | None | |||||
| Stephen White | Born: | 1881 | Died: | Hometown: | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1901-02 | St.James | IL | 29 | 65 | 180 | 310 | 10.7 | ||||
| 1901-02 | Philadelphia | NBL | 5 | 12 | 36 | 60 | 12.0 | ||||
| 1902-03 | Philadelphia/Wilmington | NBL | 39 | 83 | 267 | 433 | 11.1 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Camden | NBL | 13 | 37 | 83 | 157 | 12.1 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Conshohocken | PBL | 5 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 8.0 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Westfield | WMBL | 15 | 22 | 7 | 51 | 3.4 | ||||
| 1904-05 | New Bedford–Fall River | NEBL | 9 | 36 | 0 | 72 | 8.0 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Conshohocken | PBL | 37 | 137 | 304 | 578 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Conshohocken | Indep | |||||||||
| 1905-06 | Baldwin | PBL | 6 | 19 | 58 | 96 | 16.0 | ||||
| 1906-07 | Conshohocken | PBL | 29 | 103 | 206 | 412 | 14.2 | ||||
| 1906-07 | Greensburg | CBL | 16 | 40 | 96 | 176 | 11.0 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Greensburg | CBL | 65 | 157 | 668 | 982 | 15.1 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Greensburg | CBL | 70 | 162 | 750 | 1074 | 15.3 | ||||
| 1909-10 | Greensburg–Uniontown | CBL | 60 | 118 | 547 | 912 | .600 | 783 | 13.1 | ||
| 1910-11 | Uniontown–Connellsville | CBL | 23 | 38 | 212 | 358 | .592 | 288 | 12.5 | ||
| 1911-12 | Connellsville | CBL | 15 | 31 | 10 | 72 | 4.8 | ||||
| 1911-12 | De Neri | EBL | 13 | 16 | 127 | 6 | 159 | 12.2 | |||
| 1912-13 | De Neri–Camden | EBL | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | |||
| 1913-14 | Camden | EBL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | |||
| 1913-14 | Gloversville–Poughkeepsie | NYSL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1915-16 | Philadelphia Rockwood | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 421 | 1016 | 3389 | 5421 | 12.9 | ||||||
PAUL WHITE
| PAUL WHITE | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 175 | College: | DePauw(In)’24 | |||||
| Paul Arnold, White | Born: Nov 9, 1903 | Died: Dec 2, 1952 | Hometown: | Franklin, Ind. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1920-21 | DePauw | College | |||||||||
| 1921-22 | DePauw | College | |||||||||
| 1922-23 | DePauw | College | |||||||||
| 1923-24 | DePauw | College | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | Huntington Legionaires | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Huntington Legionaires | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Fort Wayne Caseys | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Shelbyville | Indep | |||||||||
| 1926-27 | Fort Wayne | ABL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 | ||||||
OLLIE WHITE
| OLLIE WHITE | Height: | 6:00 | Weight: | 185 | College: | Michigan State’47 | |||||
| Oliver Glen White | Born: Mar 27, 1923 | Died: Feb25, 2003 | Hometown: | Cleveland, Oh. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1941-42 | Michigan State (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Michigan State | College | |||||||||
| 1943-45 | US Army | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Michigan State | College | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Michigan State | College | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Waterloo | PBLA | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 25 | 4.2 | ||
| Major League Totals | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 25 | 4.2 | ||||
JOE WHITE
| JOE WHITE | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 170 | College: | None | |||||
| Joseph H.enry White | Born: Mar 9, 1867 | Died: Apr 14, 1924 | Hometown: | Marlborough, Ma. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1897-98 | Marlboro | Indep | |||||||||
| 1898-99 | Marlboro YMCA | MSBL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1899-00 | Marboro AC–Milford | MSBL | 27 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0.9 | ||||
| 1900-01 | Hudson–Webster | MSBL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.7 | ||||
| 1901-02 | Webster | MCBL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | ||||
| 1901-03 | Lowell Textile | College | |||||||||
| 1903-04 | Mystic | CSL | 63 | 157 | 96 | 410 | 6.5 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Webster-Norwich | CSL | 18 | 28 | 15 | 71 | 3.9 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Portsmouth–Newburyport | NEBL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 49 | 37 | 0 | 74 | 1.5 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1903-04 | Mystic | CSL | 3 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 10.7 | ||||