Outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals (1912-1914[start]), Boston
Braves (1914[end]), Philadelphia Phillies (1915-1919[start]),
Pittsburgh Pirates (1919[end]-1921), and Brooklyn Dodgers
(1922).
Made major league debut on 16 September 1912. Played in final major league game 23 April 1922.
Interred in Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina.
There is a difference of opinion as to how Whitted got the nickname "Possum". One is that he picked it up as a boy. Another is that he got the nickname because of his tales of possum hunting in the woods around Durham, North Carolina.