Ed Whitson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 19, 1955 in Johnson City, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Unicoi County HS (Erwin, TN).

High School: Unicoi County HS (Erwin, TN)

Debut: September 4, 1977 (Age 22-108d, 13,941st in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1991 (Age 36-133d)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Eddie Lee Whitson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.2

126

123

ERA

3.79

452

333

2240.0

1266

WHIP

1.312

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-13 / in Starts: 9-13
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	34 (18-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Martin	1
R Stennett	0
M May	0

Most Driven In By
E Cabell	2

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	120	2 (1)	Apr 10	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.027	.41	-0.01%	-0.34	P
2	121	7 (4)	Apr 15	SFG		LAD	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.94	0.015	.65	0.01%	0.15	P
3	122	13 (5)	Apr 22	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.15	-0.030	.75	-0.01%	-0.25	P
4	123	18 (4)	Apr 26 (2)	SFG		ATL	W,8-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.99	-0.024	.46	-0.01%	-0.20	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	124	23 (4)	May 2 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.15	-0.024	.65	-0.01%	-0.25	P
6	125	27 (3)	May 6	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.48	-0.023	.23	-0.01%	-0.22	P
7	126	32 (4)	May 10 (2)	SFG	@	MON	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.55	-0.027	.32	-0.01%	-0.18	P
8	127	36 (3)	May 15	SFG		MON	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.51	-0.027	.23	-0.01%	-0.29	P
9	128	43 (6)	May 23	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	2.01	-0.101	1.13	-0.03%	-0.83	P
10	129	47 (3)	May 28	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.64	-0.031	.32	-0.01%	-0.23	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	130	52 (4)	Jun 2	SFG		CIN	W,15-7	GS-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	1.75	0.053	.68	0.01%	0.83	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	131	63 (10)	Aug 14 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.63	-0.008	.74	-0.01%	-0.69	P
13	132	68 (4)	Aug 18	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.84	-0.068	1.01	-0.05%	-1.05	P
14	133	72 (3)	Aug 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	1.00	-0.008	1.53	-0.01%	-0.02	P
15	134	77 (4)	Aug 28	SFG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	9	.36	-0.029	.45	-0.02%	-1.19	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	135	81 (3)	Sep 2	SFG		STL	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.167	.107	.274	9	1.68	-0.067	3.18	-0.08%	-0.56	P
17	136	86 (4)	Sep 7	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.194	.107	.301	9	1.04	0.045	2.42	0.06%	0.36	P
18	137	90 (3)	Sep 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.188	.103	.291	9	.69	-0.016	1.57	-0.02%	-0.13	P
19	138	95 (4)	Sep 17	SFG		CIN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.176	.097	.273	9	1.36	-0.070	2.49	-0.08%	-0.53	P
20	139	99 (3)	Sep 22	SFG		LAD	W,5-2	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.171	.094	.265	9	1.16	-0.049	.49	-0.01%	-0.58	P
21	140	103 (3)	Sep 26	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.171	.094	.265	9						P
22	141	107 (3)	Sep 30	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-9	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.55	-0.063	.24	-0.01%	-0.51	P
							9-13		45	33	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	13	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258		.95	-0.579	.84	-0.30%	-6.69

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