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	14-17 / in Starts: 11-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	29 (13-7-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
K McReynolds	1
R Jones	1
M Ramirez	1
L Salazar	0

Most Driven In By
B Brown	1

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 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	142	5 (4)	Apr 10	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.97	-0.121	3.51	-0.13%	-1.04	P
2	143	10 (4)	Apr 15	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.43	-0.038	2.19	-0.04%	-0.34	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
3	144	46 (35)	May 31	SDP		MON	W,5-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.024	.40	-0.01%	-0.21	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
4	145	51 (4)	Jun 5	SDP		PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.90	-0.017	.32	0.00%	-0.10	P
5	146	55 (3)	Jun 10	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.30	-0.049	.60	-0.01%	-0.37	P
6	147	60 (4)	Jun 15	SDP		CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.73	0.048	.20	0.01%	0.62	P
7	148	65 (4)	Jun 20	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.72	-0.077	.45	-0.03%	-1.04	P
8	149	70 (4)	Jun 25	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.57	-0.027	.48	-0.01%	-0.23	P
9	150	75 (4)	Jun 30	SDP		LAD	W,7-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.88	0.033	.71	0.02%	0.23	P
Jul		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
10	151	83 (7)	Jul 11	SDP		CHC	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.23	-0.012	.14	0.00%	-0.30	P
11	152	88 (4)	Jul 16	SDP		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.89	-0.021	.49	-0.01%	-0.10	P
12	153	93 (4)	Jul 22	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.66	-0.019	.80	-0.01%	-0.19	P
13	154	98 (4)	Jul 26 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	.11	-0.003	.04	0.00%	-0.10	P
14	155	102 (3)	Jul 30	SDP		ATL	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9						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
15	156	105 (2)	Aug 2	SDP		HOU	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	.80	-0.038	.15	0.00%	-0.28	P
16	157	111 (5)	Aug 7	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9	.87	0.009	.11	0.00%	0.23	P
17	158	114 (2)	Aug 11	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	2						P
18	159	115	Aug 12	SDP	@	CIN	L,5-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
19	160	117 (1)	Aug 14	SDP	@	CIN	W,10-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	3						P
20	161	119 (1)	Aug 16	SDP	@	ATL	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
21	162	120	Aug 17	SDP		PHI	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
22	163	121	Aug 18	SDP		PHI	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
23	164	123 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	SDP		MON	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
24	165	128 (4)	Aug 26	SDP	@	MON	L,4-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
25	166	129	Aug 27	SDP	@	MON	L,4-6	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9						P
26	167	134 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	9	.50	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.42	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
27	168	140 (5)	Sep 6	SDP	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.194	.147	.342	9	.35	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.94	P
28	169	145 (4)	Sep 13	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.162	.367	9	1.00	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
29	170	150 (4)	Sep 19	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.154	.349	9	1.08	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
30	171	154 (3)	Sep 24	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	1.03	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
31	172	159 (4)	Sep 29 (1)	SDP		LAD	W,7-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	1.44	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
							14-17		48	44	1	8	0	0	0	3	2	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399		.86	-0.632	.40	-0.23%	-5.73

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