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	17-19 / in Starts: 17-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	56 (31-13-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (22-15-8)

Most Driven In
G Templeton	3
B Santiago	1
C MartÃnez	0

Most Driven In By
J Kruk	1
S Jefferson	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	226	2 (1)	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.13	0.088	3.28	0.08%	0.70	P
2	227	6 (3)	Apr 12	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.049	.93	-0.03%	-0.68	P
3	228	11 (4)	Apr 17	SDP		LAD	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	229	16 (4)	Apr 22	SDP		CIN	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.035	.35	-0.01%	-0.33	P
5	230	21 (4)	Apr 28	SDP	@	STL	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.044	.18	-0.01%	-0.73	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
6	231	25 (3)	May 2	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.029	.26	-0.01%	-0.37	P
7	232	29 (3)	May 6	SDP		STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.041	.12	0.00%	-0.26	P
8	233	33 (3)	May 10	SDP		CHC	W,14-2	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.85	0.097	.05	0.00%	1.35	P
9	234	37 (3)	May 15	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.46	-0.057	.06	0.00%	-0.54	P
10	235	42 (4)	May 20	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-10	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.79	-0.024	.05	0.00%	-0.35	P
11	236	46 (3)	May 25	SDP		PHI	L,4-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.64	-0.058	.06	0.00%	-0.48	P
12	237	51 (4)	May 31	SDP		NYM	W,1-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	1.10	-0.059	.02	0.00%	-0.59	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
13	238	56 (4)	Jun 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.78	-0.091	.02	0.00%	-0.89	P
14	239	62 (5)	Jun 12	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.26	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-1.00	P
15	240	66 (3)	Jun 17	SDP		LAD	W,8-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.05	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.43	P
16	241	71 (4)	Jun 23	SDP		HOU	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.27	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
17	242	76 (4)	Jun 28	SDP		ATL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.065	.065	.129	9	1.56	-0.077	.03	0.00%	-0.71	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
18	243	81 (4)	Jul 4	SDP	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.088	.118	.206	9	.42	-0.007	.01	0.00%	0.01	P
19	244	85 (3)	Jul 8	SDP	@	CHC	L,8-12	GS-6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.132	.237	9	.57	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-1.99	P
20	245	89 (3)	Jul 16	SDP		STL	W,9-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.128	.231	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
21	246	94 (4)	Jul 21	SDP		CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.125	.225	9	1.34	-0.017	.02	0.00%	-0.24	P
22	247	99 (4)	Jul 26	SDP		PIT	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.114	.205	9	.34	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.95	P
23	248	103 (3)	Jul 31	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-2	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.130	.239	9	1.33	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.17	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
24	249	108 (4)	Aug 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.146	.271	9	.92	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
25	250	113 (4)	Aug 11	SDP		ATL	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.118	.118	.137	.255	9	.67	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.11	P
26	251	118 (4)	Aug 16	SDP		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.113	.132	.245	9	2.08	-0.116	.02	0.00%	-0.89	P
27	252	123 (4)	Aug 22	SDP	@	NYM	W,8-3	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.130	.132	.262	9	.67	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.38	P
28	253	128 (4)	Aug 28	SDP		PHI	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.127	.130	.257	9	1.22	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
Sep/Oct		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
29	254	133 (4)	Sep 2	SDP		NYM	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.138	.140	.278	9	.96	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
30	255	138 (4)	Sep 8	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.136	.138	.274	9	.35	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
31	256	143 (4)	Sep 14	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.148	.150	.298	9	.80	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
32	257	148 (4)	Sep 19	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.141	.143	.283	9	.80	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
33	258	153 (4)	Sep 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.136	.138	.275	9	1.18	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
34	259	157 (3)	Sep 29	SDP		SFG	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.136	.138	.275	9						P
35	260	159 (1)	Oct 1	SDP		CIN	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.136	.138	.275	9						P
36	261	162 (2)	Oct 4	SDP		LAD	L,3-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.136	.138	.275	9						P
							17-19		76	65	1	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	17	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	.123	.136	.138	.275		.92	-0.750	.19	0.02%	-10.31

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