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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	PIT		MON	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 14	PIT		STL	W,7-4	GS	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 27	PIT		HOU	L,8-9	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (3)	May 4	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
6	22	May 5	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	24 (1)	May 7	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-2		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	26 (1)	May 9	PIT	@	ATL	W,17-9		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	27	May 11	PIT		CIN	L,4-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	29 (1)	May 13	PIT		CIN	L,3-7		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	32 (2)	May 17	PIT		NYM	W,6-5	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37 (4)	May 22	PIT	@	MON	L,3-6	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	40 (2)	May 26	PIT	@	NYM	L,8-10		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	42 (1)	May 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-1		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	46 (3)	Jun 1	PIT		SDP	W,9-8	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	51 (4)	Jun 6	PIT		LAD	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	55 (3)	Jun 12	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	60 (4)	Jun 17	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-1	GS	27	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	69 (8)	Jun 27	PIT		NYM	L,9-12	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants
20	77	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	L,0-2	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	82 (4)	Jul 5	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	87 (4)	Jul 10	SFG	@	MON	W,11-7	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	93 (5)	Jul 15	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-0	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	98 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	SFG		MON	L,5-15	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	102 (3)	Jul 26	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-2	GS	32	7.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
26	107 (4)	Jul 31	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS	11	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	112 (4)	Aug 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
28	117 (4)	Aug 11	SFG		LAD	L,4-7	GS	28	6.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
29	122 (4)	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,0-3	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	127 (4)	Aug 22	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-8	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	133 (5)	Aug 30	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	138 (4)	Sep 3	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-3	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	143 (4)	Sep 8	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	147 (3)	Sep 13	SFG		ATL	L,1-4	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	152 (4)	Sep 18	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	156 (3)	Sep 23	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
37	160 (3)	Sep 28	SFG		SDP	L,0-2	GS	30	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
							37gm		158.0	4	21	2	27	2