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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 11	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-5	GS	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 19	SFG		SDP	L,0-3	GS	21	3.2	0	2	1	3	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 23	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 27	SFG		CIN	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 3	SFG	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	26	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (4)	May 7	SFG	@	STL	L,2-12	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (2)	May 11	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (2)	May 15	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 20	SFG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	40 (2)	May 24	SFG	@	PIT	W,10-9	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 28	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (3)	Jun 2	SFG		ATL	L,2-4	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	52 (3)	Jun 7	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-3	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	56 (3)	Jun 11	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	60 (3)	Jun 16	SFG		MON	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	65 (4)	Jun 21	SFG		PHI	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	69 (3)	Jun 26	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	75 (5)	Jul 1	SFG		CIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	79 (3)	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
21	82 (2)	Jul 11	SFG		SDP	W,7-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	88 (5)	Jul 16	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	93 (4)	Jul 21 susp	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-0	GS	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	116 (22)	Aug 15	SFG		ATL	L,2-8	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	122 (5)	Aug 22	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	126 (3)	Aug 27	SFG	@	MON	W,1-0	GS	20	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	131 (4)	Sep 1	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	136 (4)	Sep 6	SFG		MON	L,0-9	GS	22	3.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
29	140 (3)	Sep 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	144 (3)	Sep 16	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	148 (3)	Sep 20	SFG		HOU	L,2-3	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	153 (4)	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	157 (3)	Oct 1	SFG		LAD	L,4-8	GS	13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	161 (3)	Oct 5	SFG		SDP	L,3-7	GS	29	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							34gm		211.2	8	27	3	38	0