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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-13 / in Starts: 20-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1989 Pitching Game Log

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1989 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	375	3	Apr 5	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	6.2	6	3	3	2	8	2	1	4.05	5.61	29	96	61	11	16	8	10	1	1	0	56			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.024	1.46	0.02%	0.00	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out a1
2	376	8	Apr 11	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	GS-8	W(2-0)	5	7.2	5	1	1	3	8	1	1	2.51	4.72	31	128	84	17	17	7	12	2	1	0	70			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.329	1.75	0.32%	2.33	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a2
3	377	13	Apr 16	SDP		CIN	L,0-5	GS-8	L(2-1)	4	8.0	8	5	5	3	1	2	1	3.63	5.63	33	94	56	12	5	14	14	4	2	0	44			2	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.37	-0.326	.57	-0.31%	-1.47	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
4	378	18	Apr 22	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-5	GS-6	L(2-2)	5	6.0	5	2	1	3	2	0	0	3.18	5.20	25	82	51	9	10	7	13	4	2	0	55			0	1	0	22	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.30	-0.026	2.22	-0.03%	0.68	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
5	379	23	Apr 27	SDP	@	PIT	W,8-1	GS-8	W(3-2)	4	8.0	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.72	4.69	30	91	59	7	4	14	14	6	2	0	66			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.19	0.313	1.83	0.29%	2.36	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	380	28	May 2	SDP		STL	W,7-1	CG	W(4-2)	4	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.38	4.55	30	94	61	13	3	17	12	1	3	0	72			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	3	0	0	.48	0.135	.78	0.13%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
7	381	33	May 7	SDP		PIT	W,3-1	GS-9	W(5-2)	4	8.1	10	1	1	0	3	1	1	2.18	4.46	34	106	74	15	12	13	17	5	2	0	62			0	1	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.298	1.60	0.25%	2.13	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a2
8	382	38	May 13	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-5		5	5.0	5	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.45	4.45	20	66	47	9	6	3	12	6	0	0	48			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	1	0	.78	-0.178	1.04	-0.14%	-0.92	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
9	383	43	May 19	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	W(6-2)	5	9.0	10	2	2	3	2	0	0	2.39	4.30	38	123	81	19	5	16	17	3	6	0	58			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	2	0	0	.47	0.173	.66	0.15%	1.90	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a6
10	384	48	May 25	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	GS-8	W(7-2)	5	7.2	6	1	1	1	4	1	0	2.27	4.25	30	96	67	10	13	11	14	3	3	0	66			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.370	1.99	0.34%	2.33	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a1
11	385	53	May 30	SDP		PHI	W,9-3	GS-8	W(8-2)	4	8.0	7	2	2	0	2	2	0	2.27	4.37	29	96	67	13	7	12	15	1	2	0	62			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.61	0.294	.92	0.26%	1.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	386	58	Jun 5	SDP	@	HOU	W,10-2	GS-8	W(9-2)	5	8.0	5	2	2	1	5	0	0	2.27	4.15	29	92	66	22	10	14	9	0	4	0	68			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.101	1.16	0.09%	1.39	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a8
13	387	63	Jun 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-6	L(9-3)	4	6.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.22	4.09	22	76	52	15	5	10	8	1	4	0	64			0	0	0	19	0	1	0	0	1	1	.88	0.127	.92	0.08%	1.55	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
14	388	68	Jun 16	SDP		HOU	L,1-3	GS-7	L(9-4)	5	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	2	0	2.33	4.25	30	103	71	18	6	10	15	5	0	0	52			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.103	.39	-0.05%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
15	389	73	Jun 21	SDP		LAD	L,2-6	GS-5	L(9-5)	4	5.0	4	5	5	3	1	3	0	2.63	4.60	22	73	40	11	4	9	9	2	1	0	37			0	0	0	19	0	0	1	0	0	1	.48	-0.297	.35	-0.13%	-2.79	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
16	390	78	Jun 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-7	W(10-5)	6	7.0	8	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.55	4.45	30	96	63	14	6	13	12	3	0	0	60			0	0	0	28	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.07	0.163	.50	0.05%	2.03	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	391	83	Jul 4	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS-4	L(10-6)	5	4.0	5	5	3	3	3	0	0	2.69	4.42	21	81	49	7	8	5	10	5	2	0	36			0	1	0	17	0	0	1	0	1	2	.62	-0.291	.39	-0.11%	-3.11	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
18	392	87	Jul 8	SDP	@	PIT	W,2-0	SHO	W(11-6)	3	9.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.51	4.26	32	113	73	18	9	11	18	3	2	0	80			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.567	.34	0.10%	3.78	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
19	393	90	Jul 14	SDP		CHC	W,7-4	GS-9	W(12-6)	5	8.0	9	4	4	0	6	0	0	2.62	4.08	31	102	74	18	13	11	14	5	3	0	54			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	1	0	.77	-0.019	.26	0.00%	-0.80	1t start tie	9t 1-3 0 out a4
20	394	95	Jul 19	SDP		PIT	W,9-1	CG	W(13-6)	4	9.0	3	1	1	2	6	0	0	2.52	3.96	32	118	83	18	15	12	12	5	1	0	81			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.62	0.319	.24	0.07%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
21	395	100	Jul 25	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-2	GS-7	W(14-6)	5	7.0	10	2	2	0	5	0	0	2.52	3.84	29	87	67	12	9	7	18	3	3	0	54			0	0	0	29	4	0	0	2	0	0	1.24	0.150	.15	0.01%	1.19	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
22	396	105	Jul 30	SDP		LAD	L,1-10	GS-2	L(14-7)	4	2.0	5	5	5	3	1	1	0	2.78	3.95	13	43	25	4	4	3	6	0	2	0	24			0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.351	.17	-0.06%	-4.12	1t start tie	2t 3 out d5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	397	109	Aug 4	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS-7	L(14-8)	4	7.0	6	4	2	1	4	0	0	2.77	3.87	30	93	61	10	13	15	11	2	2	0	56			0	0	0	28	2	0	1	1	0	3	.77	-0.144	.38	-0.04%	-0.97	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
24	398	114	Aug 9	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	GS-8		4	8.0	2	1	1	2	5	1	0	2.69	3.87	27	96	64	18	7	10	10	1	0	0	77			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.258	.43	0.10%	2.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
25	399	119	Aug 15	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	L(14-9)	5	8.2	10	3	3	0	4	2	0	2.72	3.92	35	104	76	14	11	14	17	8	3	0	56			1	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.463	.91	-0.17%	0.45	1b start tie	9b -2- 2 out d1
26	400	124	Aug 20	SDP	@	MON	W,5-2	GS-7	W(15-9)	4	6.2	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.67	3.86	26	87	58	13	7	10	9	3	2	0	65			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.206	.19	0.02%	1.69	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a1
27	401	128	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	GS-8		4	7.1	5	2	1	1	6	0	0	2.61	3.77	29	117	73	14	12	5	17	3	4	0	67			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	1	2	1.20	0.217	.21	0.02%	2.06	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
28	402	133	Aug 30	SDP		MON	L,1-5	GS-5	L(15-10)	4	5.0	7	3	3	3	1	0	0	2.68	3.78	24	81	51	12	5	14	6	2	1	0	39			1	0	0	20	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.18	-0.140	1.37	-0.10%	-0.79	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	403	137	Sep 4	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-9	GS-4		4	3.2	7	4	3	1	2	1	1	2.77	3.83	21	65	42	10	4	7	9	6	1	1	34			1	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	.96	-0.322	.77	-0.16%	-2.62	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out d1
30	404	142	Sep 9	SDP		LAD	W,3-1	GS-9	W(16-10)	4	8.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.70	3.77	30	87	69	13	8	15	13	2	1	0	70			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.02	0.271	1.06	0.17%	2.17	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
31	405	147	Sep 14	SDP		ATL	L,4-13	GS-3	L(16-11)	4	2.1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.67	3.76	13	43	26	3	3	10	3	1	1	0	43			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	2	.83	-0.221	1.20	-0.19%	-1.91	1t start tie	3t --- 1 out d3
32	406	152	Sep 20	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8		5	8.0	3	1	1	3	7	0	0	2.62	3.70	29	98	67	14	13	10	9	1	0	0	76			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.377	1.32	0.27%	2.64	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
33	407	157	Sep 25	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	GS-7		4	7.0	8	3	3	1	6	1	0	2.66	3.69	30	101	74	11	11	8	15	7	1	0	54			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.32	0.029	1.07	0.01%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
							20-13		W-L:16-11	4.4	227.0	198	77	67	48	117	22	5	2.66	3.69	914	3028	67%	14%	9%	0.86		14%	8%	1	58		---%	8	5	0	841	35	2	6	16	8	13	.93	1.840	.87	1.29%	21.38

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