Ernie Whitt

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: June 13, 1952 in Detroit, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Macomb Community College (Warren, MI).

High School: Roseville HS (Roseville, MI)

School: Macomb Community College (Warren, MI)

Debut: September 12, 1976 (Age 24-091d, 13,811th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1991 (Age 39-020d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Himself, Richard Box

Full Name: Leo Ernest Whitt

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.3

3774

938

134

.249

447

RBI

534

OBP

.324

SLG

.410

OPS

.734

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-8 / in Starts: 4-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1985	ALCS g1	Oct 8	TOR		KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.72	0.151	18.89	2.18%	1.85	C
2	1985	ALCS g2	Oct 9	TOR		KCR	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	8	1.76	-0.181	46.65	-2.80%	-1.09	C
3	1985	ALCS g3	Oct 11	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	1.75	-0.053	36.51	-0.63%	-0.12	C
4	1985	ALCS g4	Oct 12	TOR	@	KCR	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	1.32	-0.076	40.20	-1.31%	-0.71	C
5	1985	ALCS g5	Oct 13	TOR	@	KCR	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	8	2.35	0.006	41.34	0.06%	0.09	C
6	1985	ALCS g6	Oct 15	TOR		KCR	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	7	1.38	-0.121	52.68	-2.90%	-0.85	C
7	1985	ALCS g7	Oct 16	TOR		KCR	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.238	.499	7	.98	-0.022	81.67	-1.19%	-0.24	C
1989 Postseason			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
8	1989	ALCS g1	Oct 3	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.250	1.333	1.583	6	.82	0.069	21.51	1.18%	0.41	C
9	1989	ALCS g2	Oct 4	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.125	.571	.696	6	.99	-0.103	26.28	-1.70%	-1.16	C
10	1989	ALCS g3	Oct 6	TOR		OAK	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.500	.750	6	.81	0.029	16.77	0.30%	0.18	C
11	1989	ALCS g4	Oct 7	TOR		OAK	L,5-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.267	.417	.683	6	.93	0.014	28.32	0.32%	0.00	C
12	1989	ALCS g5	Oct 8	TOR		OAK	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.211	.313	.523	6	1.64	-0.155	28.77	-1.79%	-0.93	C
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