Jim Whitney

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 172lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: November 10, 1857 in Conklin, NY us

Died: May 21, 1891 in Binghamton, NY

Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, NY

Debut: May 2, 1881 (Age 23-173d, 489th in MLB history)

Last Game: July 16, 1890 (Age 32-248d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1881 season

Full Name: James Evans Whitney

Nicknames: Grasshopper Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.1

W

191

L

204

ERA

2.97

G

413

GS

396

SV

IP

3496.1

SO

1571

WHIP

1.147

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1881	23	BSN	NL	31	33	.484	2.48	66	63	3	57	6	0	*552.1*	*548*	284	152	6	90	162		1	46	*2301*	107	2.73	1.155	8.9	0.1	1.5	2.6	1.80
1882	24	BSN	NL	24	21	.533	2.64	49	48	1	46	3	0	420.0	404	229	123	3	41	180		0	29	1743	109	2.29	1.060	8.7	0.1	0.9	3.9	4.39
1883	25	BSN	NL	37	21	.638	2.24	62	56	5	54	1	2	514.0	492	258	128	7	35	345		0	37	2101	139	*2.29*	1.025	8.6	0.1	*0.6*	*6.0*	*9.86*
1884	26	BSN	NL	23	14	.622	2.09	38	37	1	35	6	0	336.0	272	140	78	12	27	270		0	18	1343	137	2.37	0.890	7.3	0.3	0.7	7.2	*10.00*
1885	27	BSN	NL	18	32	.360	2.98	51	50	1	50	2	0	441.1	503	286	146	14	37	200		0	32	1887	91	2.64	1.224	10.3	0.3	*0.8*	4.1	*5.41*
1886	28	KCN	NL	12	32	.273	4.49	46	44	2	42	3	0	393.0	465	292	196	9	55	167		0	29	1691	83	2.97	1.323	10.6	0.2	*1.3*	3.8	3.04
1887	29	WHS	NL	24	21	.533	3.22	47	47	0	46	2	0	404.2	430	253	145	16	42	146	16	0	14	1718	126	3.50	1.166	9.6	0.4	*0.9*	3.2	*3.48*
1888	30	WHS	NL	18	21	.462	3.05	39	39	0	37	3	0	325.0	317	184	110	7	54	79	9	1	7	1357	91	2.96	1.142	8.8	0.2	1.5	2.2	1.46
1889	31	IND	NL	2	7	.222	6.81	9	8	1	7	0	0	70.0	106	73	53	4	19	16	2	0	2	334	61	4.19	1.786	13.6	0.5	2.4	2.1	0.84
1890	32	PHA	AA	2	2	.500	5.18	6	4	2	3	0	0	40.0	61	27	23	1	11	6	1	0	0	191	75	3.84	1.800	13.7	0.2	2.5	1.4	0.55
10 Yrs				191	204	.484	2.97	413	396	16	377	26	2	3496.1	3598	2026	1154	79	411	1571	28	2	214	14666	105	2.75	1.147	9.3	0.2	1.1	4.0	3.82
162 Game Avg.				16	17	.484	2.97	35	33	1	32	2	0	294	302	170	97	7	35	132	2	0	18	1233	105	2.75	1.147	9.3	0.2	1.1	4.0	3.82

BSN (5 yrs)				133	121	.524	2.49	266	254	11	242	18	2	2263.2	2219	1197	627	42	230	1157		1	162	9375	114	2.48	1.082	8.8	0.2	0.9	4.6	5.03
WHS (2 yrs)				42	42	.500	3.15	86	86	0	83	5	0	729.2	747	437	255	23	96	225	25	1	21	3075	111	3.26	1.155	9.2	0.3	1.2	2.8	2.34
PHA (1 yr)				2	2	.500	5.18	6	4	2	3	0	0	40.0	61	27	23	1	11	6	1	0	0	191	75	3.84	1.800	13.7	0.2	2.5	1.4	0.55
KCN (1 yr)				12	32	.273	4.49	46	44	2	42	3	0	393.0	465	292	196	9	55	167		0	29	1691	83	2.97	1.323	10.6	0.2	1.3	3.8	3.04
IND (1 yr)				2	7	.222	6.81	9	8	1	7	0	0	70.0	106	73	53	4	19	16	2	0	2	334	61	4.19	1.786	13.6	0.5	2.4	2.1	0.84

NL (9 yrs)				189	202	.483	2.95	407	392	14	374	26	2	3456.1	3537	1999	1131	78	400	1565	27	2	214	14475	105	2.73	1.139	9.2	0.2	1.0	4.1	3.91
AA (1 yr)				2	2	.500	5.18	6	4	2	3	0	0	40.0	61	27	23	1	11	6	1	0	0	191	75	3.84	1.800	13.7	0.2	2.5	1.4	0.55

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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