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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1977 22 PIT NL 0.2 1 0 1.000 3.45 5 2 1 0 0 0 15.2 11 6 6 0 9 1 10 0 0 0 66 118 3.19 1.277 6.3 0.0 5.2 5.7 1.11
1978 23 PIT NL 0.9 5 6 .455 3.28 43 0 14 0 0 4 74.0 66 31 27 5 37 5 64 2 0 1 318 114 3.31 1.392 8.0 0.6 4.5 7.8 1.73
1979 24 2TM NL 0.7 7 11 .389 4.10 37 24 5 2 0 1 158.0 151 83 72 11 75 9 93 5 2 5 702 90 3.98 1.430 8.6 0.6 4.3 5.3 1.24
1979 24 PIT NL -0.4 2 3 .400 4.37 19 7 4 0 0 1 57.2 53 36 28 6 36 3 31 1 1 2 263 90 4.93 1.543 8.3 0.9 5.6 4.8 0.86
1979 24 SFG NL 1.1 5 8 .385 3.95 18 17 1 2 0 0 100.1 98 47 44 5 39 6 62 4 1 3 439 89 3.43 1.365 8.8 0.4 3.5 5.6 1.59
1980 25 SFG NL 3.4 11 13 .458 3.10 34 34 0 6 2 0 211.2 222 88 73 7 56 7 90 4 1 1 898 114 3.18 1.313 9.4 0.3 2.4 3.8 1.61 AS
1981 26 SFG NL 0.5 6 9 .400 4.02 22 22 0 2 1 0 123.0 130 61 55 10 47 5 65 2 2 3 534 85 3.80 1.439 9.5 0.7 3.4 4.8 1.38
1982 27 CLE AL 2.6 4 2 .667 3.26 40 9 18 1 1 2 107.2 91 43 39 6 58 3 61 0 1 4 467 127 3.92 1.384 7.6 0.5 4.8 5.1 1.05
1983 28 SDP NL 0.2 5 7 .417 4.30 31 21 4 2 0 1 144.1 143 73 69 23 50 1 81 1 0 2 617 82 4.76 1.337 8.9 1.4 3.1 5.1 1.62
1984 29 SDP NL 2.6 14 8 .636 3.24 31 31 0 1 0 0 189.0 181 72 68 16 42 1 103 3 1 3 773 111 3.49 1.180 8.6 0.8 2.0 4.9 2.45
1985 30 NYY AL -0.7 10 8 .556 4.88 30 30 0 2 2 0 158.2 201 100 86 19 43 0 89 2 0 1 705 83 3.97 1.538 11.4 1.1 2.4 5.0 2.07
1986 31 2TM 2LG -1.7 6 9 .400 6.23 31 16 6 0 0 0 112.2 139 85 78 13 60 1 73 0 0 3 526 61 4.57 1.766 11.1 1.0 4.8 5.8 1.22
1986 31 NYY AL -1.2 5 2 .714 7.54 14 4 6 0 0 0 37.0 54 37 31 5 23 1 27 0 0 2 189 55 4.93 2.081 13.1 1.2 5.6 6.6 1.17
1986 31 SDP NL -0.5 1 7 .125 5.59 17 12 0 0 0 0 75.2 85 48 47 8 37 0 46 0 0 1 337 66 4.40 1.612 10.1 1.0 4.4 5.5 1.24
1987 32 SDP NL 0.4 10 13 .435 4.73 36 34 0 3 1 0 205.2 197 113 108 36 64 3 135 3 1 2 858 84 4.81 1.269 8.6 1.6 2.8 5.9 2.11
1988 33 SDP NL 0.8 13 11 .542 3.77 34 33 0 3 1 0 205.1 202 93 86 17 45 1 118 1 2 2 846 91 3.37 1.203 8.9 0.7 2.0 5.2 2.62
1989 34 SDP NL 6.5 16 11 .593 2.66 33 33 0 5 1 0 227.0 198 77 67 22 48 6 117 5 3 2 914 132 3.69 1.084 7.9 0.9 1.9 4.6 2.44
1990 35 SDP NL 7.0 14 9 .609 2.60 32 32 0 6 3 0 228.2 215 73 66 13 47 8 127 1 0 2 918 148 3.07 1.146 8.5 0.5 1.8 5.0 2.70
1991 36 SDP NL -0.8 4 6 .400 5.03 13 12 0 2 0 0 78.2 93 47 44 13 17 3 40 0 1 1 337 76 4.64 1.398 10.6 1.5 1.9 4.6 2.35
15 Yrs 22.7 126 123 .506 3.79 452 333 48 35 12 8 2240.0 2240 1045 944 211 698 54 1266 29 14 32 9479 98 3.82 1.312 9.0 0.8 2.8 5.1 1.81
162 Game Avg 2.0 11 11 .506 3.79 39 29 4 3 1 1 194 194 91 82 18 60 5 110 3 1 3 821 98 3.82 1.312 9.0 0.8 2.8 5.1 1.81
SDP (8 Yrs) 16.3 77 72 .517 3.69 227 208 4 22 6 1 1354.1 1314 596 555 148 350 23 767 14 8 15 5600 99 3.89 1.229 8.7 1.0 2.3 5.1 2.19
SFG (3 Yrs) 5.1 22 30 .423 3.56 74 73 1 10 3 0 435.0 450 196 172 22 142 18 217 10 4 7 1871 99 3.41 1.361 9.3 0.5 2.9 4.5 1.53
PIT (3 Yrs) 0.6 8 9 .471 3.73 67 9 19 0 0 5 147.1 130 73 61 11 82 9 105 3 1 3 647 103 3.93 1.439 7.9 0.7 5.0 6.4 1.28
NYY (2 Yrs) -1.9 15 10 .600 5.38 44 34 6 2 2 0 195.2 255 137 117 24 66 1 116 2 0 3 894 75 4.15 1.641 11.7 1.1 3.0 5.3 1.76
CLE (1 Yr) 2.6 4 2 .667 3.26 40 9 18 1 1 2 107.2 91 43 39 6 58 3 61 0 1 4 467 127 3.92 1.384 7.6 0.5 4.8 5.1 1.05
NL (13 Yrs) 22.0 107 111 .491 3.66 368 290 24 32 9 6 1936.2 1894 865 788 181 574 50 1089 27 13 25 8118 100 3.78 1.274 8.8 0.8 2.7 5.1 1.90
AL (3 Yrs) 0.7 19 12 .613 4.63 84 43 24 3 3 2 303.1 346 180 156 30 124 4 177 2 1 7 1361 88 4.07 1.549 10.3 0.9 3.7 5.3 1.43
Standard Pitching Table
Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1984 29 SDP NL,WS 1 0 1.000 4.15 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 10 4 4 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 37 1.86 1.385 10.4 0.0 2.1 6.2 3.00
1 Yr 1 0 1.000 4.15 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 10 4 4 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 37 1.86 1.385 10.4 0.0 2.1 6.2 3.00
162 Game Avg 17 0 1.000 4.15 34 34 0 0 0 0 139 170 68 68 0 34 0 102 0 0 0 629 1.385 10.4 0.0 2.1 6.2 3.00
NL (1 Yr) 1 0 1.000 1.13 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 30 2.02 0.875 5.6 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00
WS (1 Yr) 0 0 40.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.500 67.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1977 22 PIT NL 15.2 5 2 6 3.45 4.19 0.27 0.00 99 3.87 1 0.1 0.04 0.0 0.2 2 .513 .500
1978 23 PIT NL 74.0 43 0 31 3.77 4.02 -0.18 -0.27 105 4.14 3 0.3 1.30 -0.1 0.9 9 .506 .502
1979 24 2TM NL 158.0 37 24 83 4.73 4.23 -0.27 0.08 98 4.48 -4 -0.6 1.37 -0.1 0.7 9 .484 .498
1979 24 PIT NL 57.2 19 7 36 5.62 4.25 0.03 0.00 104 4.41 -8 -0.9 1.30 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .454 .495
1979 24 SFG NL 100.1 18 17 47 4.22 4.21 -0.45 0.13 94 4.52 3 0.3 2.23 0.0 1.1 12 .516 .502
1980 25 SFG NL 211.2 34 34 88 3.74 4.05 -0.24 0.13 98 4.35 14 1.6 -0.1 3.4 32 .547 .510 AS
1981 26 SFG NL 123.0 22 22 61 4.46 3.96 -0.21 0.14 98 4.24 -3 -0.5 -0.1 0.5 7 .476 .497
1982 27 CLE AL 107.2 40 9 43 3.59 4.67 -0.13 -0.10 102 4.79 14 1.6 1.36 0.0 2.6 24 .540 .510
1983 28 SDP NL 144.1 31 21 73 4.55 4.14 0.17 0.10 97 3.95 -10 -1.1 1.13 -0.1 0.2 3 .465 .493
1984 29 SDP NL 189.0 31 31 72 3.43 3.96 0.20 0.14 101 3.93 11 1.0 -0.1 2.6 27 .531 .506
1985 30 NYY AL 158.2 30 30 100 5.67 4.54 0.19 0.15 98 4.43 -22 -2.1 -0.1 -0.7 -7 .430 .487
1986 31 2TM 2LG 112.2 31 16 85 6.79 4.35 -0.16 0.00 98 4.43 -30 -2.9 0.67 0.1 -1.7 -19 .408 .491
1986 31 NYY AL 37.0 14 4 37 9.00 4.67 -0.03 -0.14 98 4.47 -19 -1.7 0.64 0.1 -1.2 -15 .378 .489
1986 31 SDP NL 75.2 17 12 48 5.71 4.20 -0.22 0.07 98 4.42 -11 -1.2 0.71 0.0 -0.5 -4 .432 .493
1987 32 SDP NL 205.2 36 34 113 4.94 4.60 0.20 0.15 97 4.41 -12 -1.4 0.61 -0.1 0.4 7 .461 .491
1988 33 SDP NL 205.1 34 33 93 4.08 3.84 0.20 0.11 100 3.74 -8 -1.0 2.53 -0.1 0.8 9 .472 .494
1989 34 SDP NL 227.0 33 33 77 3.05 3.92 -0.50 0.14 99 4.52 37 4.6 -0.1 6.5 54 .641 .529
1990 35 SDP NL 228.2 32 32 73 2.87 4.22 -0.29 0.15 101 4.71 47 5.1 -0.1 7.0 65 .659 .531
1991 36 SDP NL 78.2 13 12 47 5.38 4.07 0.44 0.14 102 3.84 -13 -1.4 0.25 0.0 -0.8 -7 .392 .491
15 Yrs 2240.0 452 333 1045 4.20 4.17 -0.06 0.10 99 4.30 25 3.3 1.19 -1.0 22.7 215 .507 .503
162 Game Avg 194 39 29 91 4.20 4.17 -0.06 0.10 99 4.30 2 0.3 1.19 -0.1 2.0 19 .507 .503
SDP (8 Yrs) 1354.1 227 208 596 3.96 4.12 -0.01 0.13 99 4.23 40 4.7 0.99 -0.7 16.3 154 .521 .505
SFG (3 Yrs) 435.0 74 73 196 4.06 4.06 -0.28 0.13 97 4.36 15 1.3 2.23 -0.2 5.1 51 .518 .504
PIT (3 Yrs) 147.1 67 9 73 4.46 4.13 -0.05 -0.14 104 4.21 -4 -0.6 1.24 -0.2 0.6 8 .492 .500
NYY (2 Yrs) 195.2 44 34 137 6.30 4.57 0.15 0.09 98 4.43 -41 -3.8 0.64 0.0 -1.9 -22 .414 .488
CLE (1 Yr) 107.2 40 9 43 3.59 4.67 -0.13 -0.10 102 4.79 14 1.6 1.36 0.0 2.6 24 .540 .510
NL (13 Yrs) 1936.2 368 290 865 4.02 4.10 -0.08 0.11 99 4.26 51 5.5 1.19 -1.1 22.0 212 .515 .504
AL (3 Yrs) 303.1 84 43 180 5.34 4.60 0.05 0.03 100 4.56 -26 -2.2 1.19 0.0 0.7 2 .474 .498

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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1977 22 PIT NL P 5 2 0 15.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .950 1.15 1.84 0.40 1.86 0 2 0 0.0 35.0 0
1978 23 PIT NL P 43 0 0 74.0 12 3 8 1 0 .917 .951 1.34 1.91 0.26 1.89 1 8 3 27.3 32.1 0
1979 24 2TM NL P 37 24 2 158.0 27 4 21 2 2 .926 .951 1.42 1.80 0.68 1.80 5 25 5 16.7 34.0 1
1979 24 PIT NL P 19 7 0 57.2 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 .951 1.25 1.79 0.42 1.80 2 7 1 12.5 34.0 1
1979 24 SFG NL P 18 17 2 100.1 19 2 15 2 1 .895 .951 1.52 1.80 0.94 1.80 3 18 4 18.2 34.0 0
1980 25 SFG NL P 34 34 6 211.2 38 8 27 3 0 .921 .952 1.49 1.91 1.03 1.91 1 26 10 27.8 31.2 4 AS
1981 26 SFG NL P 22 22 2 123.0 24 10 11 3 1 .875 .959 1.54 1.97 0.95 1.98 3 12 6 33.3 32.9 0
1982 27 CLE AL P 40 9 1 107.2 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 .958 1.00 1.80 0.30 1.80 4 17 2 10.5 36.3 1
1983 28 SDP NL P 31 21 2 144.1 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.62 1.92 0.32 1.91 2 16 5 23.8 32.8 0
1984 29 SDP NL P 31 31 1 189.0 46 11 35 0 3 1.000 .954 2.19 1.88 1.48 1.87 3 16 7 30.4 30.9 2
1985 30 NYY AL P 30 30 2 158.2 27 8 16 3 3 .889 .953 1.36 1.86 0.80 1.84 1 6 6 50.0 32.8 0
1986 31 2TM 2LG P 31 16 0 112.2 27 7 18 2 1 .926 .955 2.00 1.90 0.81 1.88 3 13 4 23.5 32.2 1
1986 31 NYY AL P 14 4 0 37.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 .957 1.46 1.82 0.43 1.81 2 3 0 0.0 34.0 0
1986 31 SDP NL P 17 12 0 75.2 21 6 13 2 1 .905 .955 2.26 1.94 1.12 1.94 1 10 4 28.6 31.8 1
1987 32 SDP NL P 36 34 3 205.2 34 14 19 1 0 .971 .955 1.44 1.91 0.92 1.90 2 20 7 25.9 29.0 1
1988 33 SDP NL P 34 33 3 205.1 44 10 30 4 2 .909 .955 1.75 1.96 1.18 1.96 2 8 5 38.5 28.9 2
1989 34 SDP NL P 33 33 5 227.0 41 17 22 2 1 .951 .947 1.55 1.87 1.18 1.87 2 8 5 38.5 31.8 0
1990 35 SDP NL P 32 32 6 228.2 60 18 42 0 3 1.000 .957 2.36 1.80 1.88 1.79 2 12 7 36.8 28.9 0
1991 36 SDP NL P 13 12 2 78.2 14 5 9 0 0 1.000 .955 1.60 1.86 1.08 1.85 1 8 2 20.0 32.9 0
15 Yrs 452 333 35 2240.0 418 123 274 21 16 .950 .954 1.60 1.88 0.88 1.87 32 197 74 27.3 31.9 12
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G SB CS CS% Awards
1984 29 SDP NL,WS P 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 1.00 2 0 0.0
1 Yr 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 1.00 2 0 0.0

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How old is Ed Whitson?

Ed Whitson is 69 years old.

When was Ed Whitson born?

Ed Whitson was born on May 19, 1955.

Where was Ed Whitson born?

Ed Whitson was born in Johnson City, TN.

How tall is Ed Whitson?

Ed Whitson is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Ed Whitson weigh when playing?

Ed Whitson weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ed Whitson play?

Ed Whitson played 15 seasons.

Is Ed Whitson in the Hall of Fame?

Ed Whitson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Ed Whitson drafted?

Ed Whitson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Unicoi County HS (Erwin, TN).

What position did Ed Whitson play?

Ed Whitson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ed Whitson have?

Ed Whitson had 1,266 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ed Whitson played for?

Ed Whitson played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Ed Whitson won?

Ed Whitson has never won a World Series.

When did Ed Whitson retire?

Ed Whitson last played in 1991.

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