Earl Whitehill

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 174lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: February 7, 1899 in Cedar Rapids, IA us

Died: October 22, 1954 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, IA

Last Game: September 30, 1939 (Age 40-235d)
vs. STL 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Earl Oliver Whitehill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.8

218

185

ERA

4.36

541

473

3564.2

1350

WHIP

1.500

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1919	20	-5.0	Des Moines	WL	A		0	0		8.59	11.05	2	0					7.1	13	9	7		3							2.182	16.0		3.7
1920	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		20	11	.645	2.33	3.73	34	1					270.0	235	112	70		71							1.133	7.8		2.4
1920	21	-4.5	Birmingham	SOUA	A		0	1	.000	7.50	10.50	1	1					6.0	11	7	5		5							2.667	16.5		7.5
1920	21	-4.0	Columbia	SALL	C		20	10	.667	2.22	3.58	33						264.0	224	105	65		66							1.098	7.6		2.3
1921	22	-4.8	Birmingham	SOUA	A		19	14	.576	3.10	4.07	44	35					296.0	284	134	102		99							1.294	8.6		3.0
1922	23	-3.8	Birmingham	SOUA	A		17	14	.548	3.30	4.06	46	31					284.0	286	128	104		93							1.335	9.1		2.9
1923	24	-2.8	Birmingham	SOUA	A		18	13	.581	2.66	3.31	38	29					277.0	236	102	82		77							1.130	7.7		2.5
1923	24	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	0	1.000	2.73	3.82	8	3	2	1	0	0	33.0	22	14	10	2	15		19	3	1	1	139	1.121	6.0	0.5	4.1	5.2	1.27
1924	25	-3.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	9	.654	3.86	4.83	35	32	2	16	2	0	233.0	260	125	100	8	79		65	13	0	0	1026	1.455	10.0	0.3	3.1	2.5	0.82
1925	26	-2.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	11	11	.500	4.66	5.08	35	33	2	15	1	2	239.1	267	135	124	13	88		83	10	0	2	1042	1.483	10.0	0.5	3.3	3.1	0.94
1926	27	-1.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	13	.552	3.99	4.85	36	34	2	13	0	0	252.1	271	136	112	7	79		109	8	0	0	1099	1.387	9.7	0.2	2.8	3.9	1.38
1927	28	-0.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	14	.533	3.36	4.19	41	31	10	17	3	3	236.0	238	110	88	4	105		95	9	2	2	1037	1.453	9.1	0.2	4.0	3.6	0.90
1928	29	1.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	11	16	.407	4.31	6.01	31	30	1	12	1	0	196.1	214	131	94	8	78	4	93	1	0	0	880	1.487	9.8	0.4	3.6	4.3	1.19
1929	30	1.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	15	.483	4.62	5.39	38	28	7	18	1	1	245.1	267	147	126	16	96	1	103	3	1	1	1076	1.480	9.8	0.6	3.5	3.8	1.07
1930	31	3.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	13	.567	4.24	5.67	34	31	3	16	0	1	220.2	248	139	104	8	80	2	109	8	0	2	983	1.486	10.1	0.3	3.3	4.4	1.36
1931	32	3.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	16	.448	4.08	5.04	34	34	0	22	0	0	271.1	287	152	123	22	118	4	81	5	0	3	1197	1.493	9.5	0.7	3.9	2.7	0.69
1932	33	4.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	12	.571	4.54	5.02	33	31	2	17	3	0	244.0	255	136	123	17	93	4	81	5	0	3	1064	1.426	9.4	0.6	3.4	3.0	0.87
1933	34	5.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	22	8	.733	3.33	3.73	39	37	1	19	2	1	270.0	271	112	100	9	100	3	96	4	0	6	1149	1.374	9.0	0.3	3.3	3.2	0.96
1934	35	6.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	14	11	.560	4.52	4.94	32	31	1	15	0	0	235.0	269	129	118	10	94	3	96	3	0	2	1049	1.545	10.3	0.4	3.6	3.7	1.02
1935	36	7.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	14	13	.519	4.29	4.80	34	34	0	19	1	0	279.1	318	149	133	16	104	4	102	7	0	7	1239	1.511	10.2	0.5	3.4	3.3	0.98
1936	37	8.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	14	11	.560	4.87	5.26	28	28	0	14	0	0	212.1	252	124	115	17	89	0	63	2	0	4	955	1.606	10.7	0.7	3.8	2.7	0.71
1937	38	9.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	8	.500	6.49	6.80	33	22	7	6	1	2	147.0	189	111	106	9	80	2	53	6	2	2	684	1.830	11.6	0.6	4.9	3.2	0.66
1938	39	10.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	8	.529	5.56	6.12	26	23	1	4	0	0	160.1	187	109	99	18	83	4	60	9	0	4	746	1.684	10.5	1.0	4.7	3.4	0.72
1939	40	10.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	7	.364	5.14	5.94	24	11	5	2	1	1	89.1	102	59	51	8	50	7	42	5	0	4	416	1.701	10.3	0.8	5.0	4.2	0.84

1944	45	17.7	Buffalo	IL	AA	DET	0	3	.000	4.30	5.87	10	2		0	0		23.0	24	15	11		14		9	7	0	1		1.652	9.4		5.5	3.5	0.64
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		218	185	.541	4.36	5.10	541	473	46	226	16	11	3564.2	3917	2018	1726	192	1431	38	1350	101	6	43	15781	1.500	9.9	0.5	3.6	3.4	0.94
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		74	55	.574	2.92	3.89	174	98		0	0		1157.1	1078	500	376		357		9	7	0	1		1.240	8.4		2.8
All Levels (22 Seasons)							292	240	.549	4.01	4.80	715	571	46	226	16	11	4722.0	4995	2518	2102	192	1788	38	1359	108	6	44	15781	1.436	9.5		3.4

AA (1 season)					Minors		0	3	.000	4.30	5.87	10	2		0	0		23.0	24	15	11		14		9	7	0	1		1.652	9.4		5.5	3.5	0.64
A (5 seasons)					Minors		54	42	.563	3.10	3.93	131	96					870.1	830	380	300		277							1.272	8.6		2.9
C (1 season)					Minors		20	10	.667	2.22	3.58	33						264.0	224	105	65		66							1.098	7.6		2.3