Will White
William Henry White (Whoop-La)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 11, 1854 in Caton, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1877
Final Game: July 5, 1886
Died: August 31, 1911 in Port Carling, ON, CAN
Relatives: Brother of Deacon White and Cousin of Elmer White
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1877 22 BSN NL 2 1 .667 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 27 15 9 0 2 7 0 2 113 94 1.074 9.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 3.50
1878 23 CIN NL 30 21 .588 1.79 52 52 0 52 5 0 468.0 477 249 93 1 45 169 0 40 1939 119 1.115 9.2 0.0 0.9 3.3 3.76
1879 24 CIN NL 43 31 .581 1.99 76 75 1 75 4 0 680.0 676 404 150 10 68 232 0 49 2906 118 1.094 8.9 0.1 0.9 3.1 3.41
1880 25 CIN NL 18 42 .300 2.14 62 62 0 58 3 0 517.1 550 323 123 9 56 161 0 35 2217 115 1.171 9.6 0.2 1.0 2.8 2.88
1881 26 DTN NL 0 2 .000 5.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 24 18 10 0 2 5 0 1 83 58 1.444 12.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.50
1882 27 CIN AA 40 12 .769 1.54 54 54 0 52 8 0 480.0 411 164 82 3 71 122 0 14 1900 173 1.004 7.7 0.1 1.3 2.3 1.72
1883 28 CIN AA 43 22 .662 2.09 65 64 1 64 6 0 577.0 473 255 134 16 104 141 0 0 2320 156 1.000 7.4 0.2 1.6 2.2 1.36
1884 29 CIN AA 34 18 .654 3.32 52 52 0 52 7 0 456.0 479 224 168 16 74 118 35 0 0 1986 100 1.213 9.5 0.3 1.5 2.3 1.59
1885 30 CIN AA 18 15 .545 3.53 34 34 0 33 2 0 293.1 295 169 115 9 64 80 27 0 25 1249 92 1.224 9.1 0.3 2.0 2.5 1.25
1886 31 CIN AA 1 2 .333 4.15 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 28 23 12 1 10 6 6 0 2 116 85 1.462 9.7 0.3 3.5 2.1 0.60
10 Seasons 229 166 .580 2.28 403 401 2 394 36 0 3542.2 3440 1844 896 65 496 1041 68 0 168 14829 120 1.111 8.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.10
162 Game Avg. 19 14 .580 2.28 34 34 0 33 3 0 300 291 156 76 5 42 88 0 14 1254 120 1.111 8.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.10
CIN (5 yrs) 136 69 .663 2.51 208 207 1 204 23 0 1832.1 1686 835 511 45 323 467 68 0 41 7571 124 1.096 8.3 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.45
CIN (3 yrs) 91 94 .492 1.98 190 189 1 185 12 0 1665.1 1703 976 366 20 169 562 0 124 7062 117 1.124 9.2 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.33
BSN (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 27 15 9 0 2 7 0 2 113 94 1.074 9.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 3.50
DTN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 24 18 10 0 2 5 0 1 83 58 1.444 12.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.50
AA (5 yrs) 136 69 .663 2.51 208 207 1 204 23 0 1832.1 1686 835 511 45 323 467 68 0 41 7571 124 1.096 8.3 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.45
NL (5 yrs) 93 97 .489 2.03 195 194 1 190 13 0 1710.1 1754 1009 385 20 173 574 0 127 7258 115 1.127 9.2 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.32

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1877 22 2 1 .667 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 27 15 9 0 2 7 0 2 113 94 1.074 9.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 3.50 94
1878 23 32 22 .593 1.85 55 55 0 55 6 0 495.0 504 264 102 1 47 176 0 42 2052 116 1.113 9.2 0.0 0.9 3.2 3.74 116
1879 24 75 53 .586 1.93 131 130 1 130 10 0 1175.0 1180 668 252 11 115 408 0 91 4958 117 1.102 9.0 0.1 0.9 3.1 3.55 117
1880 25 93 95 .495 1.99 193 192 1 188 13 0 1692.1 1730 991 375 20 171 569 0 126 7175 117 1.123 9.2 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.33 117
1881 26 93 97 .489 2.03 195 194 1 190 13 0 1710.1 1754 1009 385 20 173 574 0 127 7258 115 1.127 9.2 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.32 115
1882 27 133 109 .550 1.92 249 248 1 242 21 0 2190.1 2165 1173 467 23 244 696 0 141 9158 125 1.100 8.9 0.1 1.0 2.9 2.85 125
1883 28 176 131 .573 1.95 314 312 2 306 27 0 2767.1 2638 1428 601 39 348 837 0 141 11478 132 1.079 8.6 0.1 1.1 2.7 2.41 132
1884 29 210 149 .585 2.15 366 364 2 358 34 0 3223.1 3117 1652 769 55 422 955 35 0 141 13464 125 1.098 8.7 0.2 1.2 2.7 2.26 125
1885 30 228 164 .582 2.26 400 398 2 391 36 0 3516.2 3412 1821 884 64 486 1035 62 0 166 14713 121 1.108 8.7 0.2 1.2 2.6 2.13 121
1886 31 229 166 .580 2.28 403 401 2 394 36 0 3542.2 3440 1844 896 65 496 1041 68 0 168 14829 120 1.111 8.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.10 120

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1878 NL--1.788--3rd
1879 NL--1.985--2nd
1880 NL--2.140--7th
1882 AA--1.538--4th
1883 AA--2.090--1st
Career--2.276--15th

Wins s c a p y
1878 NL--30--2nd
1879 NL--43--2nd
1880 NL--18--9th
1882 AA--40--1st
1883 AA--43--1st
1884 AA--34--5th
1885 AA--18--10th
Career--229--63rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1878 NL--.588--5th
1879 NL--.581--6th
1882 AA--.769--1st
1883 AA--.662--4th
1884 AA--.654--7th
1885 AA--.545--8th
Career--.580--181st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1878 NL--1.115--5th
1879 NL--1.094--6th
1880 NL--1.171--10th
1882 AA--1.004--4th
1883 AA--1.000--3rd
Career--1.111--26th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL--9.173--5th
1879 NL--8.947--5th
1880 NL--9.568--10th
1882 AA--7.706--4th
1883 AA--7.378--3rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL--.865--5th
1879 NL--.900--8th
1880 NL--.974--8th
1882 AA--1.331--8th
Career--1.260--17th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL--3.250--3rd
1879 NL--3.071--8th
1880 NL--2.801--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1878 NL--52--3rd
1879 NL--76--1st
1880 NL--62--7th
1882 AA--54--2nd
1883 AA--65--2nd
1884 AA--52--7th
1885 AA--34--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1878 NL--468.0--3rd
1879 NL--680.0--1st
1880 NL--517.3--6th
1882 AA--480.0--1st
1883 AA--577.0--2nd
1884 AA--456.0--7th
1885 AA--293.3--9th
Career--3542.7--68th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1878 NL--169--2nd
1879 NL--232--2nd
1880 NL--161--5th
1882 AA--122--4th
1883 AA--141--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1878 NL--52--3rd
1879 NL--75--1st
1880 NL--62--5th
1882 AA--54--2nd
1883 AA--64--2nd
1884 AA--52--7th
1885 AA--34--9th
Career--401--120th

Complete Games s c a p y
1878 NL--52--3rd
1879 NL--75--1st
1880 NL--58--4th
1882 AA--52--1st
1883 AA--64--2nd
1884 AA--52--7th
1885 AA--33--9th
Career--394--17th

Shutouts s c a p y
1877 NL--1--5th
1878 NL--5--3rd
1879 NL--4--4th
1880 NL--3--9th
1882 AA--8--1st
1883 AA--6--1st
1884 AA--7--1st
1885 AA--2--4th
Career--36--63rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1878 NL--1--6th
1879 NL--10--2nd
1880 NL--9--1st
1882 AA--3--6th
1883 AA--16--1st
1884 AA--16--2nd
1885 AA--9--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1878 NL--45--2nd
1879 NL--68--2nd
1880 NL--56--5th
1882 AA--71--2nd
1883 AA--104--2nd
1884 AA--74--7th
1885 AA--64--7th

Hits s c a p y
1878 NL--477--3rd
1879 NL--676--1st
1880 NL--550--4th
1882 AA--411--3rd
1883 AA--473--4th
1884 AA--479--6th
1885 AA--295--10th
Career--3440--71st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1878 NL--3.756--4th
1879 NL--3.412--9th
1880 NL--2.875--8th
1882 AA--1.718--8th
Career--2.099--215th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL--.019--3rd
1882 AA--.056--5th
Career--.165--112th

Losses s c a p y
1878 NL--21--4th
1879 NL--31--4th
1880 NL--42--1st
1882 AA--12--6th
1883 AA--22--5th
1885 AA--15--10th
Career--166--98th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1878 NL--93--4th
1879 NL--150--3rd
1880 NL--123--6th
1882 AA--82--6th
1883 AA--134--7th
1884 AA--168--5th
1885 AA--115--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1878 NL--40--1st
1879 NL--49--1st
1880 NL--35--1st
1882 AA--14--1st
1885 AA--25--6th
Career--168--16th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1884 AA--35--1st
1885 AA--27--1st
Career--68--168th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1878 NL--1939--3rd
1879 NL--2906--1st
1880 NL--2217--5th
1882 AA--1900--1st
1883 AA--2320--2nd
1884 AA--1986--6th
1885 AA--1249--10th
Career--14829--59th

Games Finished s c a p y
1879 NL--1--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1878 NL--119--4th
1879 NL--118--2nd
1880 NL--115--8th
1882 AA--173--4th
1883 AA--156--2nd
Career--120--111th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 23 (54), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 105 (83), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 138 (47), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 47 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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