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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 22 | PIT | NL | 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 | 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 | TOT | NL | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | TOT | MLB | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| SDP (8 yrs) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Ed Whitson?
Ed Whitson is 68 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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