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Ernie Whitt
Leo Ernest Whitt
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 13, 1952 in Detroit, MI
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1976
Final Game: July 3, 1991
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1976 24 BOS AL 8 20 18 4 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .222 .300 .500 .800 120 9 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1977 25 TOR AL 23 45 41 4 7 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 12 .171 .200 .244 .444 20 10 1 0 0 2 0 2
1978 26 TOR AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1980 28 TOR AL 106 325 295 23 70 12 2 6 34 1 3 22 30 .237 .288 .353 .640 72 104 11 0 5 3 0 2
1981 29 TOR AL 74 222 195 16 46 9 0 1 16 5 2 20 30 .236 .307 .297 .604 71 58 2 0 7 0 3 *2
1982 30 TOR AL 105 316 284 28 74 14 2 11 42 3 1 26 34 .261 .317 .440 .758 98 125 5 0 1 5 5 2/D
1983 31 TOR AL 123 400 344 53 88 15 2 17 56 1 1 50 55 .256 .346 .459 .805 115 158 9 0 1 5 5 *2
1984 32 TOR AL 124 364 315 35 75 12 1 15 46 0 3 43 49 .238 .327 .425 .752 104 134 7 1 0 5 7 *2
1985 33 TOR AL 139 465 412 55 101 21 2 19 64 3 6 47 59 .245 .323 .444 .767 105 183 7 1 3 2 9 *2 AS
1986 34 TOR AL 131 433 395 48 106 19 2 16 56 0 1 35 39 .268 .326 .448 .774 106 177 11 0 0 3 3 *2
1987 35 TOR AL 135 494 446 57 120 24 1 19 75 0 1 44 50 .269 .334 .455 .789 105 203 17 1 0 3 4 *2
1988 36 TOR AL 127 468 398 63 100 11 2 16 70 4 2 61 38 .251 .348 .410 .757 112 163 9 1 2 6 4 *2
1989 37 TOR AL 129 440 385 42 101 24 1 11 53 5 4 52 53 .262 .349 .416 .764 121 160 9 0 1 2 2 *2/D
1990 38 ATL NL 67 204 180 14 31 8 0 2 10 0 2 23 27 .172 .265 .250 .515 40 45 6 0 0 1 1 2
1991 39 BAL AL 35 70 62 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 12 .242 .329 .274 .603 72 17 3 0 0 0 0 2/D
15 Seasons 1328 4271 3774 447 938 176 15 134 534 22 26 436 491 .249 .324 .410 .734 99 1546 97 4 20 37 43
162 Game Avg. 162 521 460 55 114 21 2 16 65 3 3 53 60 .249 .324 .410 .734 99 189 12 0 2 5 5
TOR (12 yrs) 1218 3977 3514 424 888 164 15 131 518 22 24 403 450 .253 .327 .420 .747 102 1475 88 4 20 36 42
ATL (1 yr) 67 204 180 14 31 8 0 2 10 0 2 23 27 .172 .265 .250 .515 40 45 6 0 0 1 1
BOS (1 yr) 8 20 18 4 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .222 .300 .500 .800 120 9 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 35 70 62 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 12 .242 .329 .274 .603 72 17 3 0 0 0 0
AL (14 yrs) 1261 4067 3594 433 907 168 15 132 524 22 24 413 464 .252 .327 .418 .745 102 1501 91 4 20 36 42
NL (1 yr) 67 204 180 14 31 8 0 2 10 0 2 23 27 .172 .265 .250 .515 40 45 6 0 0 1 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 33 TOR AL ALCS KCR L 7 23 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .190 .261 .238 .499 5 0 0 0 0 0
1989 37 TOR AL ALCS OAK L 5 19 16 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 .125 .211 .313 .523 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 12 42 37 2 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 7 .162 .238 .270 .508 10 0 0 0 1 0
2 ALCS 12 42 37 2 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 7 .162 .238 .270 .508 10 0 0 0 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1976 BOS AL 24 C 8 6 53.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.08 3.00 .979 5.76 4.90 0 1 2 1 33%
1977 TOR AL 25 C 14 10 89.0 66 62 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.67 4.71 .986 6.01 5.06 1 4 7 4 36%
1978 TOR AL 26 C 1 1 8.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.0 150.0 1 9.00 8.00 .988 5.51 4.90 0 0 0 1 100%
1980 TOR AL 28 C 105 92 825.2 499 436 56 7 11 .986 0.0 0.0 0 5.36 4.69 .986 5.48 4.60 4 27 70 33 32%
1981 TOR AL 29 C 72 61 551.1 346 297 46 3 5 .991 0.0 0.0 0 5.60 4.76 .987 5.51 4.76 3 24 29 23 44%
1982 TOR AL 30 C 98 75 686.1 444 406 30 8 0 .982 -3.0 -5.2 -3 5.72 4.45 .988 5.69 4.90 5 22 44 21 32%
1982 TOR AL 30 DH 1
1983 TOR AL 31 C 119 93 854.0 609 554 50 5 4 .992 9.0 12.6 9 6.37 5.08 .986 5.70 4.76 6 13 54 33 38%
1984 TOR AL 32 C 118 97 840.1 627 583 40 4 8 .994 0.0 0.0 0 6.67 5.28 .987 5.96 5.05 6 27 46 25 35%
1985 TOR AL 33 C 134 113 1031.1 695 649 38 8 6 .988 4.0 4.7 4 6.00 5.13 .987 6.05 5.03 2 24 60 28 32% AS
1986 TOR AL 34 C 129 109 988.1 757 709 41 7 7 .991 4.0 4.9 4 6.83 5.81 .989 6.62 5.44 5 29 63 33 34%
1987 TOR AL 35 C 131 113 1032.2 863 803 55 5 10 .994 7.0 8.1 7 7.48 6.55 .988 6.74 5.49 8 35 83 46 36%
1988 TOR AL 36 C 123 110 982.0 690 643 43 4 10 .994 -2.0 -2.4 -2 6.29 5.58 .989 6.22 5.28 10 29 90 34 27%
1989 TOR AL 37 C 115 104 897.1 598 550 43 5 5 .992 0.0 0.0 0 5.95 5.16 .989 6.24 5.20 12 26 62 28 31%
1989 TOR AL 37 DH 8
1990 ATL NL 38 C 59 54 443.1 341 296 42 3 1 .991 -2.0 -5.4 -2 6.86 5.73 .987 6.65 5.44 8 23 70 31 31%
1991 BAL AL 39 C 20 12 118.0 80 72 8 0 0 1.000 1.0 10.2 1 6.10 4.00 .990 6.49 5.28 1 6 11 6 35%
1991 BAL AL 39 DH 2
15 Seasons C 1246 1050 9400.2 6647 6091 497 59 67 .991 19.0 2.4 19 6.31 5.29 .988 6.11 5.10 71 290 691 347 33%
3 Seasons DH 11
15 Seasons TOT 1246 1050 9400.2 6647 6091 497 59 67 .991 19.0 2.4 19 6.31 5.29 .979 6.11 5.10 71 290 691 347 33%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1985 *

Oldest s c a p y
1990 NL--born 1952-06-13--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 22 (722), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (866), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Boston Red Sox as the 34th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

December 17, 1989: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Kevin Batiste to the Atlanta Braves for Ricky Trlicek.

October 15, 1990: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

April 7, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

July 5, 1991: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Toronto Blue Jays$370,000
1986Toronto Blue Jays$325,000
1987Toronto Blue Jays$750,000
1988Toronto Blue Jays$750,000
1989Toronto Blue Jays$800,000
1990Atlanta Braves$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,195,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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