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Ernie Whitt
Leo Ernest Whitt

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 12, 1976
  vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 3, 1991
Born June 13, 1952 in Detroit, MI

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1976 24 BOS AL   8   18    4    4   2  0   1    3   0  0   2   2  .222  .300  .500  120    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 25 TOR AL  23   41    4    7   3  0   0    6   0  0   2  12  .171  .200  .244   20   10   0   2   0   0   1
 1978 26 TOR AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .200  .000  -39    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 28 TOR AL 106  295   23   70  12  2   6   34   1  3  22  30  .237  .288  .353   72  104   5   3   0   0  11
 1981 29 TOR AL  74  195   16   46   9  0   1   16   5  2  20  30  .236  .307  .297   71   58   7   0   3   0   2
 1982 30 TOR AL 105  284   28   74  14  2  11   42   3  1  26  34  .261  .317  .440   98  125   1   5   5   0   5
 1983 31 TOR AL 123  344   53   88  15  2  17   56   1  1  50  55  .256  .346  .459  115  158   1   5   5   0   9
 1984 32 TOR AL 124  315   35   75  12  1  15   46   0  3  43  49  .238  .327  .425  104  134   0   5   7   1   7
 1985 33 TOR AL 139  412   55  101  21  2  19   64   3  6  47  59  .245  .323  .444  105  183   3   2   9   1   7 AS
 1986 34 TOR AL 131  395   48  106  19  2  16   56   0  1  35  39  .268  .326  .448  106  177   0   3   3   0  11
 1987 35 TOR AL 135  446   57  120  24  1  19   75   0  1  44  50  .269  .334  .455  105  203   0   3   4   1  17
 1988 36 TOR AL 127  398   63  100  11  2  16   70   4  2  61  38  .251  .348  .410  112  163   2   6   4   1   9
 1989 37 TOR AL 129  385   42  101  24  1  11   53   5  4  52  53  .262  .349  .416  121  160   1   2   2   0   9
 1990 38 ATL NL  67  180   14   31   8  0   2   10   0  2  23  27  .172  .265  .250   40   45   0   1   1   0   6
 1991 39 BAL AL  35   62    5   15   2  0   0    3   0  0   8  12  .242  .329  .274   72   17   0   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1328 3774  447  938 176 15 134  534  22 26 436 491  .249  .324  .410   99 1546  20  37  43   4  97
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        460   55  114  21  2  16   65   3  3  53  60  .249  .324  .410   99  189   2   5   5   0  12
 Career High    139  446   63  120  24  2  19   75   5  6  61  59  .269  .349  .459  121  203   7   6   9   1  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1976 24 BOS AL   20   14    3   5.8    96| .222  .270| .300  .336| .500  .381| .800  .717| 120  .664   0.4   0.0   0%
 1977 25 TOR AL   45   37    2   1.4   101| .171  .267| .200  .332| .244  .407| .444  .738|  20  .106  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1978 26 TOR AL    5    4    0   0.0    94| .000  .262| .200  .328| .000  .386| .200  .714| -39  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1980 28 TOR AL  325  247   27   2.9   103| .237  .275| .288  .338| .353  .408| .641  .746|  72  .306 -12.6  -1.3  25%
 1981 29 TOR AL  222  160   19   3.2    94| .236  .263| .307  .328| .297  .382| .604  .711|  71  .389  -7.2  -0.8  71%
 1982 30 TOR AL  316  222   40   4.8   107| .261  .275| .317  .341| .440  .420| .757  .760|  98  .524  -1.2  -0.1  75%
 1983 31 TOR AL  400  272   55   5.4   103| .256  .272| .346  .335| .459  .411| .805  .746| 115  .579   7.5   0.7  50%
 1984 32 TOR AL  364  255   44   4.6   100| .238  .268| .327  .332| .425  .405| .752  .736| 104  .511   1.9   0.2   0%
 1985 33 TOR AL  465  329   58   4.7   102| .245  .266| .323  .332| .444  .413| .767  .745| 105  .512   2.0   0.2  33%
 1986 34 TOR AL  433  304   56   4.9   103| .268  .265| .326  .333| .448  .413| .774  .747| 106  .524   2.4   0.2   0%
 1987 35 TOR AL  494  347   64   4.9   108| .269  .267| .334  .336| .455  .429| .789  .765| 105  .495   3.1   0.3   0%
 1988 36 TOR AL  468  317   59   5.0    94| .251  .259| .348  .324| .410  .391| .758  .715| 112  .555   7.7   0.8  66%
 1989 37 TOR AL  440  300   56   5.0    88| .262  .254| .349  .318| .416  .373| .765  .691| 121  .565  12.3   1.2  55%
 1990 38 ATL NL  204  158   12   2.0   102| .172  .270| .265  .337| .250  .406| .515  .743|  40  .197 -15.1  -1.5   0%
 1991 39 BAL AL   70   50    5   2.7    93| .242  .256| .329  .324| .274  .388| .603  .711|  72  .278  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     4271 3016  500   4.4   100| .249  .266| .324  .332| .410  .405| .734  .737|  99  .489  -6.0  -0.8  45%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1976 24 BOS AL C 8 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 3.00 4.90 4.08 5.76 6 53.0 0 1 2 1 1977 25 TOR AL C 14 62 4 0 0 1.000 .987 4.71 5.06 6.67 6.01 10 89.0 1 4 7 4 1978 26 TOR AL C 1 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 4.90 9.00 5.51 1 8.0 0 0 0 1 1980 28 TOR AL C 105 436 56 7 11 .986 .986 4.69 4.60 5.36 5.48 92 825.7 4 27 70 33 1981 29 TOR AL C 72 297 46 3 5 .991 .987 4.76 4.76 5.60 5.51 61 551.3 3 24 29 23 1982 30 TOR AL C 98 406 30 8 0 .982 .988 4.45 4.90 5.72 5.69 75 686.3 5 22 44 21 DH 1 1983 31 TOR AL C 119 554 50 5 4 .992 .986 5.08 4.76 6.37 5.70 93 854.0 6 13 54 33 1984 32 TOR AL C 118 583 40 4 8 .994 .987 5.28 5.05 6.67 5.96 97 840.3 6 27 46 25 1985 33 TOR AL C 134 649 38 8 6 .988 .987 5.13 5.03 6.00 6.05 113 1031.3 2 24 60 28 AS 1986 34 TOR AL C 129 709 41 7 7 .991 .989 5.81 5.44 6.83 6.62 109 988.3 5 29 63 33 1987 35 TOR AL C 131 803 55 5 10 .994 .988 6.55 5.49 7.48 6.74 113 1032.7 8 35 83 46 1988 36 TOR AL C 123 643 43 4 10 .994 .989 5.58 5.28 6.29 6.22 110 982.0 10 29 90 34 1989 37 TOR AL C 115 550 43 5 5 .992 .989 5.16 5.20 5.95 6.24 104 897.3 12 26 62 28 DH 8 1990 38 ATL NL C 59 296 42 3 1 .991 .987 5.73 5.44 6.86 6.65 54 443.3 8 23 70 31 1991 39 BAL AL C 20 72 8 0 0 1.000 .990 4.00 5.28 6.10 6.49 12 118.0 1 6 11 6 DH 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 24 BOS AL C 8 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 3.00 4.90 4.08 5.76 6 53.0 0 1 2 1 1977 25 TOR AL C 14 62 4 0 0 1.000 .987 4.71 5.06 6.67 6.01 10 89.0 1 4 7 4 1978 26 TOR AL C 1 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 4.90 9.00 5.51 1 8.0 0 0 0 1 1980 28 TOR AL C 105 436 56 7 11 .986 .986 4.69 4.60 5.36 5.48 92 825.7 4 27 70 33 1981 29 TOR AL C 72 297 46 3 5 .991 .987 4.76 4.76 5.60 5.51 61 551.3 3 24 29 23 1982 30 TOR AL C 98 406 30 8 0 .982 .988 4.45 4.90 5.72 5.69 75 686.3 5 22 44 21 1983 31 TOR AL C 119 554 50 5 4 .992 .986 5.08 4.76 6.37 5.70 93 854.0 6 13 54 33 1984 32 TOR AL C 118 583 40 4 8 .994 .987 5.28 5.05 6.67 5.96 97 840.3 6 27 46 25 1985 33 TOR AL C 134 649 38 8 6 .988 .987 5.13 5.03 6.00 6.05 113 1031.3 2 24 60 28 1986 34 TOR AL C 129 709 41 7 7 .991 .989 5.81 5.44 6.83 6.62 109 988.3 5 29 63 33 1987 35 TOR AL C 131 803 55 5 10 .994 .988 6.55 5.49 7.48 6.74 113 1032.7 8 35 83 46 1988 36 TOR AL C 123 643 43 4 10 .994 .989 5.58 5.28 6.29 6.22 110 982.0 10 29 90 34 1989 37 TOR AL C 115 550 43 5 5 .992 .989 5.16 5.20 5.95 6.24 104 897.3 12 26 62 28 1990 38 ATL NL C 59 296 42 3 1 .991 .987 5.73 5.44 6.86 6.65 54 443.3 8 23 70 31 1991 39 BAL AL C 20 72 8 0 0 1.000 .990 4.00 5.28 6.10 6.49 12 118.0 1 6 11 6 1982 30 TOR AL DH 1 1989 37 TOR AL DH 8 1991 39 BAL AL DH 2
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1246 6091 497 59 67 .991 .988 5.29 5.10 6.31 6.10 1050 9400.7 71 290 691 347 DH 11 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1246 6091 497 59 67 .991 .988 5.29 5.10 6.31 6.10 1050 9401
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   7  21   1   4  1  0  0   2   2   4  .190  .261  .238   0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   ALCS  TOR OAK     L   5  16   1   2  0  0  1   3   2   3  .125  .211  .313   0  0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2  12  37   2   6  1  0  1   5   4   7  .162  .238  .270   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1985   TOR AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1985 *

Oldest Player
1990 NL-38-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 16.9 (834) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 22.0 (719) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Explanation of Similarity Scores


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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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.
Uniforms 
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