Ed Whitson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 19, 1955 in Johnson City, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Unicoi County HS (Erwin, TN).

High School: Unicoi County HS (Erwin, TN)

Debut: September 4, 1977 (Age 22-108d, 13,941st in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1991 (Age 36-133d)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Eddie Lee Whitson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.2

126

123

ERA

3.79

452

333

2240.0

1266

WHIP

1.312

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-23 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (5-4-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
P Garner	0

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	6	45 (44)	May 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	7	46	May 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	8	49 (2)	Jun 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	9	53 (3)	Jun 9	PIT		CIN	W,11-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	10	55 (1)	Jun 11	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	11	56	Jun 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	12	58 (1)	Jun 14	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-4	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.041	1.01	-0.02%	-0.41	P
8	13	59	Jun 16	PIT	@	ATL	W,9-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.22	-0.011	.22	-0.01%	-0.80	P
9	14	65 (5)	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
10	15	66	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	16	68 (1)	Jun 26	PIT		STL	W,11-8	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.00	-0.028	1.56	-0.03%	-0.35	P
12	17	70 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	PIT		STL	L,1-6	1-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.30	0.054	1.96	0.05%	0.60	P
13	18	72 (1)	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
14	19	73	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	20	80 (6)	Jul 8	PIT	@	STL	L,0-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
16	21	82 (1)	Jul 13	PIT		SFG	L,0-4	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
17	22	84 (1)	Jul 15	PIT		SFG	L,5-6	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
18	23	85	Jul 16 (1)	PIT		SDP	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6						P
19	24	86	Jul 16 (2)	PIT		SDP	W,10-6	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.00	-0.028	1.33	-0.02%	-0.22	P
20	25	88 (1)	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	L,2-7	4-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.32	-0.023	2.17	-0.02%	-0.19	P
21	26	90 (1)	Jul 20	PIT		LAD	W,7-6	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.37	-0.009	.65	-0.01%	-0.10	P
22	27	92 (1)	Jul 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
23	28	96 (3)	Jul 27	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.94	0.008	1.43	0.01%	0.04	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	29	101 (4)	Aug 1	PIT	@	MON	L,3-4	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
25	30	103 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
26	31	107 (3)	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
27	32	109 (1)	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
28	33	112 (2)	Aug 12	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-10	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
29	34	115 (2)	Aug 15	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
30	35	119 (3)	Aug 18	PIT		HOU	W,6-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
31	36	124 (4)	Aug 23	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
32	37	125	Aug 24	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
33	38	126	Aug 25	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
34	39	129 (2)	Aug 28	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.41	-0.011	.82	-0.01%	-0.21	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	40	133 (3)	Sep 2	PIT		ATL	W,4-3	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.40	-0.010	1.14	-0.02%	-0.10	P
36	41	135 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,7-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
37	42	142 (6)	Sep 10	PIT	@	NYM	L,9-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
38	43	143	Sep 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
39	44	147 (3)	Sep 15	PIT		MON	W,6-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
40	45	148	Sep 16	PIT		MON	W,12-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
41	46	150 (1)	Sep 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,12-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
42	47	152 (1)	Sep 21	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	11-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
43	48	160 (7)	Sep 30	PIT		PHI	L,8-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
							20-23		12	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364		.79	-0.099	1.16	-0.08%	-1.72

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