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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Team Record in Appearances: 19-21 / in Starts: 6-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 19

1982 Pitching Game Log

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1982 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	142	1	Apr 10	CLE		TEX	L,3-8	8-GF		99	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	3.22	9	5	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.001	.14	0.00%	0.00	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
2	143	5	Apr 15	CLE		MIL	W,8-1	8-GF		4	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.97	7	2	3	2	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.09	0.00%	1.00	8t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 7
3	144	8	Apr 18	CLE		KCR	W,8-2	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.50	1.88	6	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.008	.07	0.01%	1.00	8t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
4	145	9	Apr 20	CLE	@	TEX	W,9-4	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.25	2.34	11	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.25	0.010	.34	0.01%	-0.06	8b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 5
5	146	12	Apr 23	CLE	@	KCR	L,6-11	6-6		2	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.15	2.72	6	0	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.26	-0.063	.38	-0.06%	-1.74	6b --- 1 out d3	6b 3 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	147	19	May 1	CLE		OAK	L,2-8	6-GF		7	3.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	3.65	2.88	15	1	8	0	0	2		1	0	3	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.016	.11	0.01%	1.02	6t 1-- 1 out d5	9t end d 6
7	148	20	May 2	CLE		OAK	L,2-5	9-GF		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.55	2.72	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.006	.19	0.00%	0.32	9t -2- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
8	149	24	May 7	CLE	@	OAK	W,15-6	5-GF	S(1)	4	4.2	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.60	2.20	15	2	6	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.249	.40	0.09%	3.41	5b 123 1 out a1	9b end a 9
9	150	27	May 10	CLE	@	SEA	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.11	5	0	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	-0.295	2.53	-0.15%	-2.07	8b 12- 1 out tie	8b end d 3
10	151	28	May 11	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-4	13-GF(14)	W(1-0)	0	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.79	2.20	6	1	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.53	0.271	2.56	0.12%	0.75	13b 1-- 2 out tie	14b end a 1
11	152	31	May 14	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.22	5	2	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.34	-0.026	.28	-0.01%	-0.48	8b 1-- 1 out d2	8b end d 3
12	153	32	May 15	CLE	@	CAL	L,6-9	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	2.14	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.009	.13	0.00%	0.68	8b -2- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
13	154	34	May 18	CLE		TOR	W,6-5	7-7		2	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	3.86	2.43	5	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.75	-0.190	.98	-0.06%	-2.41	7t --- 0 out a4	7t 12- 1 out a2
14	155	35	May 19	CLE		TOR	L,5-8	8-9		0	1.0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.50	2.72	8	1	2	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	.89	-0.080	.55	-0.03%	-1.84	8t 1-3 1 out d1	9t 1-- 1 out d4
15	156	39	May 23	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-4	10-11		3	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.18	2.67	8	0	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.13	0.163	.54	0.03%	0.56	10b --- 0 out tie	11b 12- 2 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	157	47	Jun 1	CLE		MIN	W,6-4	8-8	H(1)	8	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.07	2.59	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.66	0.086	2.78	0.04%	0.39	8t 1-- 0 out a1	8t 1-3 2 out a1
17	158	48	Jun 2	CLE		MIN	W,4-2	9-GF	S(2)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.91	2.36	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.149	1.68	0.08%	0.88	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
18	159	50	Jun 6(1)	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.76	2.30	4	1	1	0	1	1		1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.008	.15	-0.01%	-0.06	8b 1-- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
19	160	51	Jun 6(2)	CLE	@	TOR	W,7-5	8-8		-1	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.76	2.41	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.62	-0.163	4.32	-0.09%	-1.00	8b 123 0 out a3	8b 123 0 out a2
20	161	52	Jun 7	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-7	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	2.38	9	2	5	0	3	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.10	0.018	.10	0.01%	1.64	6b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 4
21	162	55	Jun 9 susp	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	13-14		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.16	2.27	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.275	1.52	0.14%	1.00	13b --- 0 out tie	14b 3 out tie
22	163	60	Jun 17	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	6-7		7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.00	2.38	6	2	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.35	0.002	.27	0.00%	0.69	6t 1-3 1 out d4	7t 3 out d5
23	164	62	Jun 19	CLE		BOS	L,3-7	6-GF		1	3.2	2	2	2	4	0	0	0	3.19	2.74	17	4	7	0	0	2		3	3	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	3	0	.74	-0.256	.58	-0.12%	-1.93	6t 123 1 out tie	9t end d 4
24	165	65	Jun 22	CLE		BAL	W,8-6	8-GF		2	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.29	2.69	7	1	3	1	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.054	.67	0.02%	-0.82	8t -2- 1 out a4	9t end a 2
25	166	69	Jun 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	12-17	L(1-1)	3	5.0	1	1	1	7	1	0	0	3.12	3.13	21	6	6	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.82	0.376	1.38	0.11%	0.61	12b --- 0 out tie	17b 123 0 out tie
26	167	72	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-0	8-GF		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.98	3.07	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.002	.01	0.00%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 9
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	168	74	Jul 2	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	9-9		1	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.15	3.42	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.096	.41	-0.05%	-1.18	9t --- 0 out d1	9t -2- 1 out d2
28	169	76	Jul 4	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	8-GF		1	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.06	3.53	5	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.082	.78	0.03%	0.94	8t 12- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
29	170	81	Jul 9	CLE	@	SEA	W,7-4	7-9	H(2)	4	1.2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2.96	3.64	8	0	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.029	.38	-0.01%	0.05	7b 1-- 1 out a3	9b 12- 0 out a3
30	171	85	Jul 16	CLE		CAL	L,0-15	5-5		6	0.1	3	6	6	4	0	0	0	4.04	3.88	8	0	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.051	.08	-0.01%	-5.86	5t 12- 1 out d5	5t 123 2 out d11
31	172	89	Jul 20	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	5-7		3	2.0	2	3	3	3	1	1	0	4.41	4.23	10	1	3	0	0	2		2	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.65	-0.107	.26	-0.03%	-1.66	5t 12- 1 out d3	7t 123 1 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	173	100	Aug 1(1)	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-1	GS-6	W(2-1)	11	6.0	3	1	1	2	2	1	0	4.11	4.33	23	6	10	1	0	3	62			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.224	.33	0.05%	1.82	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
33	174	106	Aug 6	CLE		MIL	L,2-5	GS-9		4	8.1	5	2	2	4	5	1	0	3.86	4.35	34	6	14	2	0	5	66			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.022	.58	-0.01%	1.31	1t start tie	9t 1-3 1 out tie
34	175	111	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-8	GS-5	L(2-2)	4	5.0	9	7	4	3	2	0	0	4.09	4.31	27	6	7	1	0	9	26			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	1	1	.45	-0.331	.05	-0.02%	-4.50	1b start tie	5b 3 out d7
35	176	116	Aug 17(1)	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-5	GS-7		5	6.2	8	5	5	2	6	2	0	4.32	4.43	31	7	9	0	1	7	42			2	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	1	1	1.22	-0.304	.05	-0.01%	-1.29	1b start tie	7b --- 2 out d1
36	177	121	Aug 23	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	GS-3		5	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.22	4.44	8	0	4	0	0	1	53			0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.059	.04	0.00%	0.62	1t start tie	3t 1-- 0 out tie
37	178	126	Aug 29	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-6	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	1	2	4	0	0	3.98	4.28	29	7	11	2	0	5	63			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.44	0.259	.01	0.00%	1.61	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	179	131	Sep 2(2)	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS-6		3	5.2	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.83	4.15	24	5	9	1	0	6	55			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.40	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out tie
39	180	137	Sep 8	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	SHO	W(3-2)	5	9.0	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.49	4.04	36	10	15	0	0	7	73			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.50	0.658	.00	0.00%	4.50	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
40	181	142	Sep 13(1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS-7	W(4-2)	4	7.0	7	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.26	3.92	29	8	13	5	2	4	65			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.461	.00	0.00%	3.71	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a2
							19-21		W-L:4-2,Sv:2,Hld:2	2.8	107.2	91	43	39	58	61	6	0	3.26	3.92	467	0.61		7%	3%	86	56	31	42%	17	2	1	394	16	0	3	6	8	6	1.06	1.541	.37	0.10%	4.03

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