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	20-16 / in Starts: 20-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	54 (25-20-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (25-16-9)

Most Driven In
C MartÃnez	2
G Green	1
B Santiago	1
Self	0

Most Driven In By
B Roberts	2
R Ready	1
Self	0

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 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	296	2 (1)	Apr 4	SDP		SFG	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.02	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.09	PH
2	297	3	Apr 5	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.058	.80	-0.05%	-1.08	P
3	298	8 (4)	Apr 11	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.11	0.056	1.82	0.06%	0.35	P
4	299	13 (4)	Apr 16	SDP		CIN	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.71	-0.035	1.11	-0.03%	-0.61	P
5	300	18 (4)	Apr 22	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.96	0.031	1.64	0.03%	0.22	P
6	301	23 (4)	Apr 27	SDP	@	PIT	W,8-1	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	.88	0.041	1.35	0.04%	0.28	P
May		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
7	302	28 (4)	May 2	SDP		STL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	9	.69	0.031	1.11	0.03%	0.38	P
8	303	33 (4)	May 7	SDP		PIT	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	1.77	-0.144	2.49	-0.12%	-1.12	P
9	304	35 (1)	May 10	SDP	@	STL	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	5						PR
10	305	38 (2)	May 13	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	1.05	-0.025	1.41	-0.02%	-0.20	P
11	306	43 (4)	May 19	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	.26	-0.018	.37	-0.02%	-1.03	P
12	307	48 (4)	May 25	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	9	.78	-0.059	1.20	-0.05%	-0.56	P
13	308	53 (4)	May 30	SDP		PHI	W,9-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	9	.25	0.013	.37	0.01%	0.09	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
14	309	58 (4)	Jun 5	SDP	@	HOU	W,10-2	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.188	.369	9	.43	-0.026	.66	-0.02%	-0.74	P
15	310	63 (4)	Jun 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	9	.87	0.014	.91	0.01%	0.04	P
16	311	68 (4)	Jun 16	SDP		HOU	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.250	.466	9	1.13	0.089	.86	0.04%	0.71	P
17	312	73 (4)	Jun 21	SDP		LAD	L,2-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.237	.250	.487	9	.72	0.020	.53	0.01%	0.20	P
18	313	78 (4)	Jun 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.225	.237	.462	9	.77	-0.038	.37	-0.01%	-0.30	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
19	314	83 (4)	Jul 4	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.231	.450	9	1.46	-0.037	.91	-0.01%	-0.42	P
20	315	87 (3)	Jul 8	SDP	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.220	.447	9	.84	0.004	.26	0.00%	0.06	P
21	316	89 (1)	Jul 13	SDP		CHC	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.227	.220	.447	4						PR
22	317	90	Jul 14	SDP		CHC	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.229	.244	.474	9	.47	0.266	.16	0.05%	1.12	P
23	318	95 (4)	Jul 19	SDP		PIT	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.212	.224	.436	9	.22	-0.021	.08	-0.01%	-1.31	P
24	319	100 (4)	Jul 25	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.200	.212	.412	9	.58	-0.043	.07	0.00%	-0.58	P
25	320	105 (4)	Jul 30	SDP		LAD	L,1-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.200	.212	.412	9						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
26	321	109 (3)	Aug 4	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.193	.204	.397	9	.78	-0.038	.39	-0.01%	-0.30	P
27	322	114 (4)	Aug 9	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.186	.196	.383	9	1.58	-0.076	1.01	-0.03%	-0.54	P
28	323	119 (4)	Aug 15	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.180	.190	.370	9	1.06	-0.065	.64	-0.02%	-0.58	P
29	324	124 (4)	Aug 20	SDP	@	MON	W,5-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.183	.371	9	.67	-0.012	.10	0.00%	-0.02	P
30	325	128 (3)	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.194	.206	.400	9	1.38	0.136	.24	0.02%	0.40	P
31	326	133 (4)	Aug 30	SDP		MON	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.191	.203	.394	9	.76	-0.018	.88	-0.01%	-0.14	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
32	327	137 (3)	Sep 4	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.186	.197	.383	9	1.31	-0.064	1.05	-0.03%	-0.55	P
33	328	142 (4)	Sep 9	SDP		LAD	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.178	.188	.366	9	.81	-0.062	.84	-0.04%	-0.69	P
34	329	147 (4)	Sep 14	SDP		ATL	L,4-13	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.178	.188	.366	9						P
35	330	152 (4)	Sep 20	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.194	.379	9	2.28	-0.103	2.72	-0.07%	-0.66	P
36	331	157 (4)	Sep 25	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.195	.194	.389	9	1.42	0.030	1.16	0.02%	0.19	P
							20-16		84	72	4	10	4	0	0	4	5	0	19	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	.139	.195	.194	.389		.86	-0.211	.84	-0.26%	-7.46

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