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: 20-23

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 22

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 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	6	45	May 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	6-6		99	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-0.42	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.057	1.28	0.05%	0.90	6b --3 1 out d2	6b 3 out d2
2	7	46	May 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-1.02	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
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
3	8	49	Jun 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	6-6		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	-0.42	4	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.125	.86	-0.09%	-1.15	6b 12- 1 out d1	6b 3 out d3
4	9	53	Jun 9	PIT		CIN	W,11-9	6-6		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.49	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.47	6t --- 0 out d7	6t 3 out d7
5	10	55	Jun 11	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.51	3	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.71	0.263	2.84	0.12%	1.45	9t 12- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
6	11	56	Jun 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-6	8-GF(8)	BL(0-1)	0	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.86	1.30	4	0	1	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.16	-0.797	2.63	-0.40%	-4.29	8b 123 2 out a4	8b end d 1
7	12	58	Jun 14	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-4	3-5	W(1-1)	1	2.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.45	1.63	8	2	3	0	0	0		3	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.68	0.074	.49	0.03%	1.28	3b 123 1 out d3	5b 3 out tie
8	13	59	Jun 16	PIT	@	ATL	W,9-4	6-GF	S(2)	1	3.1	1	0	0	2	4	0	1	1.69	2.02	14	3	3	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.105	.44	0.06%	1.94	6b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 5
9	14	65	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	11-GF(11)	L(1-2)	6	0.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.38	2.23	6	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.77	-0.378	5.16	-0.31%	-1.29	11b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
10	15	66	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4	12-12		0	0.1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	3.09	2.50	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.030	.40	-0.03%	-1.40	12b --- 0 out a5	12b 12- 1 out a4
11	16	68	Jun 26	PIT		STL	W,11-8	4-6	W(2-2)	1	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.57	2.59	8	3	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.086	1.28	0.08%	1.29	4t --3 2 out d4	6t 3 out d2
12	17	70	Jun 27(2)	PIT		STL	L,1-6	1-4		0	4.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.50	2.92	15	4	8	1	0	1		3	1	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.45	0.059	.68	0.05%	1.70	1t 123 0 out d3	4t 3 out d5
13	18	72	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.37	2.90	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.155	2.57	0.12%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
14	19	73	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	L,5-6	9-GF		0	0.2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.29	3.04	6	1	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.19	-0.461	1.54	-0.36%	-2.50	9t 1-- 1 out tie	9t end d 3
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
15	20	80	Jul 8	PIT	@	STL	L,0-4	6-6		7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	3.02	4	2	1	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.004	.58	0.00%	0.41	6b 12- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d4
16	21	82	Jul 13	PIT		SFG	L,0-4	4-6		4	3.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	1.90	2.75	9	2	1	1	0	1		2	1	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.38	0.053	.45	0.04%	1.75	4t 1-3 0 out d3	6t 3 out d4
17	22	84	Jul 15	PIT		SFG	L,5-6	10-GF(11)	L(2-3)	1	2.0	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	2.10	2.35	9	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.15	-0.180	2.92	-0.15%	-0.06	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
18	23	85	Jul 16(1)	PIT		SDP	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	W(3-3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	2.35	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63	0.101	4.79	0.08%	0.31	10t -2- 2 out tie	10t end tie
19	24	86	Jul 16(2)	PIT		SDP	W,10-6	4-6		-1	2.1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	1.91	2.48	10	2	1	1	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.009	1.63	0.01%	0.36	4t 12- 2 out d1	6t 3 out d1
20	25	88	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	L,2-7	4-7		1	3.2	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	1.97	2.40	16	5	5	0	2	2		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	.40	0.014	.66	0.01%	0.90	4t 1-- 1 out d4	7t 3 out d4
21	26	90	Jul 20	PIT		LAD	W,7-6	6-9	H(1)	1	2.2	2	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.08	2.56	12	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.80	-0.071	4.93	-0.08%	-0.03	6t --- 2 out a1	9t 123 1 out a1
22	27	92	Jul 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	7-8	BS(2)	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.27	2.59	6	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	-0.233	3.70	-0.26%	-0.94	7b --- 0 out a1	8b 1-- 0 out tie
23	28	96	Jul 27	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6	1-7	L(3-4)	4	6.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.16	2.63	21	8	6	2	1	3		1	0	1	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.262	1.51	0.24%	2.44	1b 1-- 1 out d3	7b 1-- 1 out tie
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
24	29	101	Aug 1	PIT	@	MON	L,3-4	4-6		4	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.01	2.54	10	3	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	.72	0.127	.97	0.10%	1.31	4b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d1
25	30	103	Aug 4(1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.97	2.45	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.016	.38	0.02%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
26	31	107	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	4-5		2	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.09	2.50	8	3	1	0	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	-0.287	1.59	-0.14%	-1.94	4b 123 1 out a2	5b 3 out d2
27	32	109	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	5-6	L(3-5)	1	1.2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.02	2.52	8	5	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.53	-0.047	1.75	-0.03%	0.68	5b 1-3 1 out d2	6b 3 out d1
28	33	112	Aug 12	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-10	5-7		2	3.0	8	6	6	1	4	2	0	2.94	2.93	19	2	4	0	0	8		0	0	0	0	0	18	1	1	0	0	0	1	.18	-0.073	.08	-0.02%	-4.65	5b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d9
29	34	115	Aug 15	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	L(3-6)	2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.06	3.13	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.311	.40	-0.05%	-0.53	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
30	35	119	Aug 18	PIT		HOU	W,6-3	6-7	H(2)	2	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.98	3.23	7	2	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.15	0.053	.72	0.02%	0.53	6t -23 0 out a4	7t 12- 1 out a3
31	36	124	Aug 23	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	7-8		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.88	3.17	7	1	4	2	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	0.194	2.84	0.19%	1.00	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
32	37	125	Aug 24	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-1	9-9		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.88	3.22	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.024	1.10	-0.03%	-0.39	9b 1-- 1 out a4	9b 12- 1 out a4
33	38	126	Aug 25	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-7	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	3	1	1	2	3	0	1	2.88	3.24	14	1	4	1	1	3		0	0	2	0	0	11	0	0	2	0	0	0	.27	-0.037	.72	-0.06%	0.23	6b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
34	39	129	Aug 28	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	S(4)	2	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.74	3.19	10	3	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.233	3.08	0.28%	1.34	7b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
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
35	40	133	Sep 2	PIT		ATL	W,4-3	6-9	BS(3)	4	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.71	3.26	15	6	2	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	0.193	5.35	0.33%	0.87	6t --- 0 out a1	9t 3 out tie
36	41	135	Sep 4(1)	PIT		NYM	W,7-4	7-7	W(4-6)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.26	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.027	4.10	0.06%	0.42	7t 12- 2 out d2	7t 3 out d2
37	42	142	Sep 10	PIT	@	NYM	L,9-11	4-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.66	3.24	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.042	1.85	0.06%	0.43	4b --- 0 out d1	4b 3 out d1
38	43	143	Sep 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-10	5-5		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	3.23	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.10	0.00%	0.09	5b --- 2 out d7	5b 3 out d7
39	44	147	Sep 15	PIT		MON	W,6-1	8-9	H(3)	3	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.62	3.17	4	0	0	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.028	1.80	0.05%	0.56	8t 123 1 out a5	9t 12- 0 out a5
40	45	148	Sep 16	PIT		MON	W,12-5	9-GF		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	3.16	2	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.65	9t -2- 1 out a7	9t end a 7
41	46	150	Sep 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,12-11	7-7		2	0.2	3	5	5	2	0	1	0	3.21	3.43	7	2	2	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.073	.75	-0.21%	-4.61	7b --- 0 out a8	7b --- 2 out a3
42	47	152	Sep 21	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	11-13	W(5-6)	1	3.0	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.08	3.35	13	5	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.52	0.409	12.65	1.23%	1.49	11b --- 0 out tie	13b 3 out tie
43	48	160	Sep 30	PIT		PHI	L,8-10	7-8		8	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.28	3.31	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.011	13.96	-0.15%	-0.51	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 12- 0 out d2
							20-23		W-L:5-6,Sv:4,BSv:3,Hld:3	2.0	74.0	66	31	27	37	64	5	2	3.28	3.31	318	1.08		9%	7%	55		41	37%	8	3	0	272	9	2	5	7	4	3	1.14	-0.578	2.32	0.88%	1.89

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