Ed Whitson career ERA

• Best season on file: 2.60 in 1990.
• Most recent: 5.03 in 1991.

Average of 15 regular seasons, 1977 through 1991. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Ed Whitson career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1977	PIT	5	1	0	3.45	15.2	10	9	1.28	0
1978	PIT	43	5	6	3.27	74.1	64	37	1.39	4
1979	PIT/SF	37	7	11	4.10	158.0	93	75	1.43	1
1980	SF	34	11	13	3.10	211.2	90	56	1.31	0
1981	SF	22	6	9	4.02	123.0	65	47	1.44	0
1982	CLE	40	4	2	3.26	107.2	61	58	1.38	2
1983	SD	31	5	7	4.30	144.1	81	50	1.34	1
1984	SD	31	14	8	3.24	189.0	103	42	1.18	0
1985	NYY	30	10	8	4.88	158.2	89	43	1.54	0
1986	NYY/SD	31	6	9	6.23	112.2	73	60	1.77	0
1987	SD	36	10	13	4.73	205.2	135	64	1.27	0
1988	SD	34	13	11	3.77	205.1	118	45	1.20	0
1989	SD	33	16	11	2.66	227.0	117	48	1.08	0
1990	SD	32	14	9	2.60	228.2	127	47	1.15	0
1991	SD	13	4	6	5.03	78.2	40	17	1.40	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV