Danny Cox vs Ed Whitson

Danny CoxEd Whitson

Danny Cox and Ed Whitson compared on their MLB careers: Danny Cox played 11 seasons, 1983 to 1995, Ed Whitson 15 seasons, 1977 to 1991. Danny Cox has 74 wins to Ed Whitson's 126. Danny Cox won 1 title, Ed Whitson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Danny Cox and Ed Whitson career totals
278GP452
74W126
75L123
3.6ERA3.8
1,298IP2240.1
723K1,266
432BB698
1.3WHIP1.3
8SV8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Danny Cox and Ed Whitson postseason
15GP2
17R0
58H10

Titles and awards

  • Danny Cox: 1 championship; none on file
  • Ed Whitson: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Danny Cox and Ed Whitson season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1983363.251977103.45
2nd19849114.031978563.27
3rd19851892.8819797114.10
4th198612132.90198011133.10
5th19871193.881981694.02
6th1988383.981982423.26
7th1991464.571983574.30
8th1992534.6019841483.24
9th1993763.1219851084.88
10th1994111.451986696.23
11th1995137.40198710134.73
12th————198813113.77
13th————198916112.66
14th————19901492.60
15th————1991465.03

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA