Ed Whitson stats

Last played for the San Diego Padres, 1991

Starting Pitcher · #31

Age 71 · 6' 3"

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Ed Whitson played 15 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1991.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
452
W
126
L
123
ERA
3.79
IP
2,240.1
K
1,266
BB
698
WHIP
1.31

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1977PIT5103.4515.21091.28
1978PIT43563.2774.164371.39
1979PIT/SF377114.10158.093751.43
1980SF3411133.10211.290561.31
1981SF22694.02123.065471.44
1982CLE40423.26107.261581.38
1983SD31574.30144.181501.34
1984SD311483.24189.0103421.18
1985NYY301084.88158.289431.54
1986NYY/SD31696.23112.273601.77
1987SD3610134.73205.2135641.27
1988SD3413113.77205.1118451.20
1989SD3316112.66227.0117481.08
1990SD321492.60228.2127471.15
1991SD13465.0378.240171.40

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

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
1
L
0
ERA
4.50
IP
8.0
K
6
BB
2
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
35
SHO
12
K/9
5.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1977PIT0005.70000
1978PIT0007.70000
1979PIT/SF0205.30000
1980SF0623.80000
1981SF0214.80000
1982CLE0115.10000
1983SD0205.10000
1984SD0104.90000
1985NYY0225.00000
1986NYY/SD0005.80000
1987SD0315.90000
1988SD0315.20000
1989SD0514.60000
1990SD0635.00000
1991SD0204.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
71 yearsMay 19, 1955
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Johnson City, United States

What were Ed Whitson's career stats?

Ed Whitson played 15 seasons for the Pirates, the Giants, the Guardians, the Padres and the Yankees. He had 126 wins and 1,266 strikeouts with a 3.79 ERA over 2,240.1 innings. His best season was 1989: 16 wins, a 2.66 ERA and 117 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1977 to 1991

Ed Whitson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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