Ed Whitson Stats

Ed Whitson was born on Thursday, May 19, 1955, in Johnson City, Tennessee. Whitson was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1977, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Whitson baseball stats page.
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Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson Autograph on a 1987 Fleer (#434)

Ed Whitson Autograph on a 1987 Fleer (#434)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Eddie Lee Whitson
Nickname:   Ed
Born On:   05-19-1955
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Johnson City, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-04-1977 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-29-1991
Draft:   1974 : 6th Round (131st)
Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1977 Pirates 5 2 1 1 0 1.000 3.45 0 0 0 15.2 66 11 6 6 0 9 1 10 0 0 0 -
1978 Pirates 43 0 14 5 6 .455 3.27 0 0 4 74.1 318 66 27 31 5 37 5 64 1 2 0 -
1979 Pirates 19 7 4 2 3 .400 4.37 0 0 1 57.2 263 53 28 36 6 36 3 31 2 1 1 -
1979 Giants 18 17 1 5 8 .385 3.95 2 0 0 100.1 439 98 44 47 5 39 6 62 3 4 1 -
1980 Giants 34 34 0 11 13 .458 3.10 6 2 0 211.2 898 222 73 88 7 56 7 90 1 4 1 -
1981 Giants 22 22 0 6 9 .400 4.02 2 1 0 123.0 534 130 55 61 10 47 5 65 3 2 2 -
1982 Indians 40 9 18 4 2 .667 3.26 1 1 2 107.2 467 91 39 43 6 58 3 61 4 0 1 -
1983 Padres 31 21 4 5 7 .417 4.30 2 0 1 144.1 617 143 69 73 23 50 1 81 2 1 0 -
1984 Padres 31 31 0 14 8 .636 3.24 1 0 0 189.0 773 181 68 72 16 42 1 103 3 3 1 -
1985 Yankees 30 30 0 10 8 .556 4.88 2 2 0 158.2 705 201 86 100 19 43 0 89 1 2 0 -
1986 Yankees 14 4 6 5 2 .714 7.54 0 0 0 37.0 189 54 31 37 5 23 1 27 2 0 0 -
1986 Padres 17 12 0 1 7 .125 5.59 0 0 0 75.2 337 85 47 48 8 37 0 46 1 0 0 -
1987 Padres 36 34 0 10 13 .435 4.73 3 1 0 205.2 858 197 108 113 36 64 3 135 2 3 1 -
1988 Padres 34 33 0 13 11 .542 3.77 3 1 0 205.1 846 202 86 93 17 45 1 118 2 1 2 -
1989 Padres 33 33 0 16 11 .593 2.66 5 1 0 227.0 914 198 67 77 22 48 6 117 2 5 3 -
1990 Padres 32 32 0 14 9 .609 2.60 6 3 0 228.2 918 215 66 73 13 47 8 127 2 1 0 -
1991 Padres 13 12 0 4 6 .400 5.03 2 0 0 78.2 337 93 44 47 13 17 3 40 1 0 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
15 Years 452 333 48 126 123 .506 3.79 35 12 8 2,240.1 9,479 2,240 944 1,045 211 698 54 1,266 32 29 14 -
Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1977 Pirates 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 Pirates 43 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182
1979 Pirates 19 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000
1979 Giants 18 32 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 .156 .156 .156
1980 Giants 34 66 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 21 9 0 0 1 .091 .104 .091
1981 Giants 22 33 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 13 9 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091
1982 Indians 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Padres 31 44 1 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 11 2 0 0 0 .182 .217 .182
1984 Padres 36 61 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 0 0 0 .049 .065 .049
1985 Yankees 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 Yankees 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 Padres 17 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1987 Padres 36 65 1 8 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 17 10 0 0 0 .123 .136 .138
1988 Padres 34 66 4 11 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 23 9 0 0 0 .167 .179 .212
1989 Padres 36 72 4 10 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 19 7 0 0 1 .139 .195 .194
1990 Padres 33 67 6 10 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 16 13 0 0 1 .149 .174 .209
1991 Padres 13 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 .125 .160 .125
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 461 576 24 72 9 0 1 0 27 18 0 169 79 0 0 3 .125 .152 .146
Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1977 Pirates P 5 2 47 2 0.4 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.15 -
1978 Pirates P 43 0 223 12 0.3 11 3 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.33 -
1979 Pirates P 19 7 173 8 0.4 8 2 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.25 -
1979 Giants P 18 17 301 19 1.1 17 2 15 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.52 -
1980 Giants P 34 34 635 38 1.1 35 8 27 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.49 -
1981 Giants P 22 22 369 24 1.1 21 10 11 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.54 -
1982 Indians P 40 9 323 12 0.3 12 4 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00 -
1983 Padres P 31 21 433 10 0.3 10 4 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.62 -
1984 Padres P 31 31 567 46 1.5 46 11 35 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.19 -
1985 Yankees P 30 30 476 27 0.9 24 8 16 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.36 -
1986 Yankees P 14 4 111 6 0.4 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.46 -
1986 Padres P 17 12 227 21 1.2 19 6 13 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.26 -
1987 Padres P 36 34 617 34 0.9 33 14 19 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.44 -
1988 Padres P 34 33 616 44 1.3 40 10 30 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.75 -
1989 Padres P 33 33 681 41 1.2 39 17 22 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.55 -
1990 Padres P 32 32 686 60 1.9 60 18 42 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36 -
1991 Padres P 13 12 236 14 1.1 14 5 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 452 333 6,721 418 0.9 397 123 274 21 16 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.59 --
15 Years 452 333 6,721 418 0.9 397 123 274 21 16 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.59 --
Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1977 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.11 5.74 5.17
1978 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.73 7.75 4.48
1979 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.86 4.84 5.62
1979 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 16.0 1.59 5.56 3.50
1980 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 16.5 1.61 3.83 2.38
1981 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 33.0 1.38 4.76 3.44
1982 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.05 5.10 4.85
1983 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 14.7 1.62 5.05 3.12
1984 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 61.0 2.45 4.90 2.00
1985 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.07 5.05 2.44
1986 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.17 6.57 5.59
1986 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.24 5.47 4.40
1987 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 16.3 2.11 5.91 2.80
1988 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 22.0 2.62 5.17 1.97
1989 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 18.0 2.44 4.64 1.90
1990 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 67.0 4.2 16.8 2.70 5.00 1.85
1991 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 24.0 2.35 4.58 1.94
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 576.0 3.4 21.3 1.81 5.09 2.80
Ed Whitson

Ed Whitson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 46 Undetermined - -
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 31 Undetermined - -
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 31 Undetermined - -
1979 San Francisco Giants 32 Undetermined - -
1980 San Francisco Giants 32 Undetermined Stats -
1981 San Francisco Giants 32 Undetermined - -
1982 Cleveland Indians 32 Undetermined - -
1983 San Diego Padres 31 Undetermined - -
1984 San Diego Padres 31 Undetermined - Stats
1985 New York Yankees 38 $800,000.00 - -
1986 New York Yankees 38 $800,000.00 - -
1986 San Diego Padres 32 Undetermined - -
1987 San Diego Padres 31 $800,000.00 - -
1988 San Diego Padres 31 $1,000,000.00 - -
1989 San Diego Padres 31 $1,050,000.00 - -
1990 San Diego Padres 31 $1,125,000.00 - -
1991 San Diego Padres 31 $1,325,000.00 - -




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