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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	45 (44)	May 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	46	May 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	49 (2)	Jun 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	53 (3)	Jun 9	PIT		CIN	W,11-9		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	55 (1)	Jun 11	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	56	Jun 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-6	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	58 (1)	Jun 14	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-4		8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	59	Jun 16	PIT	@	ATL	W,9-4	GF	14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	65 (5)	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	66	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4		4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	68 (1)	Jun 26	PIT		STL	W,11-8		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	70 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	PIT		STL	L,1-6		15	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	72 (1)	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	73	Jun 30	PIT		NYM	L,5-6	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	80 (6)	Jul 8	PIT	@	STL	L,0-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	82 (1)	Jul 13	PIT		SFG	L,0-4		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	84 (1)	Jul 15	PIT		SFG	L,5-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	85	Jul 16 (1)	PIT		SDP	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	86	Jul 16 (2)	PIT		SDP	W,10-6		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	88 (1)	Jul 18	PIT		LAD	L,2-7		16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	90 (1)	Jul 20	PIT		LAD	W,7-6		12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	92 (1)	Jul 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	96 (3)	Jul 27	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6		21	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	101 (4)	Aug 1	PIT	@	MON	L,3-4		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	103 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	107 (3)	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	109 (1)	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	112 (2)	Aug 12	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-10		19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	115 (2)	Aug 15	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	119 (3)	Aug 18	PIT		HOU	W,6-3		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	124 (4)	Aug 23	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	125	Aug 24	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	126	Aug 25	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-7	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	129 (2)	Aug 28	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	133 (3)	Sep 2	PIT		ATL	W,4-3		15	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	135 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,7-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	142 (6)	Sep 10	PIT	@	NYM	L,9-11		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	143	Sep 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	147 (3)	Sep 15	PIT		MON	W,6-1		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	148	Sep 16	PIT		MON	W,12-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	150 (1)	Sep 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,12-11		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	152 (1)	Sep 21	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2		13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	160 (7)	Sep 30	PIT		PHI	L,8-10		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							43gm		74.0	3	8	1	12	0