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Ed
Whitson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 19, 1955 in Usa, TN, JOHNSON CITY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 PHN NL   7 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 5
1978 23 PHN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1979 24 PHN NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 6 6
1980 25 PHN NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 5
1981 26 PHN NL   8 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6
1982 27 PHN NL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1983 28 PHN NL $ 1,160,000 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6
1984 29 PHN NL $ 1,160,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
1985 30 PHN NL $ 4,400,000 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 7
1986 31 SEM AL $ 4,500,000 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 6
1987 32 SEM AL $ 4,500,000 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1988 33 SEM AL $ 4,500,000 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
1989 34 SEM AL $ 4,500,000 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 22 AAA   8 4 .667 28 16 0 0 1 132.0 132 44 6 45 84 3.00 .262 .323 .352 .675  
1978 23 PHN NL 4 19 .174 26 26 5 0 0 179.3 217 111 26 73 71 5.57 .298 .360 .473 .833 2.4
    AAA   4 1 .800 5 5 0 0 0 37.0 33 6 3 6 22 1.46 .231 .262 .350 .611  
1979 24 PHN NL 4 5 .444 75 0 0 0 1 81.3 87 30 3 28 24 3.32 .286 .338 .388 .726 6.8
1980 25 PHN NL 3 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 5 44.3 47 24 6 19 19 4.87 .273 .342 .430 .772 2.4
    AAA   3 4 .429 19 9 2 1 0 83.3 74 21 7 17 49 2.27 .236 .275 .341 .616  
1981 26 AAA   7 4 .636 12 12 2 1 0 90.0 75 28 5 28 54 2.80 .221 .281 .316 .596  
1982 27 PHN NL 5 4 .556 39 4 1 0 2 85.7 78 44 10 42 34 4.62 .236 .319 .376 .695 3.6
1983 28 PHN NL 7 4 .636 47 10 0 0 2 129.7 151 69 17 36 63 4.79 .290 .335 .444 .779 4.6
1984 29 PHN NL 12 8 .600 30 30 2 2 0 196.3 169 74 17 62 113 3.39 .228 .287 .351 .638 12.6
1985 30 PHN NL 11 5 .688 32 11 0 0 2 113.3 120 49 13 46 78 3.89 .273 .339 .433 .772 6.5
1986 31 SEM AL 8 6 .571 68 0 0 0 0 138.0 131 56 8 60 93 3.65 .245 .321 .338 .659 10.8
1987 32 SEM AL 6 6 .500 72 0 0 0 6 134.3 133 47 8 58 84 3.15 .257 .331 .359 .690 12.5
1988 33 SEM AL 0 5 .000 17 0 0 0 1 20.3 31 12 2 15 13 5.31 .344 .434 .467 .901 0.0
1989 34 SEM AL 1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 1 29.0 33 11 0 20 14 3.41 .295 .398 .375 .773 2.1
    AAA   1 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 0 13.3 12 6 1 7 8 4.05 .255 .352 .404 .756  
11 Years Sim 61 62 .496 448 81 8 2 20 1151.6 1197 527 110 459 606 4.12 .267 .333 .399 .732 64.3
5 Years AAA 23 13 .639 79 42 4 2 1 355.7 326 105 22 103 217 2.66 .242 .296 .342 .638  
Season Average 5 5 .500 40 7 0 0 1 104.7 108 47 10 41 55 4.12 .267 .333 .399 .732  
Career Highs 12 19 1.000 75 30 5 2 6 196.3 217 111 26 73 113 5.57 .344 .434 .473 .901  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   559 248 51 179 344   .259 .316 .395 .711
vs LH   638 279 59 280 262   .273 .351 .404 .755
Home 31 27 .534 226 40 3 2 4 587.0 588 268 64 243 313 4.11 .258 .330 .395 .725
Away 30 35 .462 222 41 5 0 17 564.7 609 259 46 216 293 4.13 .275 .340 .404 .744
Mar/Apr 12 6 .667 72 8 1 1 6 164.6 156 75 19 59 93 4.10 .253 .319 .422 .741
May 13 7 .650 84 16 1 0 5 217.6 220 90 20 74 100 3.72 .257 .316 .383 .699
June 12 11 .522 90 14 2 0 2 213.3 245 122 24 98 122 5.15 .284 .357 .428 .785
July 8 13 .381 67 12 2 0 0 164.0 205 78 12 59 80 4.28 .310 .366 .438 .804
August 8 13 .381 71 16 2 1 4 210.0 202 87 17 89 114 3.73 .253 .327 .369 .696
Sep/Oct 8 12 .400 64 15 0 0 4 182.0 169 75 18 80 97 3.71 .244 .322 .362 .684
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 23 PHN NL P 26 26 179.3 6 31 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1979 24 PHN NL P 75 0 81.3 3 12 0 0 1.000 1.66    
1980 25 PHN NL P 25 0 44.3 2 9 1 0 .917 2.23    
1982 27 PHN NL P 39 4 85.7 5 11 1 0 .941 1.68    
1983 28 PHN NL P 47 10 129.7 10 14 0 1 1.000 1.67    
1984 29 PHN NL P 30 30 196.3 7 20 1 1 .964 1.24    
1985 30 PHN NL P 32 11 113.3 4 15 1 2 .950 1.51    
1986 31 SEM AL P 68 0 138.0 9 20 2 1 .935 1.89    
1987 32 SEM AL P 72 0 134.3 2 19 0 1 1.000 1.41    
1988 33 SEM AL P 17 0 20.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1989 34 SEM AL P 17 0 29.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.62    
Career Totals   448 81 1151.6 49 156 6 6 .972 1.60    
Career Highs   75 30 196.3 10 31 2 2 1.000 2.23    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1985 30 PHN NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 4.7 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .143 .200 .214 .414
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 4.7 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .143 .200 .214 .414
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1978-2-19
 Winning Pct
1985-4-.688
 Games Pitched
1979-3-75
1986-9-68
1987-6-72
 Shutouts
1984-10-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1978-8-26
 OOBP
1984-10-.287
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jeff Lahti (964)
  2. Howie Koplitz (963)
  3. Bob Welch (961)
  4. Hal Manders (957)
  5. Dave Wehrmeister (953)
  6. Don Robinson (953)
  7. Bob Harris (950)
  8. Guy Hoffman (947)
  9. Guy Bush (947)
  10. Ray Phelps (946)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1977
Injured on 6/25/1977 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/25/1978
Injured on 9/12/1978 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/12/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/8/1982 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/25/1984 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/14/1986 to a 4-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year
 
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