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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

+11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.2

126

123

ERA

3.79

452

333

2240.0

1266

WHIP

1.312

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-15 / in Starts: 1-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	19 (11-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In By
K McReynolds	1

1986 Batting Game Log

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1986 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	209	87 (86)	Jul 12	SDP		STL	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.82	-0.041	3.35	-0.05%	-0.34	P
2	210	91 (3)	Jul 19	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.25	-0.061	2.24	-0.07%	-0.51	P
3	211	96 (4)	Jul 25	SDP	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.067	1.65	-0.05%	-0.56	P
4	212	101 (4)	Jul 30	SDP		CIN	W,9-3	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.038	.45	-0.03%	-1.22	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	213	106 (4)	Aug 5	SDP		ATL	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.86	-0.105	1.37	-0.05%	-0.87	P
6	214	111 (4)	Aug 11	SDP	@	ATL	L,6-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	215	117 (5)	Aug 16	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.076	.17	-0.01%	-0.66	P
8	216	123 (5)	Aug 22	SDP		PHI	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.75	0.028	.08	0.00%	0.28	P
9	217	128 (4)	Aug 27	SDP		NYM	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.17	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	218	132 (3)	Sep 1	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	2.13	-0.135	.07	0.00%	-1.16	P
11	219	138 (5)	Sep 8	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.72	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
12	220	143 (4)	Sep 13	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						P
13	221	148 (4)	Sep 20	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-10	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						P
14	222	152 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						P
15	223	155 (2)	Sep 27	SDP		CIN	L,4-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	6						P
16	224	157 (1)	Sep 29	SDP		LAD	L,0-10	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						P
17	225	161 (3)	Oct 4	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-10	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.57	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.25	P
							2-15		20	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		1.18	-0.485	.82	-0.24%	-4.84

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