Ed Whitson
Ed Whitson
Full name: Eddie Lee Whitson
Born: May 19, 1955, Johnson City, Tennessee
First Game: September 4, 1977 ; Final Game: September 29, 1991
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Ed Whitson
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1977 PIT N
1978 PIT N Daily Splits 43 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 0.0 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 19 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 0.0 1979 PIT N
1979 SF N Daily Splits 18 32 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .156 .156 .156 0.0 1979 SF N
1979 TOT N 37 45 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .130 .111 0.0 1979 TOT N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 34 66 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 21 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .104 .091 0.0 1980 SF N
1981 SF N Daily Splits 22 33 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 0.0 1981 SF N
1982 CLE A 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 CLE A
1983 SD N Daily Splits 31 44 1 8 0 0 0 3 2 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .217 .182 0.0 1983 SD N
1984 SD N Daily Splits 36 61 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .049 .065 .049 0.0 1984 SD N
1985 NY A 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 NY A
1986 NY A 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1986 NY A
1986 SD N Daily Splits 17 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0.0 1986 SD N
1986 Total 31 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0.0 1986 Total
1987 SD N Daily Splits 36 65 1 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 17 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 .123 .136 .138 0.0 1987 SD N
1988 SD N Daily Splits 34 66 4 11 3 0 0 3 1 0 23 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .179 .212 0.0 1988 SD N
1989 SD N Daily Splits 35 72 4 10 4 0 0 4 5 0 19 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 .139 .195 .194 0.0 1989 SD N
1990 SD N Daily Splits 33 67 6 10 1 0 1 4 2 0 16 0 13 0 0 2 1 0 0 .149 .174 .209 0.0 1990 SD N
1991 SD N Daily Splits 13 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .160 .125 0.0 1991 SD N
Total NL 376 576 24 72 9 0 1 27 18 0 169 0 79 0 0 10 3 0 0 .125 .152 .146 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 460 576 24 72 9 0 1 27 18 0 169 0 79 0 0 10 3 0 0 .125 .152 .146 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1984 SD N Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1984 SD N
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1984 SD N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1984 SD N
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 5 2 0 0 1 0 15.2 11 66 0 6 6 9 1 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 3.45 0.0 1977 PIT N
1978 PIT N Daily Splits 43 0 0 0 14 4 74.1 66 318 5 31 27 37 5 64 3 4 1 2 0 9 2 7 4 5 6 3.27 0.5 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 19 7 0 0 4 1 57.2 53 263 6 36 28 36 3 31 3 0 2 1 1 7 1 3 7 2 3 4.37 -0.6 1979 PIT N
1979 SF N Daily Splits 18 17 2 0 1 0 100.1 98 439 5 47 44 39 6 62 7 3 3 4 1 22 6 2 6 5 8 3.95 -0.5 1979 SF N
1979 TOT N 37 24 2 0 5 1 158 151 702 11 83 72 75 9 93 10 3 5 5 2 29 7 5 13 7 11 4.10 -1.1 1979 TOT N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 34 34 6 2 0 0 211.2 222 898 7 88 73 56 7 90 10 9 1 4 1 24 12 12 19 11 13 3.10 0.4 1980 SF N
1981 SF N Daily Splits 22 22 2 1 0 0 123 130 534 10 61 55 47 5 65 6 2 3 2 2 21 4 10 5 6 9 4.02 -1.1 1981 SF N
1982 CLE A Daily Splits 40 9 1 1 18 2 107.2 91 467 6 43 39 58 3 61 7 8 4 0 1 16 0 6 6 4 2 3.26 0.5 1982 CLE A
1983 SD N Daily Splits 31 21 2 0 4 1 144.1 143 617 23 73 69 50 1 81 3 4 2 1 0 20 2 4 6 5 7 4.30 -1.1 1983 SD N
1984 SD N Daily Splits 31 31 1 0 0 0 189 181 773 16 72 68 42 1 103 10 7 3 3 1 22 5 19 14 14 8 3.24 0.6 1984 SD N
1985 NY A Daily Splits 30 30 2 2 0 0 158.2 201 705 19 100 86 43 0 89 3 7 1 2 0 37 5 14 12 10 8 4.88 -1.8 1985 NY A
1986 NY A Daily Splits 14 4 0 0 6 0 37 54 189 5 37 31 23 1 27 2 3 2 0 0 10 4 2 4 5 2 7.54 -2.4 1986 NY A
1986 SD N Daily Splits 17 12 0 0 0 0 75.2 85 337 8 48 47 37 0 46 2 2 1 0 0 15 3 6 4 1 7 5.59 -1.3 1986 SD N
1986 Total 31 16 0 0 6 0 112.2 139 526 13 85 78 60 1 73 4 5 3 0 0 25 7 8 8 6 9 6.23 -3.7 1986 Total
1987 SD N Daily Splits 36 34 3 1 0 0 205.2 197 858 36 113 108 64 3 135 4 2 2 3 1 28 7 17 7 10 13 4.73 -1.7 1987 SD N
1988 SD N Daily Splits 34 33 3 1 0 0 205.1 202 846 17 93 86 45 1 118 13 8 2 1 2 36 3 15 11 13 11 3.77 -0.8 1988 SD N
1989 SD N Daily Splits 33 33 5 1 0 0 227 198 914 22 77 67 48 6 117 12 8 2 5 3 35 2 16 14 16 11 2.66 2.5 1989 SD N
1990 SD N Daily Splits 32 32 6 3 0 0 228.2 215 918 13 73 66 47 8 127 9 6 2 1 0 41 1 16 7 14 9 2.60 3.3 1990 SD N
1991 SD N Daily Splits 13 12 2 0 0 0 78.2 93 337 13 47 44 17 3 40 6 3 1 0 1 11 3 10 6 4 6 5.03 -1.2 1991 SD N
Total NL 368 290 32 9 24 6 1937 1894 8118 181 865 788 574 50 1089 89 60 25 27 13 293 54 138 110 107 111 3.66 -1.0 Total NL
Total AL 84 43 3 3 24 2 303.1 346 1361 30 180 156 124 4 177 12 18 7 2 1 63 9 22 22 19 12 4.63 -3.7 Total AL
Total Splits 452 333 35 12 48 8 2240.1 2240 9479 211 1045 944 698 54 1266 101 78 32 29 14 356 63 160 132 126 123 3.79 -4.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1984 SD N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 5 30 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.12 1984 SD N
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1984 SD N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40.50 1984 SD N
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1977 PIT N Daily P 5 1 0 15.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
1978 PIT N Daily P 43 0 0 74 3 8 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 .917
1979 PIT N Daily P 19 7 0 57.2 2 6 0 1 0 2 1 7 1 1.000
1979 SF N Daily P 18 17 2 100.1 2 15 2 1 0 2 4 18 0 .895
1979 TOT N P 37 24 2 158 4 21 2 2 0 4 5 25 1 .926
1980 SF N Daily P 34 34 6 211.2 8 27 3 0 0 0 10 26 4 .921
1981 SF N Daily P 22 22 2 123 10 11 3 1 0 0 6 12 0 .875
1982 CLE A Daily P 40 9 1 107.2 4 8 0 0 0 1 2 17 1 1.000
1983 SD N Daily P 31 21 2 144.1 4 6 0 0 0 1 5 16 0 1.000
1984 SD N Daily P 31 31 1 189 11 35 0 3 0 3 7 16 1 1.000
1985 NY A Daily P 30 30 2 158.2 8 16 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 .889
1986 NY A Daily P 14 4 0 37 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000
1986 SD N Daily P 17 12 0 75.2 6 13 2 1 0 0 4 10 1 .905
1986 Total P 31 16 0 112.2 7 18 2 1 0 0 4 13 1 .926
1987 SD N Daily P 36 34 3 205.2 14 19 1 0 0 4 7 20 1 .971
1988 SD N Daily P 34 33 3 205.1 10 30 4 2 0 0 5 8 2 .909
1989 SD N Daily P 33 33 5 227 17 22 2 1 0 1 5 8 0 .951
1990 SD N Daily P 32 32 6 228.2 18 42 0 3 0 1 7 12 0 1.000
1991 SD N Daily P 13 12 2 78.2 5 9 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1.000
Total P 452 332 35 2240 123 274 21 16 0 16 74 197 11 .950
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1984 SD N Daily P 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1984 SD N Daily P 1 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 5,
1974 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Fred Breining and Al Holland to San Francisco
Giants in exchange for Bill Madlock , Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts (June 28, 1979 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Duane Kuiper
(November 14, 1981 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to San Diego Padres in exchange for Juan Eichelberger
and Broderick Perkins (November 18, 1982 ).
Granted free agency (November 8, 1984 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 27, 1984 ).
Traded by New York Yankees to San Diego Padres in exchange for Tim Stoddard (July 9,
1986 ).
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