Ed Whitson
1977–1991 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, NLS, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
461G
.125AVG
.152OBP
.146SLG
72H
1HR
27RBI
0SB
126–123W–L
2,240IP
1,266K
3.79ERA
333GS
8SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461 | 673 | 576 | 24 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | .125 | .152 | .146 | .298 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,240.0 | 452 | 333 | 35 | 126 | 123 | 8 | 2,240 | 1,045 | 944 | 211 | 698 | 1,266 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.312 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1980-06-21 to 1980-07-01
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1987-04-17 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1982-06-26 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | 1984-08-19 | 1 in 113 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 221 | 315 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 85 | .130 | .130 | .155 |
| Away | 240 | 358 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84 | .120 | .137 | .137 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .069 | .070 | .125 |
| May | 79 | 114 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | .110 | .114 | .120 |
| June | 82 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25 | .144 | .162 | .189 |
| July | 75 | 119 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | .123 | .118 | .142 |
| August | 81 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | .153 | .168 | .163 |
| September | 79 | 120 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | .132 | .150 | .132 |
| October | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 47 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | .178 | .200 | .192 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 42 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .062 | .089 | .077 |
| atlanta-braves | 41 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .107 | .118 | .143 |
| houston-astros | 37 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .098 | .117 | .118 |
| montreal-expos | 33 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .115 | .123 | .135 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 31 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .220 | .211 | .240 |
| san-francisco-giants | 29 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .159 | .148 | .159 |
| new-york-mets | 28 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .111 | .122 | .139 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 15 | 10 |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | .182 | 74 | 64 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 37 | 45 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .111 | 158 | 93 |
| 1980 |  San Francisco Giants | 34 | 66 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .091 | 211 | 90 |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 22 | 33 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .091 | 123 | 65 |
| 1982 |  Cleveland Guardians | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 107 | 61 |
| 1983 |  San Diego Padres | 31 | 44 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .182 | 144 | 81 |
| 1984 | San Diego Padres | 36 | 61 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .049 | 189 | 103 |
| 1985 |  New York Yankees | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 158 | 89 |
| 1986 | New York Yankees, San Diego Padres | 31 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | .167 | 112 | 73 |
| 1987 | San Diego Padres | 36 | 65 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .123 | 205 | 135 |
| 1988 | San Diego Padres | 34 | 66 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .167 | 205 | 118 |
| 1989 | San Diego Padres | 36 | 72 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .139 | 227 | 117 |
| 1990 | San Diego Padres | 33 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 4 | – | .149 | 228 | 127 |
| 1991 | San Diego Padres | 13 | 24 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 78 | 40 |