Ed Whitson
1977–1991 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, NLS, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
377G
.125AVG
.152OBP
.146SLG
More career statistics
72H
1HR
27RBI
0SB
126–123W–L
2,240.0IP
1,266K
3.79ERA
333GS
8SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 377 | 461 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,478 | 9,479 |
| Pitching · p w | 697 | 698 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | 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 | 697 | 1,266 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.311 |
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 |