Ernie Whitt
1976–1991 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
1,328G
.249AVG
.324OBP
.410SLG
More career statistics
938H
134HR
534RBI
22SB
1Rare feat
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,328 | 4,271 | 3,774 | 447 | 938 | 176 | 15 | 134 | 534 | 436 | 491 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 37 | 1,546 | .249 | .324 | .410 | .734 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1985-04-24 to 1985-05-10
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1987-09-14 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1987-09-12 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1985-05-25 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 670 | 2094 | 441 | 71 | 272 | 254 | 259 | .243 | .332 | .428 |
| Away | 658 | 2177 | 497 | 63 | 262 | 182 | 232 | .253 | .312 | .393 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 169 | 540 | 112 | 7 | 53 | 66 | 61 | .240 | .330 | .354 |
| May | 237 | 734 | 164 | 22 | 93 | 67 | 77 | .248 | .315 | .397 |
| June | 217 | 694 | 159 | 22 | 88 | 76 | 75 | .260 | .339 | .421 |
| July | 200 | 637 | 137 | 19 | 77 | 64 | 75 | .242 | .316 | .403 |
| August | 251 | 843 | 194 | 29 | 115 | 79 | 107 | .260 | .324 | .442 |
| September | 233 | 751 | 159 | 30 | 96 | 79 | 88 | .241 | .317 | .413 |
| October | 21 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | .203 | .250 | .484 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 116 | 411 | 82 | 23 | 73 | 48 | 52 | .227 | .316 | .460 |
| cleveland-guardians | 110 | 348 | 79 | 11 | 40 | 28 | 42 | .256 | .307 | .405 |
| athletics | 102 | 329 | 64 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 35 | .223 | .310 | .366 |
| boston-red-sox | 101 | 339 | 67 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 39 | .227 | .316 | .346 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 99 | 314 | 66 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 30 | .232 | .290 | .373 |
| california-angels | 99 | 339 | 78 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 35 | .260 | .333 | .367 |
| texas-rangers | 96 | 328 | 74 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 43 | .254 | .323 | .419 |
| chicago-white-sox | 94 | 295 | 69 | 11 | 40 | 30 | 24 | .267 | .336 | .442 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .222 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 23 | 41 | 7 | – | 6 | – | .171 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 106 | 295 | 70 | 6 | 34 | 1 | .237 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 74 | 195 | 46 | 1 | 16 | 5 | .236 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 105 | 284 | 74 | 11 | 42 | 3 | .261 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 123 | 344 | 88 | 17 | 56 | 1 | .256 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 124 | 315 | 75 | 15 | 46 | – | .238 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 139 | 412 | 101 | 19 | 64 | 3 | .245 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 131 | 395 | 106 | 16 | 56 | – | .268 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 135 | 446 | 120 | 19 | 75 | – | .269 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 127 | 398 | 100 | 16 | 70 | 4 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 129 | 385 | 101 | 11 | 53 | 5 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 67 | 180 | 31 | 2 | 10 | – | .172 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 35 | 62 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .242 | – | – |