P Ed Whitson #31
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
03/01/1991
P ED WHITSON #31 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 4
Movement 8 8 8 8
Control 9 9 9 9
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Slider 4 4
Curveball 2 2
Changeup 5 5
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 8
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Ultimate competitor.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:05/19/1956
Born in:Johnson City, TEN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,280,000
Signed Through:1991 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1977, 2nd Pick in Round 2
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Montréal - UL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 .500 1.37 0.0 999
1981 Montréal - UL 25 4 0 1 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 0 1 5 0 0 0.90 .250 1.81 0.3 94
1982 Montreal - UL 26 46 4 5 4 4 2.53 74.2 76 22 21 5 10 42 1 0 1.15 .298 3.07 1.3 152
1983 Montreal - UL 27 30 25 10 12 0 4.61 187.1 227 101 96 12 32 107 7 1 1.38 .336 2.93 4.2 78
1984 Montreal - UL 28 33 33 10 16 0 4.57 226.2 253 131 115 23 35 128 5 1 1.27 .302 3.52 3.3 79
1985 Montreal - UL 29 32 32 14 10 0 3.25 232.1 245 87 84 18 29 120 9 5 1.18 .308 3.22 4.5 112
1986 Montreal - UL 30 14 14 4 6 0 3.99 108.1 113 56 48 5 15 59 4 1 1.18 .297 2.93 2.8 95
1986 St. Louis - UL 30 18 18 6 5 0 2.51 114.2 112 37 32 1 14 75 0 0 1.10 .308 2.15 4.3 151
1986 Total - UL 30 32 32 10 11 0 3.23 223.0 225 93 80 6 29 134 4 1 1.14 .302 2.53 7.1 118
1987 St. Louis - UL 31 32 32 14 7 0 3.60 197.2 206 83 79 13 37 77 1 1 1.23 .288 3.74 3.2 111
1988 St. Louis - UL 32 32 32 12 10 0 3.29 205.0 220 89 75 13 27 137 0 0 1.20 .318 3.02 5.7 124
1989 St. Louis - UL 33 32 32 19 6 0 2.65 217.0 209 75 64 13 35 136 0 0 1.12 .291 3.15 5.3 149
1990 St. Louis - UL 34 32 32 11 10 0 3.97 206.1 243 97 91 23 33 95 1 0 1.34 .308 4.50 2.1 106
Total UL 306 254 106 87 4 3.58 1778.0 1912 781 708 126 268 982 28 9 1.23 .306 3.30 36.9 107
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1977 Phoenix - AAA 21 13 13 1 8 0 6.10 69.1 91 50 47 3 31 12 1 0 1.76 .326 4.44 0.3 61
1977 Twin Cities - AAA 21 3 3 1 2 0 6.00 15.0 18 13 10 1 13 3 0 0 2.07 .298 5.99 -0.2 62
1977 Total - AAA 21 16 16 2 10 0 6.08 84.1 109 63 57 4 44 15 1 0 1.81 .321 4.72 0.1 62
1978 Twin Cities - AAA 22 27 27 6 13 0 4.43 185.0 222 102 91 9 69 50 2 0 1.57 .313 4.12 1.7 86
1979 Twin Cities - AAA 23 20 20 8 8 0 2.96 137.0 129 49 45 6 35 52 2 1 1.20 .271 3.42 2.4 126
1980 Toronto - AAA 24 19 19 6 9 0 3.61 137.0 146 59 55 14 29 44 4 0 1.28 .276 4.35 0.8 105
1980 Pittsburgh - AAA 24 6 6 3 3 0 3.40 42.1 52 17 16 1 12 14 0 0 1.51 .321 3.50 0.7 111
1980 Quebec - AAA 24 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.09 .269 3.14 0.2 308
1980 Total - AAA 24 26 26 9 12 0 3.47 186.2 205 77 72 15 42 59 4 0 1.32 .286 4.11 1.7 109
1981 Quebec - AAA 25 15 15 8 2 0 3.79 111.2 127 47 47 12 13 53 4 0 1.25 .304 3.86 1.4 101
Total IL 104 104 33 45 0 3.98 704.2 792 338 312 46 203 229 13 1 1.41 .298 4.01 94.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1977 Twin Cities - IL 21 3 3 2 1 0 3.10 20.1 20 7 7 0 12 8 0 0 1.57 .294 3.91 0.2 121
1980 Quebec - IL 24 5 0 0 0 1 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0.95 .250 4.27 -0.0 266
1981 Quebec - IL 25 2 2 0 2 0 3.86 14.0 15 7 6 1 1 6 0 0 1.14 .286 3.29 0.3 99
1982 Montreal - UL 26 1 0 0 1 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 .500 3.20 0.0 29
1986 St. Louis - UL 30 4 4 1 2 0 1.24 29.0 22 4 4 1 2 23 1 0 0.83 .266 2.05 1.2 306
1987 St. Louis - UL 31 3 3 2 1 0 2.11 21.1 18 5 5 0 1 12 0 0 0.89 .277 2.20 0.8 188
1988 St. Louis - UL 32 3 3 1 1 0 4.29 21.0 26 10 10 2 3 12 0 0 1.38 .343 3.62 0.4 95
1989 St. Louis - UL 33 3 3 1 0 0 5.40 20.0 28 13 12 0 2 11 0 0 1.50 .378 2.30 0.7 73
1990 St. Louis - UL 34 2 2 0 2 0 29.45 3.2 11 12 12 3 1 2 0 0 3.27 .500 13.82 -0.3 14
Total UL 16 15 5 7 0 4.14 95.2 107 45 44 6 10 60 1 0 1.22 .328 2.94 97.6
Total IL 10 5 2 3 1 3.10 40.2 40 15 14 2 14 18 0 0 1.33 .286 3.76 121.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1977 Phoenix - AAA P 13 13 6 12 0 19 1 .947 69.1 2.34 +0.2 .907
1977 Twin Cities - AAA P 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.1 .998
1978 Twin Cities - AAA P 27 27 10 32 1 47 5 .894 185.0 2.04 +0.6 1.057
1979 Twin Cities - AAA P 20 20 8 29 1 38 1 .974 137.0 2.43 +1.2 .969
1980 Montréal - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Quebec - AAA P 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.0 .993
1980 Pittsburgh - AAA P 6 6 2 12 1 16 2 .875 42.1 2.98 -1.0 .910
1980 Toronto - AAA P 19 19 8 30 1 38 0 1.000 137.0 2.50 +0.7 1.061
1981 Montréal - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1981 Quebec - AAA P 15 15 4 16 0 20 0 1.000 111.2 1.61 -0.3 1.070
1982 Montreal - MLB P 46 4 3 20 3 24 1 .958 74.2 2.77 -0.1 1.000
1983 Montreal - MLB P 30 25 13 27 1 44 4 .909 187.1 1.92 -0.6 .939
1984 Montreal - MLB P 33 33 12 19 1 35 4 .886 226.2 1.23 -3.6 .840
1985 Montreal - MLB P 32 32 16 25 2 41 0 1.000 232.1 1.59 +2.3 1.042
1986 Montreal - MLB P 14 14 8 8 0 16 0 1.000 108.1 1.33 +0.4 .983
1986 St. Louis - MLB P 18 18 5 10 0 15 0 1.000 114.2 1.18 +1.3 1.093
1987 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 10 27 1 39 2 .949 197.2 1.68 -1.3 .903
1988 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 12 15 2 27 0 1.000 205.0 1.19 +2.8 1.253
1989 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 16 18 0 37 3 .919 217.0 1.41 +1.7 .937
1990 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 11 21 1 34 2 .941 206.1 1.40 -0.5 .866
TOTAL P 410 358 144 325 16 494 25 .949 2482.2 1.70 +3.9 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1977 Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft by the Denver 14ers (Round 2, Pick 2, 16th overall pick).
04/01/1977 Named the #18 prospect in the UL
06/09/1977 Injured on 06/05/1977, diagnosed with a strained shoulder, will miss 5 weeks.
07/16/1977 Was traded by the Denver 14ers to the Detroit Griffins, along with a 4th draft pick, in exchange for SP Odell Jones, a 3rd draft pick.
09/04/1977 Wins the 1977 International League Governor's Cup with the Twin Cities Trappers!
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 3 (8).
04/01/1978 Named the #17 prospect in the UL
05/27/1978 Injured (Abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (8).
04/01/1979 Named the #29 prospect in the UL
04/12/1979 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 5 weeks.
06/10/1979 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/1979 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Maulers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/23/1979 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/02/1979 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/31/1979 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (8).
04/17/1980 Named the #15 prospect in the UL
04/29/1980 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/16/1980 Was traded by the Detroit Griffins to the Cleveland Barons, along with RP Jerry Reuss, 1B Chico Salmon, RF Hosken Powell, CF Steve Brye, in exchange for RP Moose Haas, RP Joaquin Andujar, CF Rudy Law, RP Bo McLaughlin, LF Cito Gaston.
07/18/1980 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/16/1980 Was traded by the Cleveland Barons to the Montréal Voyageurs, along with RP Mike Armstrong, in exchange for CL Bill Castro, RP Bill Greif.
09/06/1980 Wins the 1980 International League Governor's Cup Finals with the Pittsburgh Maulers!
11/20/1980 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (8).
04/01/1981 Named the #13 prospect in the UL
04/24/1981 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
04/29/1981 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6-7 weeks.
05/28/1981 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks.
11/12/1981 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 8 (8).
10/16/1982 Wins the 1982 UL World Series with the Montreal Voyageurs.
11/06/1982 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,500,000.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
06/14/1983 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Spiders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/04/1983 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,560,000 with the Montreal Voyageurs organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
08/15/1984 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/1984 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Federals with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
05/01/1985 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/13/1985 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Havana Leones with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/10/1985 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/15/1985 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Spiders with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/23/1985 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Superbas with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
05/10/1986 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denver 14ers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/16/1986 Was traded by the Montreal Voyageurs to the St. Louis Maroons in exchange for SP Bill Laskey and RP Bob James.
07/24/1986 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $10,820,000 with the St. Louis Maroons organization.
08/22/1986 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
04/02/1987 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/01/1987 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/17/1987 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/14/1987 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
05/23/1988 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/24/1988 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/28/1988 Wins the 1988 World Series with the St. Louis Maroons.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
06/01/1989 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/18/1989 Was selected to the 1989 United League All-Star Game.
10/29/1989 Wins the 1989 World Series with the St. Louis Maroons.
10/31/1989 Was selected to the 1989 United League All-Star Game.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
06/19/1990 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1990 Was selected to the 1990 United League All-Star Game.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1984 33 5
Year W Rank
1989 19 2
Year L Rank
1984 16 5
Year Win. % Rank
1987 .667 10
1989 .760 1
Year ERA Rank
1989 2.65 5
Year WHIP Rank
1989 1.12 9
Year K/BB Rank
1984 3.66 10
1985 4.14 6
1986 4.62 4
1988 5.07 7
Year RA/9 Rank
1986 10.33 9
1989 10.29 8
Year HR/9 Rank
1986 0.24 2
1988 0.57 7
1989 0.54 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1983 1.54 5
1984 1.39 7
1985 1.12 3
1986 1.17 2
1987 1.68 7
1988 1.19 4
1989 1.45 7
1990 1.44 5
Year QS Rank
1986 22 9
1987 21 9
1989 23 4
Year QSP Rank
1989 .719 5
Year CG Rank
1985 9 2
Year CGP Rank
1983 .280 10
1985 .281 2
Year SHO Rank
1985 5 1
Year GB% Rank
1989 0.58 5
1990 0.57 2
Year WAR Rank
1986 7.0 3
1988 5.5 5
1989 5.3 6
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