Earl Whitehill played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1939, appearing in 541 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 218 W and 185 L, an ERA of 4.36, 1,350 SO, a WHIP of 1.5, and a WAR of 36.2.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Earl Whitehill |
Date of Birth | February 7, 1899 |
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MLB Debut | 1923 |
📊 Career Summary
Earl Whitehill appeared in 541 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1923 to 1939. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 473 (MLB Rank: 71) |
GF | 46 (MLB Rank: 1,791) |
W | 218 (MLB Rank: 83) |
L | 185 (MLB Rank: 62) |
SV | 11 (MLB Rank: 1,186) |
ERA | 4.36 (MLB Rank: 5,465) |
IP | 3564.2 (MLB Rank: 66) |
SHO | 16 (MLB Rank: 352) |
CG | 226 (MLB Rank: 107) |
SO | 1,350 (MLB Rank: 300) |
BB | 1431 (MLB Rank: 16) |
H | 3,917 (MLB Rank: 43) |
HR | 192 (MLB Rank: 293) |
SO9 | 3.41 (MLB Rank: 8,139) |
BB9 | 3.61 (MLB Rank: 6,283) |
H9 | 9.89 (MLB Rank: 4,723) |
HR9 | 0.48 (MLB Rank: 7,371) |
WHIP | 1.5 (MLB Rank: 5,412) |
WAR | 36.2 (MLB Rank: 213) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1939)
In his final season (1939), Earl Whitehill recorded the following stats:
GS | 11 |
GF | 5 |
W | 4 |
L | 7 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 5.14 |
IP | 89.1 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 2 |
SO | 42 |
BB | 50 |
H | 102 |
HR | 8 |
SO9 | 4.23 |
BB9 | 5.04 |
H9 | 10.28 |
HR9 | 0.81 |
WHIP | 1.701 |
WAR | −0.4 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1933, 22 W
- Most SO: 1926, 109 SO
- Most IP: 1935, 279.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1927, 4.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1923, 2.73 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Earl Whitehill appeared in 1 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0, pitched 9 IP, struck out 2 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Earl Whitehill Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1923 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 0.7 | 1.121 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 143 | 4.31 | 5.2 | 1.27 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 6 | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 139 |
1924 | 17 | 9 | 3.86 | 0.654 | 0 | 65 | 233 | 2 | 1.455 | 8 | 260 | 79 | 125 | 100 | 106 | 3.81 | 2.5 | 0.82 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1026 |
1925 | 11 | 11 | 4.66 | 0.5 | 2 | 83 | 239.1 | 2.2 | 1.483 | 13 | 267 | 88 | 135 | 124 | 92 | 3.44 | 3.1 | 0.94 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1042 |
1926 | 16 | 13 | 3.99 | 0.552 | 0 | 109 | 252.1 | 3 | 1.387 | 7 | 271 | 79 | 136 | 112 | 101 | 3.56 | 3.9 | 1.38 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1099 |
1927 | 16 | 14 | 3.36 | 0.533 | 3 | 95 | 236 | 4.9 | 1.453 | 4 | 238 | 105 | 110 | 88 | 125 | 3.37 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1037 |
1928 | 11 | 16 | 4.31 | 0.407 | 0 | 93 | 196.1 | -0.3 | 1.487 | 8 | 214 | 78 | 131 | 94 | 96 | 3.82 | 4.3 | 1.19 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 880 |
1929 | 14 | 15 | 4.62 | 0.483 | 1 | 103 | 245.1 | 2.7 | 1.48 | 16 | 267 | 96 | 147 | 126 | 93 | 4.01 | 3.8 | 1.07 | 28 | 38 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1076 |
1930 | 17 | 13 | 4.24 | 0.567 | 1 | 109 | 220.2 | 2.3 | 1.486 | 8 | 248 | 80 | 139 | 104 | 113 | 3.53 | 4.4 | 1.36 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 983 |
1931 | 13 | 16 | 4.08 | 0.448 | 0 | 81 | 271.1 | 4.3 | 1.493 | 22 | 287 | 118 | 152 | 123 | 112 | 4.95 | 2.7 | 0.69 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1197 |
1932 | 16 | 12 | 4.54 | 0.571 | 0 | 81 | 244 | 3.2 | 1.426 | 17 | 255 | 93 | 136 | 123 | 104 | 4.24 | 3 | 0.87 | 31 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1064 |
1933 | 22 | 8 | 3.33 | 0.733 | 1 | 96 | 270 | 4.7 | 1.374 | 9 | 271 | 100 | 112 | 100 | 125 | 3.78 | 3.2 | 0.96 | 37 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1149 |
1934 | 14 | 11 | 4.52 | 0.56 | 0 | 96 | 235 | 2.4 | 1.545 | 10 | 269 | 94 | 129 | 118 | 96 | 4.16 | 3.7 | 1.02 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1049 |
1935 | 14 | 13 | 4.29 | 0.519 | 0 | 102 | 279.1 | 3.4 | 1.511 | 16 | 318 | 104 | 149 | 133 | 101 | 4.39 | 3.3 | 0.98 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1239 |
1936 | 14 | 11 | 4.87 | 0.56 | 0 | 63 | 212.1 | 2 | 1.606 | 17 | 252 | 89 | 124 | 115 | 97 | 5.05 | 2.7 | 0.71 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 955 |
1937 | 8 | 8 | 6.49 | 0.5 | 2 | 53 | 147 | -1 | 1.83 | 9 | 189 | 80 | 111 | 106 | 69 | 5.03 | 3.2 | 0.66 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 684 |
1938 | 9 | 8 | 5.56 | 0.529 | 0 | 60 | 160.1 | 0.1 | 1.684 | 18 | 187 | 83 | 109 | 99 | 83 | 5.48 | 3.4 | 0.72 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 746 |
1939 | 4 | 7 | 5.14 | 0.364 | 1 | 42 | 89.1 | -0.4 | 1.701 | 8 | 102 | 50 | 59 | 51 | 77 | 4.66 | 4.2 | 0.84 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 416 |