Jim Whitney Career Pitching Summary

Jim Whitney played in Major League Baseball from 1881 to 1890, appearing in 413 games over 10 seasons. He recorded a total of 191 W and 204 L, an ERA of 2.97, 1,571 SO, a WHIP of 1.147, and a WAR of 47.5.

Jim Whitney Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jim Whitney.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Jim Whitney
    NameJim Whitney
    Date of BirthNovember 10, 1857
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1881

    📊 Career Summary

    Jim Whitney appeared in 413 games over 10 MLB seasons from 1881 to 1890. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS396 (MLB Rank: 143)
    GF16 (MLB Rank: 3,840)
    W191 (MLB Rank: 147)
    L204 (MLB Rank: 43)
    SV2 (MLB Rank: 2,859)
    ERA2.97 (MLB Rank: 1,305)
    IP3496.1 (MLB Rank: 72)
    SHO26 (MLB Rank: 162)
    CG377 (MLB Rank: 22)
    SO1,571 (MLB Rank: 209)
    BB411 (MLB Rank: 1,084)
    H3,598 (MLB Rank: 57)
    HR79 (MLB Rank: 1,270)
    SO94.04 (MLB Rank: 7,099)
    BB91.06 (MLB Rank: 11,099)
    H99.26 (MLB Rank: 6,378)
    HR90.2 (MLB Rank: 8,759)
    WHIP1.147 (MLB Rank: 10,897)
    WAR47.5 (MLB Rank: 121)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1890)

    In his final season (1890), Jim Whitney recorded the following stats:

    GS4
    GF2
    W2
    L2
    ERA5.18
    IP40
    CG3
    SO6
    BB11
    H61
    HR1
    SO91.35
    BB92.48
    H913.72
    HR90.23
    WHIP1.8
    WAR0.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1883, 37 W
    • Most SO: 1883, 345 SO
    • Most IP: 1881, 552.1 IP
    • Best WAR: 1883, 11.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1884, 2.09 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Jim Whitney has no postseason appearances.

    Jim Whitney Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1881
    31
    33
    2.48
    0.484
    0
    162
    552.1
    7.8
    1.155
    6
    548
    90
    284
    152
    107
    2.73
    2.6
    1.8
    63
    66
    3
    57
    6
    0.1
    8.9
    1.5
    1
    0
    0
    46
    2301
    1882
    24
    21
    2.64
    0.533
    0
    180
    420
    5.7
    1.06
    3
    404
    41
    229
    123
    109
    2.29
    3.9
    4.39
    48
    49
    1
    46
    3
    0.1
    8.7
    0.9
    0
    0
    0
    29
    1743
    1883
    37
    21
    2.24
    0.638
    2
    345
    514
    11.4
    1.025
    7
    492
    35
    258
    128
    139
    2.29
    6
    9.86
    56
    62
    5
    54
    1
    0.1
    8.6
    0.6
    0
    0
    0
    37
    2101
    1884
    23
    14
    2.09
    0.622
    0
    270
    336
    7.4
    0.89
    12
    272
    27
    140
    78
    137
    2.37
    7.2
    10
    37
    38
    1
    35
    6
    0.3
    7.3
    0.7
    0
    0
    0
    18
    1343
    1885
    18
    32
    2.98
    0.36
    0
    200
    441.1
    2
    1.224
    14
    503
    37
    286
    146
    91
    2.64
    4.1
    5.41
    50
    51
    1
    50
    2
    0.3
    10.3
    0.8
    0
    0
    0
    32
    1887
    1886
    12
    32
    4.49
    0.273
    0
    167
    393
    4.6
    1.323
    9
    465
    55
    292
    196
    83
    2.97
    3.8
    3.04
    44
    46
    2
    42
    3
    0.2
    10.6
    1.3
    0
    0
    0
    29
    1691
    1887
    24
    21
    3.22
    0.533
    0
    146
    404.2
    7.5
    1.166
    16
    430
    42
    253
    145
    126
    3.5
    3.2
    3.48
    47
    47
    0
    46
    2
    0.4
    9.6
    0.9
    0
    16
    0
    14
    1718
    1888
    18
    21
    3.05
    0.462
    0
    79
    325
    1.8
    1.142
    7
    317
    54
    184
    110
    91
    2.96
    2.2
    1.46
    39
    39
    0
    37
    3
    0.2
    8.8
    1.5
    1
    9
    0
    7
    1357
    1889
    2
    7
    6.81
    0.222
    0
    16
    70
    -1.2
    1.786
    4
    106
    19
    73
    53
    61
    4.19
    2.1
    0.84
    8
    9
    1
    7
    0
    0.5
    13.6
    2.4
    0
    2
    0
    2
    334
    1890
    2
    2
    5.18
    0.5
    0
    6
    40
    0.5
    1.8
    1
    61
    11
    27
    23
    75
    3.84
    1.4
    0.55
    4
    6
    2
    3
    0
    0.2
    13.7
    2.5
    0
    1
    0
    0
    191