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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Jim Whitney |
| Date of Birth | November 10, 1857 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1881 |
Jim Whitney Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jim Whitney.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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:
| GS | 396 (MLB Rank: 144) |
| GF | 16 (MLB Rank: 3,905) |
| W | 191 (MLB Rank: 147) |
| L | 204 (MLB Rank: 43) |
| SV | 2 (MLB Rank: 2,904) |
| ERA | 2.97 (MLB Rank: 1,318) |
| IP | 3496.1 (MLB Rank: 73) |
| SHO | 26 (MLB Rank: 162) |
| CG | 377 (MLB Rank: 22) |
| SO | 1,571 (MLB Rank: 210) |
| BB | 411 (MLB Rank: 1,092) |
| H | 3,598 (MLB Rank: 57) |
| HR | 79 (MLB Rank: 1,289) |
| SO9 | 4.04 (MLB Rank: 7,238) |
| BB9 | 1.06 (MLB Rank: 11,258) |
| H9 | 9.26 (MLB Rank: 6,456) |
| HR9 | 0.2 (MLB Rank: 8,915) |
| WHIP | 1.147 (MLB Rank: 11,064) |
| WAR | 47.5 (MLB Rank: 121) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1890)
In his final season (1890), Jim Whitney recorded the following stats:
| GS | 4 |
| GF | 2 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 2 |
| ERA | 5.18 |
| IP | 40 |
| CG | 3 |
| SO | 6 |
| BB | 11 |
| H | 61 |
| HR | 1 |
| SO9 | 1.35 |
| BB9 | 2.48 |
| H9 | 13.72 |
| HR9 | 0.23 |
| WHIP | 1.8 |
| WAR | 0.5 |
📈 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
