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1881–1890 · P
Jim Whitney
6' 2", 172 lbs·Lived to 34·Bats L / Throws R
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Career Highs
2.09
Best ERA · 1884
37
Most W · 1883
345
Most K · 1883
0.890
Best WHIP · 1884
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | BSN | 75 | 282 | 0 | 32 | .255 | — | — |
| 1882 | BSN | 61 | 251 | 5 | 48 | .323 | — | — |
| 1883 | BSN | 96 | 409 | 5 | 57 | .281 | — | — |
| 1884 | BSN | 66 | 270 | 3 | 40 | .259 | — | — |
| 1885 | BSN | 72 | 290 | 0 | 36 | .234 | — | — |
| 1886 | KCN | 67 | 247 | 2 | 23 | .239 | — | — |
| 1887 | WS8 | 54 | 201 | 2 | 22 | .264 | — | — |
| 1888 | WS8 | 42 | 141 | 1 | 17 | .170 | — | — |
| 1889 | IN3 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 4 | .375 | — | — |
| 1890 | PH4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .238 | — | — |
| Career | 550 | 2144 | 18 | 280 | .261 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | BSN | 66 | 552.3 | 31 | 33 | 2.48 | 112 | 162 | 1.155 |
| 1882 | BSN | 49 | 420.0 | 24 | 21 | 2.64 | 106 | 180 | 1.060 |
| 1883 | BSN | 62 | 514.0 | 37 | 21 | 2.24 | 144 | 345 | 1.025 |
| 1884 | BSN | 38 | 336.0 | 23 | 14 | 2.09 | 149 | 270 | 0.890 |
| 1885 | BSN | 51 | 441.3 | 18 | 32 | 2.98 | 102 | 200 | 1.224 |
| 1886 | KCN | 46 | 393.0 | 12 | 32 | 4.49 | 75 | 167 | 1.323 |
| 1887 | WS8 | 47 | 404.7 | 24 | 21 | 3.22 | 130 | 146 | 1.166 |
| 1888 | WS8 | 39 | 325.0 | 18 | 21 | 3.05 | 97 | 79 | 1.142 |
| 1889 | IN3 | 9 | 70.0 | 2 | 7 | 6.81 | 58 | 16 | 1.786 |
| 1890 | PH4 | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.18 | 75 | 6 | 1.800 |
| Career | 413 | 3496.3 | 191 | 204 | — | — | 1571 | — | |
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