How Ed Whitson's Pitched Outs Compares to Similar Players

Ed Whitson totaled 6,720 career Pitched Outs, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,317.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched Outs season came in 1990, posting 686, well above the starting pitcher average of 341.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 47, well below the starting pitcher average of 407.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched Outs total went from 681 in 1989 to 686 in 1990 and 236 in 1991, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched Outs profile — ranging from 47 to 686 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Whitson Lifetime Pitched Outs

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Ed Whitson
Pitched Outs
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Ed Whitson Pitched Outs Per Season

Ed Whitson's Pitched Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Whitson Pitched Outs per season line chart

Ed Whitson Pitched Outs by Team

Ed Whitson's career Pitched Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Whitson career Pitched Outs by team bar chart

Ed Whitson Cumulative Pitched Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Whitson's career Pitched Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ed Whitson Pitched Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Whitson Pitched Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Whitson's seasonal Pitched Outs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ed Whitson Pitched Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Whitson Pitched Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Whitson's MLB career with Pitched Outs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ed Whitson Pitched Outs season-by-season breakdown table