How Ed Whitson's Runs Created Compares to Similar Players

Ed Whitson totaled -1 career Runs Created, well below the league average of 249.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Runs Created season came in 1983, posting 2, well below the league average of 25.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at -4, well below the league average of 26.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs Created total went from 2 in 1989 to 2 in 1990 and 0 in 1991, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Created profile — ranging from -4 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ed Whitson Lifetime Runs Created

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Ed Whitson Runs Created Per Season

Ed Whitson's Runs Created 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 Runs Created per season line chart

Ed Whitson Runs Created by Team

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

Ed Whitson Cumulative Runs Created — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Whitson's career Runs Created, 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 Runs Created year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Whitson Runs Created Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Whitson's seasonal Runs Created 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 Runs Created distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Whitson Runs Created — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Whitson's MLB career with Runs Created 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 Runs Created season-by-season breakdown table