Brian Edmondson vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Brian Edmondson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Edmondson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 4.98 and 1.606 for Brian Edmondson. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Edmondson and Dick Whitworth

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.37
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.98
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.64
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.11
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.29
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.19
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
40.34
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.43
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.45
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.81
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
34.46
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Brian Edmondson and Dick Whitworth

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.69
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.06
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.96
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
92.15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Edmondson and Dick Whitworth

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
3025
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
565.42
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
20.75
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
24.21
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
25.78
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
16.2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.19
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
20.75
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100