Ed Linke vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Ed Linke
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Whitworth posted a stronger line than Ed Linke. Dick Whitworth posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.76 vs 5.61) and WHIP (1.223 vs 1.695). By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Linke and Dick Whitworth

Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.41
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.86
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.37
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.83
35.83
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
5.61
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
11.12
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.13
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
3.13
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
4.64
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
41.41
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.88
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
6.27
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
37.18
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Ed Linke and Dick Whitworth

Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.4
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2569
27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856.1
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.5
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.15
92.15
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Linke and Dick Whitworth

Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
408.94
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
156
522.91
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
565.42
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
137.43
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
133.14
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
107.26
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.11
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.35
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.17
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
24.21
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.33
68.14
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.69
40.96
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
184.36
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
162.54
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
201.12
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
146.97
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
17
56.98
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
137.43
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
124.5
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
75.43
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.25
47.11
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.69
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
24
80.45
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.19
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.46
7.46
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100