Ed Phillips vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Ed Phillips
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Phillips 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 5.32 and 1.690 for Ed Phillips. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Phillips and Dick Whitworth

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.85
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.37
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.03
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.8
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.75
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
40.69
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
35.37
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Ed Phillips and Dick Whitworth

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.75
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
92.15
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.056
0.056
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Phillips and Dick Whitworth

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
565.42
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.19
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100