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Ed Whitson 2026 Season · SD

Career: 126-123, 3.79 ERA, 1266 K in 2240.0 IP.

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Ed Whitson

#31

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CAverage

+1.1Career NUT

+0.9 to Good

Career

3.79ERA1.31WHIP126W1266K2240.0IP8SV

R/R · 6' 3", 195 lb · b. May 19, 1955 · Johnson City, TN · Draft 1974 (6th Rd, #131)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1977	22	PIT	—	1	0	3.45	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	66	15.2	11	6	9	0	10	1.28
1978	23	PIT	+0.3	5	6	3.28	43	0	0	0	14	4	4	318	74.0	66	27	37	2	64	1.39
1979	24	PIT	-0.6	2	3	4.37	19	7	0	0	4	1	1	263	57.2	53	28	36	1	31	1.54
1979	24	SF	+0.7	5	8	3.95	18	17	2	0	1	0	0	439	100.1	98	44	39	4	62	1.37
1979	24	TOT	+0.0	7	11	4.10	37	24	2	0	5	1	1	702	158.0	151	72	75	5	93	1.43
1980	25	SF	+1.6	11	13	3.10	34	34	6	2	0	0	0	898	211.2	222	73	56	4	90	1.31
1981	26	SF	-0.3	6	9	4.02	22	22	2	1	0	0	0	534	123.0	130	55	47	2	65	1.44
1982	27	CLE	-0.1	4	2	3.26	40	9	1	1	18	2	2	466	107.2	91	39	57	0	61	1.37
1983	28	SD	-1.5	5	7	4.30	31	21	2	0	4	1	1	617	144.1	143	69	50	1	81	1.34
1984	29	SD	+0.7	14	8	3.24	31	31	1	0	0	0	0	773	189.0	181	68	42	3	103	1.18
1985	30	NYY	-0.1	10	8	4.88	30	30	2	2	0	0	0	705	158.2	201	86	43	2	89	1.54
1986	31	NYY	-0.4	5	2	7.54	14	4	0	0	6	0	0	189	37.0	54	31	23	0	27	2.08
1986	31	SD	-0.4	1	7	5.59	17	12	0	0	0	0	0	337	75.2	85	47	37	0	46	1.61
1986	31	TOT	-0.8	6	9	6.23	31	16	0	0	6	0	0	526	112.2	139	78	60	0	73	1.77
1987	32	SD	-1.2	10	13	4.73	36	34	3	1	0	0	0	858	205.2	197	108	64	3	135	1.27
1988	33	SD	+0.9	13	11	3.77	34	33	3	1	0	0	0	846	205.1	202	86	45	1	118	1.20
1989	34	SD	+0.1	16	11	2.66	33	33	5	1	0	0	0	914	227.0	198	67	48	5	117	1.08
1990	35	SD	+2.1	14	9	2.60	32	32	6	3	0	0	0	918	228.2	215	66	47	1	127	1.15
1991	36	SD	-0.7	4	6	5.03	13	12	2	0	0	0	0	337	78.2	93	44	17	0	40	1.40
Career	—	15 yrs	+1.1	126	123	3.79	452	333	35	12	48	8	8	9478	2240.0	2240	944	697	29	1266	1.31

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Whitson's career NUT of +1.1

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.1

7879808182838485868788899091

NUT by Season

+0.3

+0.0

+1.6

-0.3

-0.1

-1.5

+0.7

-0.1

-0.8

-1.2

+0.9

+0.1

+2.1

-0.7

Awards

1979World Series Champion*

1980NL All-Star

1981NL Pitcher of the Month

1990Padres Clyde McCullough Pitcher of the Year Award

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