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Earl
Whitehill		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 160
 
Born: February 7, 1900 in Usa, IA, CEDAR RAPIDS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1923 23 PHI NL $ 300,000 8 5 4 5 8 6 7 10 9 9
1924 24 PHI NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 9
1925 25 PHI NL $ 300,000 7 6 5 6 7 6 6 10 9 9
1926 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 6 5 5 7 6 6 10 9 10
1927 27 NYA AL $ 2,078,571 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 10 9 9
1928 28 NYA AL $ 2,078,571 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 10 9 9
1929 29 NYA AL $ 3,285,714 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 4 5 6 5 5 10 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,285,714 8 7 6 6 8 6 7 10 9 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1923 23 PHI NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1924 24 PHI NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1925 25 PHI NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1926 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1927 27 NYA AL $ 2,078,571   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1928 28 NYA AL $ 2,078,571   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1929 29 NYA AL $ 3,285,714   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,285,714   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1923 23 PHI NL 10 15 .400 32 30 17 0 0 232.7 283 117 12 96 73 4.53 .304 .367 .423 .791 13.9
1924 24 PHI NL 11 14 .440 35 29 15 0 0 236.3 320 128 12 98 86 4.87 .326 .387 .430 .817 12.8
1925 25 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 4 2 0 0 0 13.7 17 8 0 8 5 5.27 .315 .406 .389 .795 0.7
    AAA   7 6 .538 20 15 5 2 0 120.0 147 51 0 56 67 3.83 .304 .377 .356 .733  
1926 26 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 0 2 2 1.00 .226 .273 .258 .531 1.5
  NYA AL 12 8 .600 22 21 9 1 0 183.7 199 83 3 80 59 4.07 .279 .352 .372 .724 10.9
  TOT   13 8 .619 24 23 10 1 0 192.7 206 84 3 82 61 3.92 .277 .349 .367 .716 12.4
1927 27 NYA AL 5 12 .294 20 20 10 0 0 157.3 187 87 6 75 62 4.98 .297 .372 .397 .769 2.4
1928 28 NYA AL 18 12 .600 34 34 27 2 0 293.7 273 109 10 115 82 3.34 .248 .318 .349 .667 26.1
1929 29 NYA AL 15 14 .517 36 36 19 1 0 292.0 297 137 15 135 100 4.22 .267 .346 .387 .733 15.2
7 Years Sim 73 75 .493 185 174 98 4 0 1418.3 1583 670 58 609 469 4.25 .285 .355 .392 .747 83.5
1 Years AAA 7 6 .538 20 15 5 2 0 120.0 147 51 0 56 67 3.83 .304 .377 .356 .733  
Season Average 10 10 .500 26 24 14 0 0 202.6 226 95 8 87 67 4.25 .285 .355 .392 .747  
Career Highs 18 15 1.000 36 36 27 2 0 293.7 320 137 15 135 100 5.27 .326 .406 .430 .817  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1163 500 46 466 313   .291 .365 .404 .769
vs LH   420 170 12 143 156   .270 .331 .362 .693
Home 42 37 .532 96 87 52 2 0 727.0 804 322 35 316 238 3.99 .281 .352 .386 .738
Away 31 38 .449 89 87 46 2 0 691.3 779 348 23 293 231 4.53 .290 .360 .399 .758
Mar/Apr 11 6 .647 23 19 11 0 0 154.3 160 61 3 75 47 3.56 .268 .349 .343 .692
May 11 14 .440 31 28 17 0 0 233.0 225 98 10 109 67 3.79 .259 .341 .359 .700
June 16 13 .552 32 32 16 1 0 257.7 335 148 16 107 78 5.17 .317 .380 .444 .823
July 14 11 .560 33 33 18 2 0 264.7 257 113 11 107 91 3.84 .254 .325 .352 .677
August 11 16 .407 30 30 18 0 0 240.7 280 126 13 106 96 4.71 .297 .368 .418 .786
Sep/Oct 10 15 .400 36 32 18 1 0 268.0 326 124 5 105 90 4.16 .305 .367 .410 .777
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1923 23 PHI NL 33 78 8 18 2 0 0 11 2 1 5 20 .231 .277 .256 .534 6.1 0.0
1924 24 PHI NL 35 76 7 17 4 0 0 12 1 1 5 12 .224 .280 .276 .557 5.8 0.0
1925 25 PHI NL 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.4 0.0
1926 26 PHI NL 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6 0.3
  NYA AL 22 63 5 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 10 .175 .221 .222 .443 3.1 0.0
  TOT   24 65 6 12 2 1 0 4 0 0 4 10 .185 .229 .246 .475 3.7 0.3
1927 27 NYA AL 20 56 5 8 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 .143 .158 .232 .390 1.2 0.0
1928 28 NYA AL 34 95 12 20 2 0 1 12 3 0 6 15 .211 .255 .263 .518 7.9 0.0
1929 29 NYA AL 36 98 8 14 1 0 0 9 4 2 7 15 .143 .200 .153 .353 2.4 0.0
7 Years Sim 186 471 46 90 14 2 1 51 10 4 28 81 .191 .237 .236 .473 27.4 0.3
162 Game Average 410 40 78 12 1 0 44 8 3 24 70 .191 .237 .236 .473 23.9  
Career Highs 36 98 12 20 4 1 1 12 4 2 7 20 .333 .333 .333 .667 7.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   356 34 69 9 1 1 38 7 3 22 59 .194 .241 .233 .475 18.2
vs LH   115 12 21 5 1 0 13 3 1 6 22 .183 .223 .243 .467 5.4
Home 97 225 24 46 7 1 1 24 6 3 14 37 .204 .250 .258 .508 13.7
Away 89 246 22 44 7 1 0 27 4 1 14 44 .179 .225 .215 .441 9.8
RISP   154 0 30 5 1 1 47 0 0 10 30 .195 .241 .260 .501 9.1
Close/Late   49 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .224 .255 .245 .500 2.8
Mar/Apr 23 54 2 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 11 .222 .222 .259 .481 2.4
May 31 77 11 17 4 1 0 9 2 3 5 19 .221 .265 .299 .564 5.3
June 32 91 9 20 4 0 0 15 4 0 4 13 .220 .253 .264 .516 6.1
July 33 85 4 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 13 .118 .167 .118 .284 -0.6
August 31 75 10 14 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 13 .187 .282 .200 .482 4.8
Sep/Oct 34 89 10 17 3 1 1 15 1 0 5 12 .191 .232 .281 .512 5.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1923 23 PHI NL P 32 30 232.7 9 39 5 3 .906 1.86    
1924 24 PHI NL P 35 29 236.3 18 43 1 2 .984 2.32    
1925 25 PHI NL P 4 2 13.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.32    
1926 26 PHI NL P 2 2 9.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00    
  NYA AL P 22 21 183.7 5 34 1 1 .975 1.91    
  TOT   P 24 23 192.7 5 36 1 1 .976 1.92    
1927 27 NYA AL P 20 20 157.3 13 22 1 5 .972 2.00    
1928 28 NYA AL P 34 34 293.7 17 52 5 3 .932 2.11    
1929 29 NYA AL P 36 36 292.0 9 64 2 3 .973 2.25    
Career Totals   185 174 1418.3 71 258 15 17 .956 2.09    
Career Highs   36 36 293.7 18 64 5 5 1.000 2.32    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1928-7-3.34
 Wins
1928-9-18
 Winning Pct
1926-9-.600
1928-6-.600
 Games Started
1929-10-36
 Complete Games
1928-8-27
 Shutouts
1926-9-1
1928-6-2
Innings Pitched
1929-10-292.0
 Hits Allowed
1929-9-297
 Homeruns Allowed
1929-9-15
 Strikeouts
1929-10-100
 Walks Allowed
1924-10-98
1928-9-115
1929-4-135
 Hits per 9IP
1928-5-8.4
1929-10-9.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1924-7-3.3
1926-8-2.9
1929-8-3.1
 OAVG
1928-5-.248
 OSLG
1928-6-.349
 OOPS
1928-7-.667
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Stan Baumgartner (969)
  2. Suds Sutherland (960)
  3. Lefty Leifield (954)
  4. Bill Cristall (945)
  5. Milt Gaston (938)
  6. Jeff Tesreau (934)
  7. Dolly Gray (934)
  8. Jim Shaw (929)
  9. Gene Dale (929)
  10. Firpo Marberry (928)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Rats Henderson (990)
  2. Alvin Crowder (989)
  3. Rosy Ryan (988)
  4. Chet Brewer (987)
  5. Willie Foster (984)
  6. Andy Cooper (984)
  7. Willie Ludolph (983)
  8. Deacon Phillippe (982)
  9. Freddie Fitzsimmons (981)
  10. Norwood Gibson (980)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1923
Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 2/11/1923 (Going to PHI: P Earl Whitehill. Going to CHA: P Trade L Bait)
Had first career hit on 4/18/1923, off Ed Morris (SLN)
Earned first career win on 4/18/1923
Injured on 7/1/1923 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/25/1925 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to New York (A) on 6/16/1926 (Going to PHI: RF Mule Suttles. Going to NYA: 2B Andy Cohen, P Earl Whitehill)
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/12/1927 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 9/28/1928, off Ted Radcliffe (CLE)
 
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