Ed Whitson
P · 15 seasons · 1977 – 1991 · B/T: R/R
Ed Whitson is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. No season of his scores higher than 1990, at +9.2, 13th that season and 1501st of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: wins (+10.1), strikeouts (+9.8) and WHIP (+4.6), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.23
1982 · #80,431 all-time
Career Z
-41.6
summed
Avg / Season
-2.77
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | 5 | -2.45 | #765 | #97,625 |
| 1978 | PIT | 43 | -2.39 | #772 | #94,316 |
| 1979 | PIT | 37 | -3.03 | #874 | #108,814 |
| 1980 | SF | 34 | -3.47 | #910 | #110,848 |
| 1981 | SF | 22 | -2.99 | #891 | #108,468 |
| 1982★ | CLE | 40 | -2.23 | #491 | #80,431 |
| 1983 | SD | 31 | -2.55 | #869 | #101,335 |
| 1984 | SD | 36 | -3.78 | #934 | #111,274 |
| 1985 | NYY | 30 | -2.24 | #482 | #81,373 |
| 1986 | SD | 31 | -2.48 | #842 | #98,832 |
| 1987 | SD | 36 | -3.22 | #964 | #109,943 |
| 1988 | SD | 34 | -2.67 | #925 | #104,259 |
| 1989 | SD | 36 | -2.97 | #969 | #108,342 |
| 1990 | SD | 33 | -2.64 | #976 | #103,513 |
| 1991 | SD | 13 | -2.46 | #959 | #98,170 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
9.24
1990 · #1,501 all-time
Career Z
21.9
summed
Avg / Season
1.46
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | 5 | -2.10 | #223 | #33,104 |
| 1978 | PIT | 43 | 0.49 | #131 | #16,430 |
| 1979 | SF | 37 | 0.38 | #142 | #16,854 |
| 1980 | SF | 34 | 3.37 | #69 | #8,311 |
| 1981 | SF | 22 | -0.73 | #169 | #21,876 |
| 1982 | CLE | 40 | 0.13 | #148 | #17,870 |
| 1983 | SD | 31 | -0.33 | #173 | #19,974 |
| 1984 | SD | 31 | 5.02 | #43 | #5,442 |
| 1985 | NYY | 30 | -1.63 | #231 | #27,648 |
| 1986 | SD | 31 | -4.75 | #412 | #50,816 |
| 1987 | SD | 36 | 2.56 | #91 | #10,106 |
| 1988 | SD | 34 | 3.61 | #73 | #7,868 |
| 1989 | SD | 33 | 8.54 | #16 | #1,889 |
| 1990★ | SD | 32 | 9.24 | #13 | #1,501 |
| 1991 | SD | 13 | -1.87 | #280 | #29,955 |
★ Best season by Z