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Earl Whitehill

Earl Whitehill

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1923—1939
Starting Pitcher
BORN
February 7, 1899, in Cedar Rapids, IA
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers

What Pitches Did Earl Whitehill Throw?

Curve
Fastball
218
WINS
42.9
QUALITY START PCT
37.5
WAR
185
LOSSES
100
ERA+
26.2
WAR7
4.36
ERA
0.94
K / BB RATIO
14.0
WAR3
1350
STRIKEOUTS
1.50
WHIP
2.1
WAR PER SEASON
Cantankerous left-hander who relied on a wicked curveball and sinking fastball to win 218 games, many of them for Detroit. Given his only chance to pitch in the World Series, he tossed a shutout for the Senators against the Giants in Game Three of the 1933 Fall Classic.

Earl Whitehill Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Whitehill
CAREER
37.5
WAR7
26.2
WAR5C
18.0
WAR3
14.0
JAWS
31.9
WAR PER SN
2.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Earl Whitehill Rank Among Pitchers?

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