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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
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
37.5
26.2
18.0
14.0
31.9
2.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Earl Whitehill Rank?

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