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Earl Whitehill

Starting Pitcher
1923—1939
BORN
February 7, 1899, in Cedar Rapids, IA
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
September 15, 1923
PITCH ARSENAL
Curve
Fastball
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
218
WINS
42.9
QUALITY START PCT
37.5
WAR
4.36
ERA
100
26.2
WAR7
1350
STRIKEOUTS
0.94
K / BB RATIO
2.1
WAR PER SEASON
Earl Whitehill
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.

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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
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Earl Whitehill Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

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