Earl Whitehill

Pitcher

1923—1939

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PITCHER LeveL
Star
Pitcher rank
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

February 7, 1899, in Cedar Rapids, IA
BORN
October 22, 1954, in Omaha, NE
DIED

1923—1939

Playing Career
Played from 24-40
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Finesse

PITCHING STYLE

Tigers

Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
5-9
HEIGHT
174
WEIGHT

September 15, 1923

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 30, 1939

FINAL GAME

WHO IS 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.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
218
185
3564.2
1350
1431
4.36

Earl Whitehill PITCHES

1. Curve
2. Fastball

1927 Tigers

28 Years Old

16
WINS
14
LOSSES
3.36
ERA
125
ERA+
236.0
IP
238
HITS
95
SO
105
BB
31
STARTS
3
SHO
3
SAVES
4.9
WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
28
NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
100
0.94

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
31.9
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

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Earl Whitehill Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
286
NR
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Earl Whitehill Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
37.5
26.2
18.0
14.0
2.10
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Earl Whitehill
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Earl Whitehill
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).