Ernie Whitt

Catcher

1976—1991

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#79

Player Detail

Leo Ernest
GIVEN NAME
Whitt
SURNAME
June 13, 1952, in Detroit, MI
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1976—1991
Playing Career
Played from 24-39
PLAYING AGE
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Toronto Blue Jays
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#7 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 200
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 12, 1976
Major League Debut
July 3, 1991
FINAL GAME
— Blue Jays ALL-TIME TEAM —

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40

HITTING

50

POWER

20

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1328
938
134
534
.249
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
18.3
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.734
.683
107.9

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.249
.324
.410

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Lance Parrish
Rick Cerone

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Carlton Fisk
Willie Upshaw
Damaso Garcia
Cal Ripken Jr.
Rance Mulliniks
George Bell
Lloyd Moseby
Jesse Barfield
Dave Stieb
Jimmy Key
Jimy Williams

Ernie Whitt Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Whitt
530
132
63
25
2
19
75
61
69
3
217
194
.249
.324
.410
734
AVG C
537
133
58
23
2
13
48
82
3
200
185
.248
.312
.372
.683

Ernie Whitt Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
79
89
78
81
88
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
80
76
81
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ernie Whitt PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
18.3
18.3
13.1
8.9
2.23
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Ernie Whitt
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
128.2
103.8
UNK
47.7
15.6
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Ernie Whitt
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C