Jim Whitney was a pitcher in MLB history. In 413 career appearances, he posted a 2.97 ERA and 1571 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | BSN | 31 | 33 | 2.48 | 66 | 63 | 0 | 552.1 | 548 | 152 | 90 | 162 | 1.16 |
| 1882 | BSN | 24 | 21 | 2.64 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 420.0 | 404 | 123 | 41 | 180 | 1.06 |
| 1883 | BSN | 37 | 21 | 2.24 | 62 | 56 | 2 | 514.0 | 492 | 128 | 35 | 345 | 1.03 |
| 1884 | BSN | 23 | 14 | 2.09 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 336.0 | 272 | 78 | 27 | 270 | 0.89 |
| 1885 | BSN | 18 | 32 | 2.98 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 441.1 | 503 | 146 | 37 | 200 | 1.22 |
| 1886 | KCN | 12 | 32 | 4.49 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 393.0 | 465 | 196 | 55 | 167 | 1.32 |
| 1887 | WS8 | 24 | 21 | 3.22 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 404.2 | 430 | 145 | 42 | 146 | 1.17 |
| 1888 | WS8 | 18 | 21 | 3.05 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 325.0 | 317 | 110 | 54 | 79 | 1.14 |
| 1889 | IN3 | 2 | 7 | 6.81 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 70.0 | 106 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 1.79 |
| 1890 | PH4 | 2 | 2 | 5.18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 40.0 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1.80 |
| Career Totals | — | 191 | 204 | 2.97 | 413 | 396 | 2 | 3496.1 | 3598 | 1154 | 411 | 1571 | 1.15 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | BSN | 75 | 282 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 18 | .255 | .302 | .337 | .639 | |
| 1882 | BSN | 61 | 251 | 49 | 81 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 13 | .323 | .382 | .510 | .892 | |
| 1883 | BSN | 96 | 409 | 78 | 115 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 29 | .281 | .323 | .433 | .755 | |
| 1884 | BSN | 66 | 270 | 41 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 38 | .259 | .301 | .393 | .693 | |
| 1885 | BSN | 72 | 290 | 35 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 24 | .234 | .277 | .290 | .567 | |
| 1886 | KCN | 67 | 247 | 25 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 29 | 39 | .239 | .319 | .340 | .659 |
| 1887 | WS8 | 54 | 201 | 29 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 24 | .264 | .324 | .398 | .722 |
| 1888 | WS8 | 42 | 141 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 20 | .170 | .209 | .191 | .401 |
| 1889 | IN3 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .375 | .474 | .563 | 1.036 |
| 1890 | PH4 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .273 | .238 | .511 | |
| Career Totals | — | 550 | 2144 | 316 | 559 | 113 | 39 | 18 | 280 | 20 | 161 | 211 | .261 | .313 | .375 | .688 |