Earl Whitehill
Career 218–185 · 4.36 ERA · 1,350 SO · 3564.2 IP · 548 G · 264 H · 4 HR · 98 RBI · .205 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
20
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1931
Best season
Spanning 1931–1931, peaking at 1 titles in 1931.
Clubs
20 Win Seasons
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,906th League titles 1
- 1,505th Top-5 finishes 20
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 67th Innings Pitched 3564.2
- 85th Wins 218
- 89th Pitcher Assists 701
- 107th Complete Games 226
- 193rd Pitcher Putouts 166
- 309th Strikeouts 1,350
- 348th Pitcher Range Factor 1.60
- 352nd Shutouts 16
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1931 AL 2.41 1935 #3 |
| Pitcher Putouts | — | #2 | — | 1928 #3 1929 #3 1931 #2 |
| Complete Games | — | #2 | — | 1933 #2 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 1927 #2 1932 #3 |
| Innings Pitched | — | #3 | — | 1935 #3 |
| Wins | — | #3 | — | 1933 #3 |
Pitching
17 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 1924 | DET | AL | 17 | 9 | 3.86 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 233.0 | 260 | 100 | 8 | 79 | 65 | 1.46 |
| 1925 | DET | AL | 11 | 11 | 4.66 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 239.1 | 267 | 124 | 13 | 88 | 83 | 1.48 |
| 1926 | DET | AL | 16 | 13 | 3.99 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 252.1 | 271 | 112 | 7 | 79 | 109 | 1.39 |
| 1927 | DET | AL | 16 | 14 | 3.36 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 236.0 | 238 | 88 | 4 | 105 | 95 | 1.45 |
| 1928 | DET | AL | 11 | 16 | 4.31 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 196.1 | 214 | 94 | 8 | 78 | 93 | 1.49 |
| 1929 | DET | AL | 14 | 15 | 4.62 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 245.1 | 267 | 126 | 16 | 96 | 103 | 1.48 |
| 1930 | DET | AL | 17 | 13 | 4.24 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 220.2 | 248 | 104 | 8 | 80 | 109 | 1.49 |
| 1931 | DET | AL | 13 | 16 | 4.08 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 271.1 | 287 | 123 | 22 | 118 | 81 | 1.49 |
| 1932 | DET | AL | 16 | 12 | 4.54 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 244.0 | 255 | 123 | 17 | 93 | 81 | 1.43 |
| 1933 | WS1 | AL | 22 | 8 | 3.33 | 39 | 37 | 1 | 270.0 | 271 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 96 | 1.37 |
| 1934 | WS1 | AL | 14 | 11 | 4.52 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 235.0 | 269 | 118 | 10 | 94 | 96 | 1.55 |
| 1935 | WS1 | AL | 14 | 13 | 4.29 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 279.1 | 318 | 133 | 16 | 104 | 102 | 1.51 |
| 1936 | WS1 | AL | 14 | 11 | 4.87 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 212.1 | 252 | 115 | 17 | 89 | 63 | 1.61 |
| 1937 | CLE | AL | 8 | 8 | 6.49 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 147.0 | 189 | 106 | 9 | 80 | 53 | 1.83 |
| 1938 | CLE | AL | 9 | 8 | 5.56 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 160.1 | 187 | 99 | 18 | 83 | 60 | 1.68 |
| 1939 | CHN | NL | 4 | 7 | 5.14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 89.1 | 102 | 51 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 1.70 |
| Career | — | — | 218 | 185 | 4.36 | 541 | 473 | 11 | 3564.2 | 3,917 | 1,726 | 192 | 1,431 | 1,350 | 1.50 |
Batting
17 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | DET | AL | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .364 | .780 |
| 1924 | DET | AL | 37 | 89 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .214 | .286 | .247 | .533 |
| 1925 | DET | AL | 36 | 87 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .218 | .284 | .230 | .514 |
| 1926 | DET | AL | 36 | 91 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .253 | .299 | .330 | .629 |
| 1927 | DET | AL | 41 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .205 | .262 | .256 | .518 |
| 1928 | DET | AL | 31 | 67 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .194 | .250 | .194 | .444 |
| 1929 | DET | AL | 38 | 90 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .256 | .302 | .378 | .680 |
| 1930 | DET | AL | 34 | 83 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .193 | .221 | .205 | .426 |
| 1931 | DET | AL | 34 | 97 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .155 | .180 | .175 | .355 |
| 1932 | DET | AL | 33 | 90 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .244 | .277 | .289 | .566 |
| 1933 | WS1 | AL | 40 | 108 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .259 | .523 |
| 1934 | WS1 | AL | 35 | 85 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .200 | .292 | .259 | .551 |
| 1935 | WS1 | AL | 34 | 104 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .183 | .241 | .221 | .462 |
| 1936 | WS1 | AL | 28 | 77 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .169 | .247 | .195 | .442 |
| 1937 | CLE | AL | 33 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .225 | .296 | .245 | .541 |
| 1938 | CLE | AL | 26 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| 1939 | CHN | NL | 24 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 |
| Career | — | — | 548 | 1,291 | 107 | 264 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 98 | 97 | 216 | 3 | .205 | .261 | .242 | .503 |
Fielding
2 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | DET | AL | P | 8 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .800 | 1.00 |
| 1924 | DET | AL | P | 35 | — | — | 14 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 71 | .944 | 1.91 |
| 1925 | DET | AL | P | 35 | — | — | 13 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 70 | .929 | 1.86 |
| 1926 | DET | AL | P | 36 | — | — | 12 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 68 | .971 | 1.83 |
| 1927 | DET | AL | P | 41 | — | — | 5 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 59 | .881 | 1.27 |
| 1928 | DET | AL | P | 31 | — | — | 17 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 58 | .983 | 1.84 |
| 1929 | DET | AL | P | 38 | — | — | 15 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 68 | .941 | 1.68 |
| 1930 | DET | AL | P | 34 | — | — | 8 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 41 | .976 | 1.18 |
| 1931 | DET | AL | P | 34 | — | — | 20 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 84 | .976 | 2.41 |
| 1932 | DET | AL | P | 33 | — | — | 9 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 55 | .964 | 1.61 |
| 1933 | WS1 | AL | P | 39 | — | — | 8 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 66 | .894 | 1.51 |
| OF | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1934 | WS1 | AL | P | 32 | — | — | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 50 | .980 | 1.53 |
| 1935 | WS1 | AL | P | 34 | — | — | 13 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 76 | .961 | 2.15 |
| 1936 | WS1 | AL | P | 28 | — | — | 10 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 47 | .957 | 1.61 |
| 1937 | CLE | AL | P | 33 | — | — | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 44 | .955 | 1.27 |
| 1938 | CLE | AL | P | 26 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 32 | .938 | 1.15 |
| 1939 | CHN | NL | P | 24 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 0.63 |
| Career | — | — | P | 541 | — | — | 166 | 701 | 47 | 31 | 914 | .949 | 1.60 |
| — | — | OF | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |