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Jim Whitney

Full Name: James Evans Whitney

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 172lb

Team: Philadelphia Athletics

Born: November 10, 1857 in Conklin, NY

Died: May 21, 1891 in Binghamton, NY

League Debut: March 31, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1881–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Gold Glove Award (P)
 
1886
Career
WAR
1.7
3.1
W
14
41
L
12
44
ERA
4.17
4.13
G
31
112
GS
31
112
SV
0
0
IP
224.3
811.3
SO
48
219
WHIP
1.420
1.447

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 PAT AA 27 32 4.11 8181301 0 587 776438268 79 171 1.46 1.4
1886 PAT AA 14 12 4.17 313160 0 224.3 271157104 48 48 1.42 1.7
Career— 41444.13 11211236 10 811.31047595 372127219 1.45 3.1
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188527PATAA 81213205 3656 170 2001 79 .273.300.346.647 9171 1 PAS,GG
188628PATAA 3110788 918 210 1100 610 .205.253.250.503 4422 101210 P
2 Yrs 1123202934574 3803101 1319.253.286.317.603 759311 1210
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188527PATAA213 -4.5-0.812.36.90.67.314.21.21.21.1 PAS,GG
188628PATAA107 -6.80.25.1-1.5-0.13.21.70.10.10.5 P
2 Yrs320 -11.3-0.617.45.40.510.515.91.41.41.5
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188527PATAA213 .286.0730.04.23.3 3.814.3 0.0
188628PATAA107 .228.0450.09.35.6 2.816.7 1.4358.9 3.026.5 .22626.5-0.1
2 Yrs320 .269.0650.05.94.1 3.414.91.4358.9 0.01.016.5-0.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home14453755 110200 34.135.195.216.411.147
1886Away176251413 100900 36.255.296.275.571.289
1886vs LH Starter8222205 000000 04.227.227.227.455.278
1886vs RH Starter257266013 210000 66.197.264.258.521.217
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188527PATAA81818181 81
188628PATAA31313131 31
2 Yrs112112112112 112
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188527 PAT AAP810587.0 84334740 .952.9201.231.05 0.9960 364117 0
188628 PAT AAP310224.3 1911712 .947.8920.720.98 0.5811 5533 0
CareerP1120811.3 103346452 .9511.09 0.8871 419150 0
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 AA  4.11 (10th)

Wins

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 AA  587.0 (7th)
  • 1886 AA  224.1 (3rd)

Strikeouts

  • 1885 AA  171 (1st) ★
  • 1886 AA  48 (6th)

Complete Games

Shutouts

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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