Ernie Whitt
Leo Ernest Whitt
Born: June 13, 1952
Detroit, MI USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Macomb Community College
Career: 1976-1991
Draft: Round 15 (1972 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Macomb CC
Minor League Statistics
Ernie Whitt compiled a career batting average of .249 with 134 home runs and 534 RBI in his 1328-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1976 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .500 | .800 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .171 | .200 | .244 | .444 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1978 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 106 | 325 | 295 | 23 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 30 | .237 | .288 | .353 | .640 | 104 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
1981 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 222 | 195 | 16 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 30 | .236 | .307 | .297 | .604 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
1982 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 105 | 316 | 284 | 28 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 34 | .261 | .317 | .440 | .758 | 125 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
1983 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 123 | 400 | 344 | 53 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 55 | .256 | .346 | .459 | .805 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
1984 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 124 | 364 | 315 | 35 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 49 | .238 | .327 | .425 | .752 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 139 | 465 | 412 | 55 | 101 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 59 | .245 | .323 | .444 | .767 | 183 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
1986 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 131 | 433 | 395 | 48 | 106 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 39 | .268 | .326 | .448 | .774 | 177 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 135 | 494 | 446 | 57 | 120 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 50 | .269 | .334 | .455 | .789 | 203 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 127 | 468 | 398 | 63 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 38 | .251 | .348 | .410 | .757 | 163 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 129 | 440 | 385 | 42 | 101 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 53 | .262 | .349 | .416 | .764 | 160 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1990 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 67 | 204 | 180 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 27 | .172 | .265 | .250 | .515 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1991 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 70 | 62 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .242 | .329 | .274 | .603 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1328 | 4271 | 3774 | 447 | 938 | 176 | 15 | 134 | 534 | 22 | 26 | 436 | 491 | .249 | .324 | .410 | .734 | 1546 | 97 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 43 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1976 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 8 | 6 | 53.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.075 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
1977 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 14 | 10 | 89.0 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.674 | 4.714 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 36.4 |
1978 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
1980 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 105 | 92 | 825.7 | 436 | 56 | 7 | 11 | .986 | 5.363 | 4.686 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 33 | 32.0 |
1981 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 72 | 61 | 551.3 | 297 | 46 | 3 | 5 | .991 | 5.599 | 4.764 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 44.2 |
1982 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 98 | 75 | 686.3 | 406 | 30 | 8 | 0 | .982 | 5.717 | 4.449 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 32.3 |
1983 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 119 | 93 | 854.0 | 554 | 50 | 5 | 4 | .992 | 6.365 | 5.076 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 37.9 |
1984 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 118 | 97 | 840.3 | 583 | 40 | 4 | 8 | .994 | 6.672 | 5.280 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 25 | 35.2 |
1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 134 | 113 | 1031.3 | 649 | 38 | 8 | 6 | .988 | 5.995 | 5.127 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 31.8 |
1986 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 129 | 109 | 988.3 | 709 | 41 | 7 | 7 | .991 | 6.830 | 5.814 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 33 | 34.4 |
1987 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 131 | 113 | 1032.7 | 803 | 55 | 5 | 10 | .994 | 7.478 | 6.550 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 46 | 35.7 |
1988 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 123 | 110 | 982.0 | 643 | 43 | 4 | 10 | .994 | 6.287 | 5.577 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 34 | 27.4 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 115 | 104 | 897.3 | 550 | 43 | 5 | 5 | .992 | 5.948 | 5.157 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 28 | 31.1 |
1990 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 59 | 54 | 443.3 | 296 | 42 | 3 | 1 | .991 | 6.862 | 5.729 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 31 | 30.7 |
1991 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 20 | 12 | 118.0 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.102 | 4.000 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 35.3 |
Totals | 1246 | 1050 | 9400.7 | 6091 | 497 | 59 | 67 | .991 | 6.307 | 5.287 | 71 | 0 | 691 | 347 | 33.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 7 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .125 | .211 | .313 | .523 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 12 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .162 | .238 | .270 | .508 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
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1985 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | C | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.085 | 7.571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1989 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | C | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.463 | 6.800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.830 | 7.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1988 - AL TSN All-Star C
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