Earl Whitehill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1939)

W–L 218–185
ERA 4.36
WHIP 1.50
SO 1,350
Pitcher PIV -13866.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'9" / 174 lb
Born
2/7/1899 in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Died
10/22/1954 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut
1923-09-15
Last Game
1939-09-30

Full name: Earl Oliver Whitehill

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
218 185 541 473 226 16 11 3564.7 3,917 1,726 192 1,431 1,350 4.36 -13866.3

Career ERA 4.36 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1923 DET AL 2 0 8 3 1 0 0 33.0 22 10 15 19 2.73 4.03 (+32%) -225.9
1924 DET AL 17 9 35 32 16 2 0 233.0 260 100 79 65 3.86 4.13 (+6%) -885.2
1925 DET AL 11 11 35 33 15 1 2 239.3 267 124 88 83 4.66 4.55 (-2%) -1742.5
1926 DET AL 16 13 36 34 13 0 0 252.3 271 112 79 109 3.99 4.11 (+3%) 3370.4
1927 DET AL 16 14 41 31 17 3 3 236.0 238 88 105 95 3.36 4.08 (+18%) 793.5
1928 DET AL 11 16 31 30 12 1 0 196.3 214 94 78 93 4.31 4.13 (-4%) 1280.7
1929 DET AL 14 15 38 28 18 1 1 245.3 267 126 96 103 4.62 4.60 (-1%) 241.3
1930 DET AL 17 13 34 31 16 0 1 220.7 248 104 80 109 4.24 4.80 (+12%) 2964.6
1931 DET AL 13 16 34 34 22 0 0 271.3 287 123 118 81 4.08 4.10 (+1%) -5807.2
1932 DET AL 16 12 33 31 17 3 0 244.0 255 123 93 81 4.54 4.13 (-10%) -2727.3
1933 WS1 AL 22 8 39 37 19 2 1 270.0 271 100 100 96 3.33 3.86 (+14%) 479.9
1934 WS1 AL 14 11 32 31 15 0 0 235.0 269 118 94 96 4.52 4.29 (-5%) 595.1
1935 WS1 AL 14 13 34 34 19 1 0 279.3 318 133 104 102 4.29 4.35 (+1%) -346.6
1936 WS1 AL 14 11 28 28 14 0 0 212.3 252 115 89 63 4.87 4.59 (-6%) -2675.4
1937 CLE AL 8 8 33 22 6 1 2 147.0 189 106 80 53 6.49 4.34 (-50%) -2550.6
1938 CLE AL 9 8 26 23 4 0 0 160.3 187 99 83 60 5.56 4.35 (-28%) -4720.9
1939 CHN NL 4 7 24 11 2 1 1 89.3 102 51 50 42 5.14 4.28 (-20%) -1910.2
Career · 17 seasons 218 185 541 473 226 16 11 3,564.2 3,917 1,726 1,431 1,350 4.36 — -13,866

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
548 1,291 107 264 23 7 4 98 3 97 216 .204 .261 .242 .503 -6,406

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Career OBP .261 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 24.2% below league average.

Career SLG .242 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OPS .503 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1923 DET AL 8 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .364 — — — — 0.0
1924 DET AL 37 89 11 19 1 1 0 7 0 9 18 .213 .283 (-25%) .345 (-17%) .389 (-37%) .734 (-27%) -385.4
1925 DET AL 36 87 7 19 1 0 0 7 1 8 11 .218 .288 (-24%) .349 (-19%) .407 (-44%) .756 (-32%) -445.0
1926 DET AL 36 91 6 23 1 3 0 10 0 6 24 .253 .279 (-10%) .345 (-14%) .390 (-15%) .735 (-15%) -231.8
1927 DET AL 41 78 4 16 2 1 0 3 0 5 9 .205 .282 (-27%) .344 (-24%) .392 (-35%) .736 (-30%) -377.8
1928 DET AL 31 67 4 13 0 0 0 3 0 5 11 .194 .280 (-31%) .342 (-27%) .395 (-51%) .737 (-40%) -421.5
1929 DET AL 38 90 10 23 2 0 3 11 0 6 17 .256 .289 (-12%) .353 (-15%) .415 (-9%) .769 (-12%) -180.9
1930 DET AL 34 83 3 16 1 0 0 7 0 3 14 .193 .293 (-34%) .354 (-38%) .429 (-52%) .784 (-46%) -644.1
1931 DET AL 34 97 7 15 0 1 0 5 0 3 10 .155 .276 (-44%) .338 (-47%) .388 (-55%) .726 (-51%) -798.8
1932 DET AL 33 90 9 22 4 0 0 7 0 4 19 .244 .275 (-11%) .335 (-18%) .391 (-26%) .726 (-22%) -320.8
1933 WS1 AL 40 108 7 24 2 1 0 11 0 6 14 .222 .270 (-18%) .329 (-20%) .377 (-31%) .707 (-26%) -440.9
1934 WS1 AL 35 85 12 17 2 0 1 8 0 11 17 .200 .278 (-28%) .340 (-14%) .392 (-34%) .733 (-25%) -323.3
1935 WS1 AL 34 104 10 19 4 0 0 3 0 8 11 .183 .279 (-35%) .342 (-30%) .399 (-45%) .742 (-38%) -640.1
1936 WS1 AL 28 77 8 13 2 0 0 4 0 8 11 .169 .283 (-41%) .349 (-29%) .404 (-52%) .753 (-41%) -522.8
1937 CLE AL 33 49 6 11 1 0 0 6 1 5 7 .224 — — — — -203.7
1938 CLE AL 26 56 0 7 0 0 0 6 0 7 13 .125 .272 (-54%) .341 (-35%) .392 (-68%) .734 (-53%) -468.8
1939 CHN NL 24 29 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .103 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 548 1,291 107 264 23 7 4 98 3 97 216 .204 — — — — -6,406

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1933 WS WS1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 2 2 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1933 WS WS1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 2 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26357847119051.206
Away28571360145452.203

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2611766.219027776807193.96
Away2801797.020159517536364.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1939-09-30 CHCSTLL 000000000
1939-09-27 CHCPITW 000000000
1939-09-24 CHCSTLL 000000000
1939-09-23 CHCSTLL 000000000
1939-09-17 CHCBROL 200000000
1939-09-08 CHCSTLL 000000000
1939-09-04 CHCPITL 000000000
1939-09-01 CHCBROL 000000000
1939-08-22 CHCNY1L 000000000
1939-08-20 CHCPITL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1939-09-30 CHCSTL L 1.1442120
1939-09-27 CHCPIT SV 1.0000000
1939-09-24 CHCSTL — 0.0433000
1939-09-23 CHCSTL — 0.1122000
1939-09-17 CHCBRO L 5.1866420
1939-09-08 CHCSTL — 0.1100000
1939-09-04 CHCPIT — 0.2000020
1939-09-01 CHCBRO — 0.2000110
1939-08-22 CHCNY1 — 3.0100100
1939-08-20 CHCPIT L 4.0643511

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 541 0 166 701 47 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 DET P 8 0 1 7 2 0
1924 DET P 35 0 14 53 4 3
1925 DET P 35 0 13 52 5 2
1926 DET P 36 0 12 54 2 2
1927 DET P 41 0 5 47 7 3
1928 DET P 31 0 17 40 1 3
1929 DET P 38 0 15 49 4 0
1930 DET P 34 0 8 32 1 1
1931 DET P 34 0 20 62 2 5
1932 DET P 33 0 9 44 2 1
1933 WS1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 WS1 P 39 0 8 51 7 2
1934 WS1 P 32 0 2 47 1 2
1935 WS1 P 34 0 13 60 3 4
1936 WS1 P 28 0 10 35 2 0
1937 CLE P 33 0 9 33 2 0
1938 CLE P 26 0 9 21 2 3
1939 CHN P 24 0 1 14 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 541
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1933 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 18.0 80 0
1924 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 4.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Earl Whitehill (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Torrez
    185-160, 3.96 ERA
  2. 90
    Mel Harder
    223-186, 3.80 ERA
  3. 89
    Bobo Newsom
    211-222, 3.98 ERA
  4. 89
    Bump Hadley
    161-165, 4.24 ERA
  5. 89
    Mike Moore
    161-176, 4.39 ERA
  6. 87
    Livan Hernandez
    178-177, 4.44 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Whitehill

What years did Earl Whitehill play?
Earl Whitehill played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1939.
Was Earl Whitehill a pitcher?
Yes. Earl Whitehill pitched in the major leagues, recording 218 wins and 1350 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Whitehill hit?
Earl Whitehill hit 4 career home runs with 264 hits.