What years did Wally Whitehurst play?

Wally Whitehurst played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1996.

Was Wally Whitehurst a pitcher?

Yes. Wally Whitehurst pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 313 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Wally Whitehurst hit?

Wally Whitehurst hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.

Wally Whitehurst

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-1996)

W–L 20–37

ERA 4.02

WHIP 1.34

SO 313

Pitcher PIV 4854.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 4/11/1964 in Shreveport, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-07-17
Last Game: 1996-08-29

Full name: Walter Richard Whitehurst

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	37	163	66	0	0	3	487.7	525	218	43	130	313	4.02	4854.9

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 4.07 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	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	NYN	NL	0	1	9	1	0	14.0	17	7	5	9	4.50	3.71 (-21%)	-243.4
1990	NYN	NL	1	0	38	0	2	65.7	63	24	9	46	3.29	3.86 (+15%)	1752.0
1991	NYN	NL	7	12	36	20	1	133.3	142	62	25	87	4.18	3.91 (-7%)	1842.5
1992	NYN	NL	3	9	44	11	0	97.0	99	39	33	70	3.62	3.75 (+3%)	1793.7
1993	SDN	NL	4	7	21	19	0	105.7	109	45	30	57	3.83	4.19 (+9%)	-24.0
1994	SDN	NL	4	7	13	13	0	64.0	84	35	26	43	4.92	4.51 (-9%)	-266.0
1996	NYA	AL	1	1	2	2	0	8.0	11	6	2	1	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			20	37	163	66	3	487.2	525	218	130	313	4.02	—	4,855

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
163	107	5	16	2	0	0	3	0	7	31	.150	.202	.168	.370	0

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 38.6% below league average.

Career SLG .168 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .370 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	NYN	NL	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	NYN	NL	38	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	NYN	NL	36	33	2	6	1	0	2	6	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	NYN	NL	44	22	1	4	1	3	1	5	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SDN	NL	21	24	1	2	0	0	0	11	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SDN	NL	13	19	0	2	0	0	3	8	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			163	107	5	16	2	3	7	31	.150	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	80	43	1	3	0	0	.070
Away	83	64	4	13	0	3	.203

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	80	237.0	241	93	60	149	3.53
Away	83	250.2	284	125	70	164	4.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1996-08-29	NYY	LAA	L	0	0	0
1996-08-24	NYY	OAK	W	0	0	0
1994-06-08	SDP	ATL	L	0	0	0
1994-06-03	SDP	MIA	L	0	0	0
1994-05-28	SDP	STL	W	0	1	0
1994-05-23	SDP	SFG	W	3	0	1
1994-05-18	SDP	CHC	L	1	0	0
1994-05-13	SDP	LAD	L	2	0	2
1994-05-07	SDP	COL	W	1	1	0
1994-05-01	SDP	WSN	L	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-08-29	NYY	LAA	L	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	1
1996-08-24	NYY	OAK	W	7.0	7	2	2	0	1	0
1994-06-08	SDP	ATL	L	0.1	3	3	3	2	1	0
1994-06-03	SDP	MIA	L	1.2	7	5	5	2	0	0
1994-05-28	SDP	STL	W	5.0	5	0	0	2	2	0
1994-05-23	SDP	SFG	W	8.1	6	0	0	1	3	0
1994-05-18	SDP	CHC	L	2.0	5	4	3	0	3	0
1994-05-13	SDP	LAD	L	5.1	8	5	5	2	3	2
1994-05-07	SDP	COL	—	7.0	6	0	0	2	5	0
1994-05-01	SDP	WSN	—	6.2	8	2	2	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	163	66	30	80	6	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	NYN	P	9	1	1	1	0	0
1990	NYN	P	38	0	4	9	0	1
1991	NYN	P	36	20	11	24	2	2
1992	NYN	P	44	11	6	17	1	1
1993	SDN	P	21	19	3	18	2	2
1994	SDN	P	13	13	4	10	1	0
1996	NYA	P	2	2	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	163

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	NYA	AL	$125,000
1994	SDN	NL	$695,000
1993	SDN	NL	$487,500
1992	NYN	NL	$235,000
1991	NYN	NL	$155,000
1990	NYN	NL	$101,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,798,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of New Orleans	New Orleans	LA	1983, 1984, 1985

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wally Whitehurst

What years did Wally Whitehurst play?: Wally Whitehurst played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1996.
Was Wally Whitehurst a pitcher?: Yes. Wally Whitehurst pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 313 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wally Whitehurst hit?: Wally Whitehurst hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.