What years did Eli Whiteside play?

Eli Whiteside played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2014.

Was Eli Whiteside a pitcher?

No. Eli Whiteside was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Eli Whiteside hit?

Eli Whiteside hit 10 career home runs with 108 hits.

Eli Whiteside

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2014)

AVG .210

HR 10

RBI 45

H 108

OPS .592

PIV -1,213

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 220 lb
Born: 10/22/1979 in New Albany, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-07-05
Last Game: 2014-06-21

Full name: Dustin Eli Whiteside

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
216	514	52	108	22	4	10	45	4	31	138	.210	.265	.327	.592	-1,213

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 18.4% below league average.

Career OBP .265 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 18.1% below league average.

Career SLG .327 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Career OPS .592 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 18.8% 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
2005	BAL	AL	9	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SFN	NL	49	127	15	29	6	1	2	13	0	4	30	.228	.262 (-13%)	.332 (-19%)	.417 (-19%)	.750 (-19%)	-411.3
2010	SFN	NL	56	126	19	30	6	1	4	10	1	8	35	.238	.257 (-7%)	.325 (-8%)	.402 (-1%)	.728 (-4%)	-96.9
2011	SFN	NL	82	213	14	42	8	2	4	17	2	18	59	.197	.255 (-23%)	.320 (-18%)	.399 (-22%)	.719 (-20%)	-705.3
2012	SFN	NL	12	11	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CHN	NL	8	25	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	8	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			216	514	52	108	22	4	10	45	4	31	138	.210	—	—	—	—	-1,213

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	109	248	29	58	7	26	.234
Away	107	266	23	50	3	19	.188

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO
2014-06-21	CHC	PIT	L	3	1	1	1	1
2014-06-17	CHC	MIA	L	3	1	0	0	0
2014-06-15	CHC	PHI	W	4	0	0	0	1
2014-06-14	CHC	PHI	L	3	1	0	0	1
2014-06-10	CHC	PIT	W	4	0	0	0	2
2014-06-07	CHC	MIA	W	3	0	0	0	0
2014-06-06	CHC	MIA	W	2	0	0	0	2
2014-06-05	CHC	NYN	W	3	0	0	1	1
2012-10-01	SFG	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-30	SFG	SDP	W	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	211	142	1217	104	14	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	BAL	C	9	3	21	4	2	1
2009	SFN	C	47	33	286	25	5	2
2010	SFN	C	55	32	334	26	2	3
2011	SFN	C	81	64	495	41	5	4
2012	SFN	C	11	3	32	5	0	0
2014	CHN	C	8	7	49	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	211

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	SFN	NL	$425,000
2010	SFN	NL	$405,000
Total Career Earnings			$830,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Delta State University	Cleveland	MS	1999, 2000, 2001

Frequently Asked Questions about Eli Whiteside

What years did Eli Whiteside play?: Eli Whiteside played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2014.
Was Eli Whiteside a pitcher?: No. Eli Whiteside was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Eli Whiteside hit?: Eli Whiteside hit 10 career home runs with 108 hits.