What years did Matt Whiteside play?

Matt Whiteside played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005.

Was Matt Whiteside a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Whiteside pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 259 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Whiteside hit?

Matt Whiteside hit 0 career home runs.

What were Matt Whiteside's career stats?

In 286 games, Matt Whiteside went 18-15 with a 5.23 ERA, 259 strikeouts, 406.0 innings pitched, and 9 saves.

What was Matt Whiteside's salary?

Matt Whiteside's last recorded salary was $375,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $375,000, in 1996, and his lowest was $130,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1999.

What position did Matt Whiteside play?

Matt Whiteside played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Matt Whiteside and how much did he weigh?

Matt Whiteside was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.

What was Matt Whiteside's career ERA?

Matt Whiteside finished with a 5.23 career ERA, going 18-15 with 259 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Whiteside have?

Matt Whiteside recorded 259 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Whiteside in the Hall of Fame?

No. Matt Whiteside has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Matt Whiteside

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2005)

Matt Whiteside was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 14 seasons. Across 286 career appearances, he went 18-15 with a 5.23 ERA and 259 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 18–15

ERA 5.23

WHIP 1.51

SO 259

Pitcher PIV -1862.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 8/8/1967 in Charleston, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-08-05
Last Game: 2005-05-07

Full name: Matthew Christopher Whiteside

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Whiteside — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	15	286	1	0	0	9	406.0	455	236	52	157	259	5.23	-1862.0

Career ERA 5.23 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 18.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Matt Whiteside Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	TEX	AL	1	1	20	0	4	28.0	26	6	11	13	1.93	3.75 (+49%)	174.6
1993	TEX	AL	2	1	60	0	1	73.0	78	35	23	39	4.32	4.19 (-3%)	70.2
1994	TEX	AL	2	2	47	0	1	61.0	68	34	28	37	5.02	4.51 (-11%)	-169.6
1995	TEX	AL	5	4	40	0	3	53.0	48	24	19	46	4.08	4.45 (+8%)	971.3
1996	TEX	AL	0	1	14	0	0	32.1	43	24	11	15	6.68	4.61 (-45%)	-1511.5
1997	TEX	AL	4	1	42	1	0	72.2	85	41	26	44	5.08	4.39 (-16%)	1066.5
1998	PHI	NL	1	1	10	0	0	18.0	27	17	5	14	8.50	4.43 (-92%)	-1043.4
1999	SDN	NL	1	0	10	0	0	11.0	19	17	5	9	13.91	4.71 (-195%)	183.4
2000	SDN	NL	2	3	28	0	0	37.0	32	17	17	27	4.14	4.77 (+13%)	-437.3
2001	ATL	NL	0	1	13	0	0	16.1	23	13	7	10	7.16	4.42 (-62%)	-1166.2
2005	TOR	AL	0	0	2	0	0	3.2	6	8	5	5	19.64	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			18	15	286	1	9	406.0	455	236	157	259	5.23	—	-1,862

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

Matt Whiteside — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
286	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Matt Whiteside Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	TEX	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TEX	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TEX	AL	47	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TEX	AL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TEX	AL	14	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	PHI	NL	10	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SDN	NL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SDN	NL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ATL	NL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TOR	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			286	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Matt Whiteside — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	143	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	143	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Whiteside — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	143	223.0	224	106	69	136	4.28
Away	143	183.0	231	130	88	123	6.39

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Whiteside — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-05-07	TOR	CHW	—	1.2	3	4	4	3	3	2
2005-04-20	TOR	NYY	—	2.0	3	4	4	2	2	1
2001-07-03	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
2001-06-25	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0
2001-06-19	ATL	MIA	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0
2001-06-13	ATL	TOR	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	3	1
2001-06-08	ATL	NYY	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
2001-05-27	ATL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2001-05-22	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2001-05-17	ATL	COL	—	3.0	2	1	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Whiteside — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	286	1	30	53	8	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Whiteside — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	TEX	P	20	0	3	2	1	0
1993	TEX	P	60	0	5	7	2	3
1994	TEX	P	47	0	4	6	1	0
1995	TEX	P	40	0	0	5	0	0
1996	TEX	P	14	0	1	4	0	0
1997	TEX	P	42	1	9	16	1	1
1998	PHI	P	10	0	2	2	0	0
1999	SDN	P	10	0	0	3	0	0
2000	SDN	P	28	0	4	7	1	0
2001	ATL	P	13	0	2	1	2	0
2005	TOR	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Matt Whiteside Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	286

Salary History

Matt Whiteside's recorded salaries total $1,810,000 over 7 seasons, 1993 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Whiteside's career ran from 1992 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1992, 2000, 2001, and 2005.

Matt Whiteside — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	SDN	NL	$375,000
1998	PHI	NL	$170,000
1997	TEX	AL	$375,000
1996	TEX	AL	$375,000
1995	TEX	AL	$220,000
1994	TEX	AL	$165,000
1993	TEX	AL	$130,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,810,000

College History

Matt Whiteside — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro	AR	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

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Matt Whiteside: the record in brief

According to the bio, Matt Whiteside debuted on August 5, 1992 and played a final game on May 7, 2005. Whiteside played for the Texas Rangers (1992 through 1997), the Philadelphia Phillies (1998), the San Diego Padres (1999 to 2000), the Atlanta Braves (2001), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2005). At 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds, Whiteside is listed as a pitcher. Whiteside both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 8, 1967, in Charleston, MO, USA. The given name on file is Matthew Christopher Whiteside.

Whiteside pitched in 286 games, starting 1, and finished with a 18-15 record and 5.23 ERA. The same table counts 259 strikeouts. The league ERA over Whiteside's seasons was 4.42, so the 5.23 figure ran 18.5% worse than average. The best win total was 5, in 1995. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.08 in 1995, when the league's was 4.45.

Whiteside appears at one position only: pitcher, in 286 games. On the mound, Whiteside's fielding totals are 30 putouts, 53 assists and 8 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Whiteside

What years did Matt Whiteside play?: Matt Whiteside played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005.
Was Matt Whiteside a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Whiteside pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 259 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Whiteside hit?: Matt Whiteside hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Matt Whiteside play for?: Matt Whiteside played for 5 teams: the Texas Rangers (1992–1997), the Philadelphia Phillies (1998), the San Diego Padres (1999–2000), the Atlanta Braves (2001), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2005).
What were Matt Whiteside's career stats?: In 286 games, Matt Whiteside went 18-15 with a 5.23 ERA, 259 strikeouts, 406.0 innings pitched, and 9 saves.
How much did Matt Whiteside earn in his career?: Matt Whiteside's recorded salaries total $1,810,000 over 7 seasons, 1993 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Whiteside's career ran from 1992 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1992, 2000, 2001, and 2005.
What was Matt Whiteside's salary?: Matt Whiteside's last recorded salary was $375,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $375,000, in 1996, and his lowest was $130,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1999.
What position did Matt Whiteside play?: Matt Whiteside played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Whiteside and how much did he weigh?: Matt Whiteside was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.
What was Matt Whiteside's career ERA?: Matt Whiteside finished with a 5.23 career ERA, going 18-15 with 259 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Whiteside have?: Matt Whiteside recorded 259 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Whiteside in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Whiteside has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.