Ernie Whitt
[edit] Biography
Ernie Whitt (Leo Ernest Whitt) was born on June 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1976 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 6 home runs and 34 RBI. Whitt played for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Ernie Whitt's best season was 1987, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 75 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 18
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .222
| .300
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 41
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .171
| .200
| .244
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 106
| 295
| 23
| 70
| 6
| 34
| .237
| .287
| .353
| 12
| 2
| 22
| 30
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 74
| 195
| 16
| 46
| 1
| 16
| .236
| .307
| .297
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 30
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 3
| 2
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 105
| 284
| 28
| 74
| 11
| 42
| .261
| .317
| .440
| 14
| 2
| 26
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 5
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 123
| 344
| 53
| 88
| 17
| 56
| .256
| .346
| .459
| 15
| 2
| 50
| 55
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 9
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 124
| 315
| 35
| 75
| 15
| 46
| .238
| .327
| .425
| 12
| 1
| 43
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 139
| 412
| 55
| 101
| 19
| 64
| .245
| .323
| .444
| 21
| 2
| 47
| 59
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 9
| 7
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 131
| 395
| 48
| 106
| 16
| 56
| .268
| .326
| .448
| 19
| 2
| 35
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 135
| 446
| 57
| 120
| 19
| 75
| .269
| .334
| .455
| 24
| 1
| 44
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 17
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 127
| 398
| 63
| 100
| 16
| 70
| .251
| .348
| .410
| 11
| 2
| 61
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 9
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 129
| 385
| 42
| 101
| 11
| 53
| .262
| .349
| .416
| 24
| 1
| 52
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 9
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 67
| 180
| 14
| 31
| 2
| 10
| .172
| .265
| .250
| 8
| 0
| 23
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 62
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .242
| .329
| .274
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 67
| 180
| 14
| 31
| 2
| 10
| .172
| .265
| .250
| 8
| 0
| 23
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1261
| 3594
| 433
| 907
| 132
| 524
| .252
| .327
| .418
| 168
| 15
| 413
| 464
| 4
| 20
| 22
| 42
| 91
|
| Total
|
|
| 1328
| 3774
| 447
| 938
| 134
| 534
| .249
| .324
| .410
| 176
| 15
| 436
| 491
| 4
| 20
| 22
| 43
| 97
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| C
| 8
| 6
| 53
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| C
| 14
| 10
| 89
| 62
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| C
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| C
| 105
| 92
| 825.2
| 436
| 56
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 70
| 33
| 2
| .986
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| C
| 72
| 61
| 551.1
| 297
| 46
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 29
| 23
| 1
| .991
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| C
| 98
| 75
| 686.1
| 406
| 30
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 44
| 21
| 1
| .982
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| C
| 119
| 93
| 854
| 554
| 50
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 54
| 33
| 1
| .992
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| C
| 118
| 97
| 840.1
| 583
| 40
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 46
| 25
| 1
| .994
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| C
| 134
| 113
| 1031.1
| 649
| 38
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 60
| 28
| 0
| .988
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| C
| 129
| 109
| 988.1
| 709
| 41
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 63
| 33
| 0
| .991
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| C
| 131
| 113
| 1032.2
| 803
| 55
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 83
| 46
| 1
| .994
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| C
| 123
| 110
| 982
| 643
| 43
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 90
| 34
| 0
| .994
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| C
| 116
| 104
| 897.1
| 550
| 43
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 62
| 28
| 1
| .992
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| C
| 59
| 54
| 443.1
| 296
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 70
| 31
| 1
| .991
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| C
| 20
| 12
| 118
| 72
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1247
| 1050
| 9400.2
| 6091
| 497
| 59
| 67
| 0
| 71
| 691
| 347
| 9
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Boston Red Sox (34th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 8, 1987).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Kevin Batiste to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ricky Trlicek (December 17, 1989).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (October 15, 1990).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 7, 1991).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 5, 1991).
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