Ernie
Whitt
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 13, 1953 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 26 SLC FL $ 2,000,000 3 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1980 27 SLC FL $ 2,000,000 3 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,000,000 3 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 3 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 28 SLC FL $ 2,000,000   12 12 11 11 12 12 10 11 11 14 16 15 14 14 14
1982 29 BUF FL $ 300,000   12 12 11 10 12 11 10 11 11 13 15 15 14 14 14
1983 30 VAL JL $ 300,000   12 12 11 9 12 11 10 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 15
1984 31 GRE JL $ 350,000   12 12 11 9 12 11 10 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 15
1985 32 GRE JL $ 350,000   12 12 11 8 11 10 10 11 11 12 15 14 14 14 14
1986 33 GRE JL     12 12 11 8 11 10 10 11 11 12 14 14 14 14 14
1987 34 VAL JL     12 12 11 8 11 10 9 10 10 12 14 13 14 14 14
OOTP6 Min Ratings     12 12 11 8 11 10 9 10 10 12 14 13 14 14 14
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   12 12 11 11 12 12 10 11 11 14 16 15 15 15 15
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1979 26 SLC FL 131 416 36 91 17 0 9 49 2 1 43 59 .219 .290 .325 .615 38.5 4.4
1980 27 SLC FL 98 274 34 66 15 2 8 39 0 0 29 36 .241 .314 .398 .711 32.6 3.6
1981 28 AAA   131 486 96 165 30 1 34 124 4 1 111 50 .340 .462 .615 1.078 128.9  
1982 29 BUF FL 54 161 18 34 7 1 3 16 0 0 18 36 .211 .291 .323 .613 15.9 1.8
    AAA   64 140 28 51 7 0 13 38 0 1 29 18 .364 .473 .693 1.166 40.3  
1983 30 VAL JL 40 92 13 26 2 0 3 10 0 0 4 15 .283 .313 .402 .715 11.2 1.8
    AAA   26 96 21 31 5 0 6 25 0 0 17 14 .323 .425 .563 .987 21.8  
1984 31 GRE JL 75 138 20 39 8 1 1 14 0 0 16 21 .283 .353 .377 .729 18.4 2.5
1985 32 GRE JL 63 83 10 19 4 1 1 9 0 1 12 11 .229 .323 .337 .660 9.9 1.0
    AAA   24 86 16 26 3 0 6 17 0 0 11 11 .302 .381 .547 .928 17.3  
1986 33 GRE JL 8 15 0 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 5 2 .267 .450 .400 .850 3.1 0.4
    AAA   136 492 86 161 27 2 37 106 3 3 99 77 .327 .440 .616 1.056 123.8  
1987 34 AAA   107 132 28 44 12 0 7 33 0 1 35 30 .333 .473 .583 1.056 34.4  
7 Years Sim 469 1179 131 279 55 5 25 143 2 2 127 180 .237 .309 .355 .665 129.6 15.5
6 Years AAA 488 1432 275 478 84 3 103 343 7 6 302 200 .334 .445 .612 1.057 366.4  
162 Game Average 407 45 96 18 1 8 49 0 0 43 62 .237 .309 .355 .665 44.8  
Career Highs 131 416 36 91 17 2 9 49 2 1 43 59 .283 .450 .402 .850 38.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   981 105 239 46 4 22 125 2 2 104 148 .244 .314 .366 .680 116.3
vs LH   198 26 40 9 1 3 18 0 0 23 32 .202 .285 .303 .588 18.0
Home 228 566 63 131 24 0 14 63 1 0 69 84 .231 .314 .348 .662 65.8
Away 241 613 68 148 31 5 11 80 1 2 58 96 .241 .305 .362 .667 68.5
RISP   292 0 69 13 1 10 115 0 0 38 47 .236 .318 .390 .709 38.8
Pinch Hitting   142 14 42 3 1 2 18 0 0 11 24 .296 .344 .373 .717 18.2
Close/Late   197 12 36 3 0 4 17 0 0 16 39 .183 .244 .259 .503 12.4
Mar/Apr 60 148 19 34 4 1 4 14 0 0 20 14 .230 .321 .351 .673 18.0
May 71 167 20 41 7 0 4 16 1 1 7 28 .246 .270 .359 .629 15.9
June 66 148 17 35 10 0 4 24 0 0 19 19 .236 .323 .385 .708 19.1
July 92 224 20 46 10 1 2 19 0 1 26 41 .205 .287 .286 .573 19.1
August 95 258 26 63 10 2 4 33 1 0 24 44 .244 .307 .345 .652 28.2
Sep/Oct 85 234 29 60 14 1 7 37 0 0 31 34 .256 .343 .415 .758 34.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1979 26 SLC FL C 124 122 1087.3 787 73 7 3 .992 7.12 168 40 .238 1 5.7
1980 27 SLC FL C 80 73 643.7 474 29 2 0 .996 7.03 75 11 .147 3 3.2
1982 29 BUF FL C 47 45 394.3 366 19 5 1 .987 8.79 62 15 .242 1 2.4
1983 30 VAL JL C 22 20 186.0 130 10 0 0 1.000 6.77 19 8 .421 0 0.8
1984 31 GRE JL C 26 26 214.0 154 11 0 0 1.000 6.94 33 8 .242 1 1.0
    SS 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1985 32 GRE JL C 17 12 116.3 70 7 0 0 1.000 5.96 29 6 .207 0 0.7
1986 33 GRE JL C 4 4 33.0 24 0 1 0 .960 6.55 3 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 320 302 2674.7 2005 149 15 4 .993 7.25 389 88 .226 6 13.9
  SS 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   322 302 2677.7 2007 149 15 4 .993 7.25 389 88 .226 6 13.9
Career Highs   124 122 1087.3 787 73 7 3 1.000 8.79 168 40 .421 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1982 29 BUF FL 11 32 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 .281 .324 .313 .636
Career Post-Season Batting 11 32 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 .281 .324 .313 .636
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History
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 2/5/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 7/20/1981 with a Bruised Foot, out for 5 days