Jim Whitney Notable

b. November 10, 1857 · Boston Red Caps 1881–1882, Boston Beaneaters 1883–1885, Kansas City Cowboys 1886, Washington Nationals 1887–1888, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1889, Philadelphia Athletics 1890

Jim Whitney played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Caps in 1881 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1890.

He went 191 and 204 with a 2.97 earned run average, pitching 3,496.3 innings in 413 games. He struck out 1,571, completed 377 of his 396 starts and threw 26 shutouts. Across 550 games he batted .261, with 559 hits and 316 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 113 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

He led the league in saves once, in 1883, with 2. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1883, with 345. He also led it in wins.

He was born in Conklin, NY, USA on November 10, 1857, and died on May 21, 1891. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1881	BSN	75	282	37	72	17	3	0	32	19	18	0	.255
1882	BSN	61	251	49	81	18	7	5	48	24	13	0	.323
1883	BSN	96	409	78	115	27	10	5	57	25	29	0	.281
1884	BSN	66	270	41	70	17	5	3	40	16	38	0	.259
1885	BSN	72	290	35	68	8	4	0	36	17	24	0	.234
1886	KCN	67	247	25	59	13	3	2	23	29	39	5	.239
1887	WHS	54	201	29	53	9	6	2	22	18	24	10	.264
1888	WHS	42	141	13	24	0	0	1	17	7	20	3	.170
1889	IND	10	32	6	12	4	1	0	4	5	6	2	.375
1890	PHA	7	21	3	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.238
Career	—	550	2144	316	559	113	39	18	280	161	211	20	.261

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1881	BSN	31	33	66	63	0	552.1	548	152	90	162	2.48
1882	BSN	24	21	49	48	0	420.0	404	123	41	180	2.64
1883	BSN	37	21	62	56	2	514.0	492	128	35	345	2.24
1884	BSN	23	14	38	37	0	336.0	272	78	27	270	2.09
1885	BSN	18	32	51	50	0	441.1	503	146	37	200	2.98
1886	KCN	12	32	46	44	0	393.0	465	196	55	167	4.49
1887	WHS	24	21	47	47	0	404.2	430	145	42	146	3.22
1888	WHS	18	21	39	39	0	325.0	317	110	54	79	3.05
1889	IND	2	7	9	8	0	70.0	106	53	19	16	6.81
1890	PHA	2	2	6	4	0	40.0	61	23	11	6	5.17
Career	—	191	204	413	396	2	3496.1	3598	1154	411	1571	2.97

On this day & linked events

1857

Born November 10, 1857

Conklin, NY, USA

1891

Died May 21, 1891

1881

Major-league debut: Jim Whitney

Jim Whitney made a major-league debut on May 2, 1881.

1890

Final major-league game: Jim Whitney

Jim Whitney played a final major-league game on July 16, 1890.

Image: Randall - Photographer, public domain