Retired
Jim Whitney
Nickname:
Grasshopper JimBirthdate:
Nov. 10, 1857 (147 y, 10 m, 26 d)Born In:
Conklin, NY, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
6'2"/172
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 24 | 40.9 | 30.2 |
| Grey Ink | 110 | 198.2 | 166.0 |
| HoF Standard | 30 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 76.8 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 73.1 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 74.9 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Al Orth R | 883 |
| Bill Dinneen R | 870 |
| Claude Osteen R | 864 |
| Guy Hecker R | 855 |
| Rick Wise R | 854 |
| Larry Jackson R | 853 |
| Dutch Leonard R | 853 |
| Rube Marquard R | 852 |
| Lee Meadows R | 847 |
| Rick Reuschel R | 847 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 5 | 5 |
| 1883 | 5 | 9 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 24 | 7 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 4 | 7 |
| 1883 | 5 | 4 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 66 | 1 |
| 1882 | 49 | 6 |
| 1883 | 62 | 6 |
| 1885 | 51 | 8 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 63 | 1 |
| 1882 | 48 | 6 |
| 1883 | 56 | 7 |
| 1885 | 50 | 8 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 31 | 1 |
| 1883 | 37 | 5 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 33 | 1 |
| 1882 | 21 | 8 |
| 1885 | 32 | 2 |
| 1886 | 32 | 3 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 0.484 | 10 |
| 1883 | 0.638 | 8 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 552.1 | 1 |
| 1882 | 420.0 | 6 |
| 1883 | 514.0 | 6 |
| 1885 | 441.1 | 9 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 2301 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1743 | 7 |
| 1883 | 2101 | 7 |
| 1885 | 1887 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 6 | 4 |
| 1884 | 12 | 8 |
| 1885 | 14 | 3 |
| 1887 | 16 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 90 | 1 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 162 | 3 |
| 1882 | 180 | 4 |
| 1883 | 345 | 2 |
| 1884 | 270 | 10 |
| 1885 | 200 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 46 | 1 |
| 1882 | 29 | 4 |
| 1883 | 37 | 1 |
| 1885 | 32 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 2.477 | 7 |
| 1883 | 2.241 | 5 |
| 1884 | 2.089 | 4 |
| 1887 | 3.225 | 7 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 0.268 | 6 |
| 1884 | 0.252 | 10 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1.155 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1.060 | 10 |
| 1883 | 1.025 | 5 |
| 1884 | 0.890 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1.166 | 4 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 8.929 | 5 |
| 1883 | 8.615 | 9 |
| 1884 | 7.286 | 6 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1.467 | 6 |
| 1882 | 0.879 | 7 |
| 1883 | 0.613 | 1 |
| 1884 | 0.723 | 1 |
| 1885 | 0.755 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1.260 | 1 |
| 1887 | 0.934 | 1 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 57 | 1 |
| 1882 | 46 | 6 |
| 1883 | 54 | 7 |
| 1885 | 50 | 8 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 6 | 2 |
| 1882 | 3 | 9 |
| 1884 | 6 | 5 |
| 1886 | 3 | 8 |
| 1887 | 3 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 41 | 9 |
| 1883 | 35 | 7 |
| 1884 | 27 | 3 |
| 1885 | 37 | 2 |
| 1886 | 55 | 4 |
| 1887 | 42 | 2 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 548 | 1 |
| 1882 | 404 | 8 |
| 1883 | 492 | 6 |
| 1885 | 503 | 2 |
| 1886 | 465 | 8 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 3 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 1882 | 10.0 | 2 |
| 1883 | 15.6 | 1 |
| 1884 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 1885 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 1886 | 6.8 | 9 |
| 1887 | 8.1 | 6 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 12 | 10 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 14 | 10 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 13.7 | 1 |
| 1882 | 10.0 | 9 |
| 1883 | 13.1 | 5 |
| 1884 | 10.5 | 8 |