Ernie White was born on Tuesday, September 5, 1916, in Pacolet Mills, South Carolina. White was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 9, 1940, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ernie White baseball stats page.
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Ernie WhiteErnie White Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1940 | 24 | Cardinals | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 110 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 14 | - | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1941 | 25 | Cardinals | 32 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 210.0 | 866 | 169 | 56 | 72 | 12 | 70 | - | 117 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1942 | 26 | Cardinals | 26 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.52 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 128.1 | 538 | 113 | 36 | 57 | 11 | 41 | - | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1943 | 27 | Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.78 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 78.2 | 343 | 78 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 33 | - | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1946 | 30 | Braves | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 99 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1947 | 31 | Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 32 | Braves | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.0 | 98 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 7 Years | 108 | 57 | 32 | 30 | 21 | .588 | 2.78 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 489.1 | 2,067 | 425 | 151 | 198 | 28 | 188 | - | 244 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ernie WhiteErnie White Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1940 | 24 | Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .429 |
| 1941 | 25 | Cardinals | 33 | 79 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | .190 | .220 | .241 |
| 1942 | 26 | Cardinals | 27 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | .195 | .250 | .195 |
| 1943 | 27 | Cardinals | 21 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .241 | .214 |
| 1946 | 30 | Braves | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1947 | 31 | Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | 32 | Braves | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 121 | 163 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .246 | .233 | ||
Ernie WhiteErnie White Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1940 Cardinals | P | 8 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.32 |
| 1941 Cardinals | P | 32 | 25 | 630 | 38 | 1.2 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 1.50 |
| 1942 Cardinals | P | 26 | 19 | 385 | 20 | 0.8 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.33 |
| 1943 Cardinals | P | 14 | 10 | 236 | 15 | 1.1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
| 1946 Braves | P | 12 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 |
| 1947 Braves | P | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1948 Braves | P | 15 | 0 | 69 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.78 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 108 | 57 | 1,468 | 88 | 0.8 | 82 | 19 | 63 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.51 | |
| 7 Years | 108 | 57 | 1,468 | 88 | 0.8 | 82 | 19 | 63 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.51 | |
Ernie WhiteErnie White Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1940 Cardinals | 1 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.07 | 6.23 | 5.82 |
| 1941 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 1.67 | 5.01 | 3.00 |
| 1942 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 1.63 | 4.70 | 2.88 |
| 1943 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.85 | 3.20 | 3.78 |
| 1946 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 3.04 | 4.56 |
| 1947 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| 1948 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.47 | 3.13 | 6.65 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 1 | - | - | 0 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 1.30 | 4.49 | 3.46 |
Ernie WhiteErnie White Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1940 St. Louis Cardinals | 2, 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $3,300.00 | - | - |
| 1942 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | $3,800.00 | - | Stats |
| 1943 St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1946 Boston Braves | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Boston Braves | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Boston Braves | 29 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
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