| Ernie Whitt | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Whitt with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 13, 1952 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1976, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 3, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .249 |
| Home runs | 134 |
| Runs batted in | 534 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Member of the Canadian | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2009 |
Leo Ernest Whitt (born June 13, 1952) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), including twelve for the Toronto Blue Jays, and was the last player from the franchise's inaugural season of 1977 to remain through 1989. Whitt was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Whitt made his MLB debut for the Boston Red Sox in 1976. For eight consecutive seasons from 1982 to 1989, he reached double figures in home runs and 100 hits in each of five consecutive seasons from 1985 to 1989. He was selected as an All-Star in 1985.
As manager for the Canada national baseball team since 2004, his competitions include the 2004 Summer Olympics, four World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournaments, and the Pan Am Games, where they won two gold medals in 2011 and 2015.