Joe Whitman

Joseph Daniel Whitman is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Amateur career

Whitman grew up in Hudson, Ohio, and attended Hudson High School, where he set the Ohio state record with ten saves as a junior in 2019. His senior season in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitman began his collegiate baseball career at Purdue. He only pitched innings over two seasons for the Boilermakers before transferring to Kent State. In his first season with the team in 2023, Whitman went 9–2 with a 2.56 ERA and 100 strikeouts. For his performance on the year, Whitman earned first team All-Mid-American Conference, and was named the MAC Pitcher of the Year. He was also named a first team All-American. In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Whitman was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 69th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Giants for $805,575.
Whitman made his professional debut after signing with the Arizona League Giants and also played with the San Jose Giants, pitching to a 1.86 ERA over six games. He split the 2024 season between San Jose and the Eugene Emeralds, starting 23 games and going 3-8 with a 4.63 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 103 innings. Whitman was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels for the 2025 season.