Kodi James Whitley (born February 21, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

[6] As a sophomore at Mount Olive in 2015, he appeared in 17 games (making 14 starts) in which he went 8–4 with a 4.41 ERA, striking out 88 batters over 87+2⁄3 innings.

[7] After the year, he returned to play in the Coastal Plain League with Fayetteville,[8] earning All-Star honors.

[12][13][14] Whitley signed with St. Louis and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals.

In 2018, he pitched for the Peoria Chiefs, going 4–2 with a 2.51 ERA over 41 games (two starts), and in 2019, he began the year with Palm Beach before being promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in April and to the Memphis Redbirds in July.

[22] He made his debut on July 26 at Busch Stadium against the Pittsburgh Pirates, facing three batters and retiring them all over one inning in relief.

Whitley began the 2023 season back with Memphis, where he made 32 appearances and registered a 1–5 record and 5.19 ERA with 48 strikeouts and 3 saves in 43+1⁄3 innings pitched.