How Steve Avery's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Steve Avery posted a career WHIP of 1.35, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1993, posting 1.16, below the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year. The highest point came in 1997 at 1.82, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.55 in 1998 to 1.59 in 1999 and 1.63 in 2003. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.

Steve Avery Lifetime WHIP

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Steve Avery
WHIP
Career1.35
Season Avg.1.35
162 Game Avg.1.35
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Steve Avery WHIP Per Season

Steve Avery's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Avery WHIP per season line chart

Steve Avery WHIP by Team

Steve Avery's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Avery career WHIP by team bar chart

Steve Avery WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Avery's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Steve Avery WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Avery WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Avery's seasonal WHIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Steve Avery WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Avery WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Avery's MLB career with WHIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Steve Avery WHIP season-by-season breakdown table