How Les Backman's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Les Backman posted a career WHIP of 1.45, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 2 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 2 seasons.
Les Backman Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Les Backman
| Les Backman
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.453 |
| Season Avg. | 1.453 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.453 |
| More Info | See More |
Les Backman WHIP Per Season
Les Backman'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.
Les Backman WHIP by Team
Les Backman's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Les Backman WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Les Backman'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.
Les Backman WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Les Backman'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.
Les Backman WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Les Backman'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.
