How John Bates's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
John Bates posted a career WHIP of 2.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.
John Bates Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for John Bates
| John Bates
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 2.5 |
| Season Avg. | 2.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.5 |
| More Info | See More |
John Bates WHIP Per Season
John Bates's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Bates WHIP by Team
John Bates's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Bates WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how John Bates'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.
John Bates WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Bates'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.
John Bates WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Bates'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.
