How Don Bessent's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Don Bessent posted a career WHIP of 1.35, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 4 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 4 seasons.

Don Bessent Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Don Bessent
Don Bessent
WHIP
Career1.346
Season Avg.1.346
162 Game Avg.1.346
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Don Bessent WHIP Per Season

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

Don Bessent WHIP by Team

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

Don Bessent WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Bessent'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.
Don Bessent WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Bessent WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Bessent'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.
Don Bessent WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Bessent WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Bessent'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.
Don Bessent WHIP season-by-season breakdown table