How Roger Bowman's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Roger Bowman posted a career WHIP of 1.77, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1953, posting 1.44, near the relief pitcher average of 1.48 that year. The highest point came in 1952 at 3.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.42 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.0 in 1952 to 1.44 in 1953 and 2.1 in 1955. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 5 seasons.
Roger Bowman Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Roger Bowman
| Roger Bowman
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.768 |
| Season Avg. | 1.768 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.768 |
| More Info | See More |
Roger Bowman WHIP Per Season
Roger Bowman'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.
Roger Bowman WHIP by Team
Roger Bowman's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger Bowman WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Roger Bowman'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.
Roger Bowman WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roger Bowman'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.
Roger Bowman WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roger Bowman'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.
