How Tommy Bridges's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Tommy Bridges posted a career WHIP of 1.37, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1943, posting 1.15, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 that year. The highest point came in 1931 at 1.68, above the starting pitcher average of 1.42 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.15 in 1943 to 1.46 in 1945 and 1.5 in 1946. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.

Tommy Bridges Lifetime WHIP

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Tommy Bridges
WHIP
Career1.368
Season Avg.1.368
162 Game Avg.1.368
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Tommy Bridges WHIP Per Season

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

Tommy Bridges WHIP by Team

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

Tommy Bridges WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Tommy Bridges WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tommy Bridges WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tommy Bridges'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.
Tommy Bridges WHIP season-by-season breakdown table