How John Briggs's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
John Briggs posted a career WHIP of 1.55, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1959, posting 1.18, below the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The highest point came in 1957 at 2.31, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.32 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.51 in 1958 to 1.18 in 1959 and 1.64 in 1960. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.
John Briggs Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for John Briggs
| John Briggs
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.545 |
| Season Avg. | 1.545 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.545 |
| More Info | See More |
John Briggs WHIP Per Season
John Briggs'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.
John Briggs WHIP by Team
John Briggs's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Briggs WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how John Briggs'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 Briggs WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Briggs'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 Briggs WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Briggs'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.
