How James Brown's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

James Brown posted a career WHIP of 1.51, near the league average of 1.41 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1943, posting 1.2. The highest point came in 1942 at 1.95. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.95 in 1942 to 1.2 in 1943 and 1.35 in 1947. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 5 seasons.

James Brown Lifetime WHIP

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James Brown
WHIP
Career1.51
Season Avg.1.51
162 Game Avg.1.51
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James Brown WHIP Per Season

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

James Brown WHIP by Team

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

James Brown WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how James Brown'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.
James Brown WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

James Brown WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James Brown'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.
James Brown WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

James Brown WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James Brown'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.
James Brown WHIP season-by-season breakdown table