How James Buford's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
James Buford posted a career WHIP of 4.5, well above the league average of 1.41 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.
James Buford Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for James Buford
| James Buford
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 4.5 |
| Season Avg. | 4.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.5 |
| More Info | See More |
James Buford WHIP Per Season
James Buford'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, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Buford WHIP by Team
James Buford's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Buford WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how James Buford'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 Buford WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Buford'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 Buford WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Buford'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.
