How Jim Bunning's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Jim Bunning posted a career WHIP of 1.18, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1966, posting 1.0, below the starting pitcher average of 1.25 that year. The highest point came in 1955 at 1.78, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.28 in 1969 to 1.32 in 1970 and 1.48 in 1971. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 17 seasons.
Jim Bunning Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Jim Bunning
| Jim Bunning
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.179 |
| Season Avg. | 1.179 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.179 |
| More Info | See More |
Jim Bunning WHIP Per Season
Jim Bunning'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.
Jim Bunning WHIP by Team
Jim Bunning's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Bunning WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Bunning'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.
Jim Bunning WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Bunning'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.
Jim Bunning WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Bunning'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.
