How Bob Cain's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Bob Cain posted a career WHIP of 1.49, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1949, posting 1.09, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.44 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 1.75, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.45 in 1951 to 1.36 in 1952 and 1.75 in 1953. 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.

Bob Cain Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Bob Cain
Bob Cain
WHIP
Career1.487
Season Avg.1.487
162 Game Avg.1.487
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Bob Cain WHIP Per Season

Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain WHIP per season line chart

Bob Cain WHIP by Team

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

Bob Cain WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Cain WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Cain WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Cain'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.
Bob Cain WHIP season-by-season breakdown table