How John Clarkson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
John Clarkson posted a career WHIP of 1.21, below the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1885, posting .954, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.56 that year. The highest point came in 1882 at 2.13. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.24 in 1892 to 1.54 in 1893 and 1.45 in 1894. 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 12 seasons.
John Clarkson Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for John Clarkson
| John Clarkson
WHIP |
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| Career | 1.209 |
| Season Avg. | 1.209 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.209 |
| More Info | See More |
John Clarkson WHIP Per Season
John Clarkson's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Clarkson WHIP by Team
John Clarkson's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Clarkson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how John Clarkson'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 Clarkson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Clarkson'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 Clarkson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Clarkson'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.
