How Dave Cole's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dave Cole posted a career WHIP of 1.77, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest WHIP season came in 1950, posting 1.25, below the starting pitcher average of 1.47 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 2.11, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.11 in 1953 to 1.62 in 1954 and 1.91 in 1955. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 6 seasons.

Dave Cole Lifetime WHIP

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Dave Cole
WHIP
Career1.77
Season Avg.1.77
162 Game Avg.1.77
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Dave Cole WHIP Per Season

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

Dave Cole WHIP by Team

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

Dave Cole WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Cole'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.
Dave Cole WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Cole WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Cole'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.
Dave Cole WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Cole WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Cole'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.
Dave Cole WHIP season-by-season breakdown table