How Satchel Davis's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Satchel Davis posted a career WHIP of 1.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.09 to 10.5 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Satchel Davis Lifetime WHIP

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Satchel Davis
WHIP
Career1.66
Season Avg.1.66
162 Game Avg.1.66
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Satchel Davis WHIP Per Season

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

Satchel Davis WHIP by Team

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

Satchel Davis WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Satchel Davis'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.
Satchel Davis WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Satchel Davis WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Satchel Davis'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.
Satchel Davis WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Satchel Davis WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Satchel Davis'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.
Satchel Davis WHIP season-by-season breakdown table