How Jacob deGrom's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Jacob deGrom has posted a career WHIP of .986, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His strongest WHIP season came in 2021, posting .554, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.28 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 1.2, near the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from .758 in 2023 to 1.13 in 2024 and .921 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has remained well above league norms across 11 seasons.

Jacob deGrom Lifetime WHIP

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Jacob deGrom WHIP Per Season

Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom WHIP per season line chart

Jacob deGrom WHIP by Team

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

Jacob deGrom WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Jacob deGrom WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jacob deGrom WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jacob deGrom'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.
Jacob deGrom WHIP season-by-season breakdown table