How Ryan Dempster's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ryan Dempster posted a career WHIP of 1.43, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2012, posting 1.2, near the starting pitcher average of 1.31 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at 2.01, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.45 in 2011 to 1.2 in 2012 and 1.45 in 2013. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 16 seasons.

Ryan Dempster Lifetime WHIP

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Ryan Dempster
WHIP
Career1.432
Season Avg.1.432
162 Game Avg.1.432
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Ryan Dempster WHIP Per Season

Ryan Dempster'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.
Ryan Dempster WHIP per season line chart

Ryan Dempster WHIP by Team

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

Ryan Dempster WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ryan Dempster'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.
Ryan Dempster WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ryan Dempster WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ryan Dempster'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.
Ryan Dempster WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ryan Dempster WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ryan Dempster'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.
Ryan Dempster WHIP season-by-season breakdown table