How Elmer Dessens's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Elmer Dessens posted a career WHIP of 1.4, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1997, posting .600, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. The highest point came in 2008 at 3.5, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.39 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.5 in 2008 to 1.04 in 2009 and 1.21 in 2010. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .600 to 3.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Elmer Dessens Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Elmer Dessens
| Elmer Dessens
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.403 |
| Season Avg. | 1.403 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.403 |
| More Info | See More |
Elmer Dessens WHIP Per Season
Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens WHIP by Team
Elmer Dessens's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Elmer Dessens WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Elmer Dessens'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.
Elmer Dessens WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Elmer Dessens'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.
