How Scott Downs's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Scott Downs posted a career WHIP of 1.34, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2010, posting .995, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 2.67, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.31 in 2012 to 1.48 in 2013 and 1.47 in 2014. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .995 to 2.67 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Scott Downs Lifetime WHIP

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Scott Downs
WHIP
Career1.342
Season Avg.1.342
162 Game Avg.1.342
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Scott Downs WHIP Per Season

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

Scott Downs WHIP by Team

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

Scott Downs WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Scott Downs'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.
Scott Downs WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Downs WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Downs'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.
Scott Downs WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Downs WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Downs'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.
Scott Downs WHIP season-by-season breakdown table