How Steve Dunning's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Steve Dunning posted a career WHIP of 1.51, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1972, posting 1.34, near the starting pitcher average of 1.24 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at 2.57, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.57 in 1974 to 1.45 in 1976 and 1.47 in 1977. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 7 seasons.

Steve Dunning Lifetime WHIP

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Steve Dunning
WHIP
Career1.511
Season Avg.1.511
162 Game Avg.1.511
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Steve Dunning WHIP Per Season

Steve Dunning'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.
Steve Dunning WHIP per season line chart

Steve Dunning WHIP by Team

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

Steve Dunning WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Dunning'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.
Steve Dunning WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Dunning WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Dunning'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.
Steve Dunning WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Dunning WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Dunning'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.
Steve Dunning WHIP season-by-season breakdown table