How Dennis Eckersley's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dennis Eckersley posted a career WHIP of 1.16, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1989, posting .607, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.32 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 1.49, near the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.18 in 1996 to 1.08 in 1997 and 1.36 in 1998. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 23 seasons.

Dennis Eckersley Lifetime WHIP

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Dennis Eckersley
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Career1.161
Season Avg.1.161
162 Game Avg.1.161
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Dennis Eckersley WHIP Per Season

Dennis Eckersley'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.
Dennis Eckersley WHIP per season line chart

Dennis Eckersley WHIP by Team

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

Dennis Eckersley WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dennis Eckersley'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.
Dennis Eckersley WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dennis Eckersley WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dennis Eckersley'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.
Dennis Eckersley WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dennis Eckersley WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dennis Eckersley'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.
Dennis Eckersley WHIP season-by-season breakdown table