How Sammy Ellis's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Sammy Ellis posted a career WHIP of 1.34, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1964, posting 1.06, below the starting pitcher average of 1.27 that year. The highest point came in 1962 at 2.07, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.5 in 1967 to 1.26 in 1968 and 1.98 in 1969. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 7 seasons.
Sammy Ellis Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Sammy Ellis
| Sammy Ellis
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.34 |
| Season Avg. | 1.34 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.34 |
| More Info | See More |
Sammy Ellis WHIP Per Season
Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis WHIP by Team
Sammy Ellis's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sammy Ellis WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sammy Ellis'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.
Sammy Ellis WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sammy Ellis'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.
