How Jim Fairbank's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Jim Fairbank posted a career WHIP of 1.88, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Jim Fairbank Lifetime WHIP

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Jim Fairbank
WHIP
Career1.878
Season Avg.1.878
162 Game Avg.1.878
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Jim Fairbank WHIP Per Season

Jim Fairbank'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.
Jim Fairbank WHIP per season line chart

Jim Fairbank WHIP by Team

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

Jim Fairbank WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Fairbank'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.
Jim Fairbank WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Fairbank WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Fairbank'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.
Jim Fairbank WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Fairbank WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Fairbank'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.
Jim Fairbank WHIP season-by-season breakdown table