How Dave Ferriss's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dave Ferriss posted a career WHIP of 1.4, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1946, posting 1.26, near the starting pitcher average of 1.37 that year. The highest point came in 1950 at 3.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.47 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.63 in 1948 to 1.65 in 1949 and 3.0 in 1950. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.26 to 3.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Dave Ferriss Lifetime WHIP

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Dave Ferriss
WHIP
Career1.396
Season Avg.1.396
162 Game Avg.1.396
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Dave Ferriss WHIP Per Season

Dave Ferriss'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.
Dave Ferriss WHIP per season line chart

Dave Ferriss WHIP by Team

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

Dave Ferriss WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Ferriss'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.
Dave Ferriss WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Ferriss WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Ferriss'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.
Dave Ferriss WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Ferriss WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Ferriss'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.
Dave Ferriss WHIP season-by-season breakdown table