How Mark Fidrych's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Mark Fidrych posted a career WHIP of 1.2, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1978, posting 1.0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.32 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 2.18, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.36 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.0 in 1978 to 2.18 in 1979 and 1.76 in 1980. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.0 to 2.18 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Mark Fidrych Lifetime WHIP

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Mark Fidrych
WHIP
Career1.203
Season Avg.1.203
162 Game Avg.1.203
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Mark Fidrych WHIP Per Season

Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych WHIP per season line chart

Mark Fidrych WHIP by Team

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

Mark Fidrych WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Fidrych WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Fidrych WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Fidrych'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.
Mark Fidrych WHIP season-by-season breakdown table