How Herbert Gay's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Herbert Gay posted a career WHIP of 1.85, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — 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.

Herbert Gay Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Herbert Gay
Herbert Gay
WHIP
Career1.85
Season Avg.1.85
162 Game Avg.1.85
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Herbert Gay WHIP Per Season

Herbert Gay's WHIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Herbert Gay WHIP per season line chart

Herbert Gay WHIP by Team

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

Herbert Gay WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Herbert Gay'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.
Herbert Gay WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Herbert Gay WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Herbert Gay'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.
Herbert Gay WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Herbert Gay WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Herbert Gay'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.
Herbert Gay WHIP season-by-season breakdown table