How Earl Gurley's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Earl Gurley posted a career WHIP of 1.55, above the league average of 1.35 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1924, posting 1.27. The highest point came in 1923 at 1.72. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.49 in 1925 to 1.61 in 1927 and 1.47 in 1932. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 6 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Earl Gurley Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Earl Gurley
| Earl Gurley
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.554 |
| Season Avg. | 1.554 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.554 |
| More Info | See More |
Earl Gurley WHIP Per Season
Earl Gurley'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, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Earl Gurley WHIP by Team
Earl Gurley's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Earl Gurley WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Earl Gurley'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.
Earl Gurley WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Earl Gurley'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.
Earl Gurley WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Earl Gurley'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.
