How David Hale's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

David Hale posted a career WHIP of 1.44, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2013, posting 1.09, below the relief pitcher average of 1.29 that year. The highest point came in 2016 at 3.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.54 in 2018 to 1.22 in 2019 and 1.46 in 2021. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.09 to 3.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

David Hale Lifetime WHIP

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David Hale
WHIP
Career1.44
Season Avg.1.44
162 Game Avg.1.44
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David Hale WHIP Per Season

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

David Hale WHIP by Team

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

David Hale WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how David Hale'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.
David Hale WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

David Hale WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Hale'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.
David Hale WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Hale WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Hale'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.
David Hale WHIP season-by-season breakdown table