How Ron Herbel's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Ron Herbel posted a career WHIP of 1.38, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1967, posting 1.27, near the relief pitcher average of 1.27 that year. The highest point came in 1968 at 1.64, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.27 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.32 in 1969 to 1.36 in 1970 and 1.63 in 1971. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 9 seasons.

Ron Herbel Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Ron Herbel
Ron Herbel
WHIP
Career1.376
Season Avg.1.376
162 Game Avg.1.376
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Ron Herbel WHIP Per Season

Ron Herbel'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.
Ron Herbel WHIP per season line chart

Ron Herbel WHIP by Team

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

Ron Herbel WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ron Herbel'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.
Ron Herbel WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Ron Herbel WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ron Herbel'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.
Ron Herbel WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ron Herbel WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ron Herbel'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.
Ron Herbel WHIP season-by-season breakdown table