How Xavier Hernandez's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Xavier Hernandez posted a career WHIP of 1.32, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1993, posting 1.07, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 1.56, above the relief pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.35 in 1996 to 1.48 in 1997 and 1.26 in 1998. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 9 seasons.

Xavier Hernandez Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Xavier Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez
WHIP
Career1.322
Season Avg.1.322
162 Game Avg.1.322
More InfoSee More

Xavier Hernandez WHIP Per Season

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

Xavier Hernandez WHIP by Team

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

Xavier Hernandez WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Xavier Hernandez'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.
Xavier Hernandez WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Xavier Hernandez WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Xavier Hernandez'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.
Xavier Hernandez WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Xavier Hernandez WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Xavier Hernandez'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.
Xavier Hernandez WHIP season-by-season breakdown table