How Jay Howell's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Jay Howell posted a career WHIP of 1.27, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1991, posting .980, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 2.4, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.36 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .980 in 1991 to 1.26 in 1992 and 1.1 in 1993. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .980 to 2.4 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Jay Howell Lifetime WHIP

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Jay Howell
WHIP
Career1.27
Season Avg.1.27
162 Game Avg.1.27
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Jay Howell WHIP Per Season

Jay Howell'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.
Jay Howell WHIP per season line chart

Jay Howell WHIP by Team

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

Jay Howell WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jay Howell'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.
Jay Howell WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Jay Howell WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jay Howell'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.
Jay Howell WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jay Howell WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jay Howell'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.
Jay Howell WHIP season-by-season breakdown table