How J. P. Howell's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

J. P. Howell posted a career WHIP of 1.34, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2013, posting 1.05, below the relief pitcher average of 1.29 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 1.82, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.32 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.39 in 2015 to 1.4 in 2016 and 1.82 in 2017. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 12 seasons.

J. P. Howell Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for J. P. Howell
J. P. Howell
WHIP
Career1.341
Season Avg.1.341
162 Game Avg.1.341
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J. P. Howell WHIP Per Season

J. P. 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.
J. P. Howell WHIP per season line chart

J. P. Howell WHIP by Team

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

J. P. Howell WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how J. P. 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.
J. P. Howell WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

J. P. Howell WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes J. P. 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.
J. P. Howell WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

J. P. Howell WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of J. P. 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.
J. P. Howell WHIP season-by-season breakdown table