How Robert Hughes's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Robert Hughes posted a career WHIP of 1.8, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the WHIP arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the WHIP arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The WHIP profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Robert Hughes Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes
WHIP
Career1.796
Season Avg.1.796
162 Game Avg.1.796
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Robert Hughes WHIP Per Season

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

Robert Hughes WHIP by Team

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

Robert Hughes WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Robert Hughes'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.
Robert Hughes WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Robert Hughes WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Robert Hughes'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.
Robert Hughes WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Robert Hughes WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Robert Hughes'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.
Robert Hughes WHIP season-by-season breakdown table