How Bob James's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Bob James posted a career WHIP of 1.31, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1985, posting 1.03, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 2.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.03 in 1985 to 1.44 in 1986 and 1.32 in 1987. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.03 to 2.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Bob James Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Bob James
| Bob James
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.312 |
| Season Avg. | 1.312 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.312 |
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Bob James WHIP Per Season
Bob James'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.
Bob James WHIP by Team
Bob James's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob James'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.
Bob James WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob James'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.
Bob James WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob James'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.
