How Mike James's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Mike James posted a career WHIP of 1.38, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1998, posting 1.21, below the relief pitcher average of 1.41 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 1.58, above the relief pitcher average of 1.37 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.25 in 2000 to 1.58 in 2001 and 1.5 in 2002. 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 7 seasons.

Mike James Lifetime WHIP

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Mike James
WHIP
Career1.382
Season Avg.1.382
162 Game Avg.1.382
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Mike James WHIP Per Season

Mike 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.
Mike James WHIP per season line chart

Mike James WHIP by Team

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

Mike James WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike 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.
Mike James WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike James WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike 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.
Mike James WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike James WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike 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.
Mike James WHIP season-by-season breakdown table