How Willie Jefferson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Willie Jefferson posted a career WHIP of 1.31, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1945, posting .938. The highest point came in 1946 at 12.0, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.39 in 1944 to .938 in 1945 and 12.0 in 1946. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .938 to 12.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Willie Jefferson Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Willie Jefferson
Willie Jefferson
WHIP
Career1.314
Season Avg.1.314
162 Game Avg.1.314
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Willie Jefferson WHIP Per Season

Willie Jefferson'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Jefferson WHIP per season line chart

Willie Jefferson WHIP by Team

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

Willie Jefferson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Jefferson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Jefferson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson WHIP season-by-season breakdown table