How Dave Jolly's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Dave Jolly posted a career WHIP of 1.56, above the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1954, posting 1.36, near the relief pitcher average of 1.43 that year. The highest point came in 1955 at 1.87, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.87 in 1955 to 1.62 in 1956 and 1.54 in 1957. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.

Dave Jolly Lifetime WHIP

Stats similar to WHIP for Dave Jolly
Dave Jolly
WHIP
Career1.555
Season Avg.1.555
162 Game Avg.1.555
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Dave Jolly WHIP Per Season

Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly WHIP per season line chart

Dave Jolly WHIP by Team

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

Dave Jolly WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Jolly WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Jolly WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Jolly'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.
Dave Jolly WHIP season-by-season breakdown table